Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian left Tehran for Guinea to attend the 40th foreign ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The 40th OIC foreign ministerial meeting is to be held in the capital of Guinea, Conakry, from December 9 to 11.

The senior Iranian official plans to deliver a speech at the meeting, and will also hold meetings with officials form the OIC member states on regional and international developments during his three-day stay in the African country.

Apart from the foreign ministers of the OIC member states, representatives from the UN, the Arab League, the African Union and a number of international organizations will attend the meeting.

OIC is an international organization consisting of 57 member states. The organization states that it is "the collective voice of the Muslim world" and works to "safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony".

The OIC has a permanent delegation to the United Nations, and is the largest international organization outside the United Nations.
 

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