US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, hailed Pakistan’s efforts to organize and host the 17th Extraordinary Session of OIC.
On Monday, he met Pakistani chief of army staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and hailed Pakistan’s efforts to organize and host the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Organization of Islamic Corporation’s Council of Foreign Ministers.
The summit was held in Islamabad on Sunday with a focus on the looming economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Around 70 delegations from OIC member states, non-members and regional and international organizations attended the summit in Islamabad. Around 20 delegations were led by foreign ministers and 10 by deputies or ministers of state.
Other than foreign ministers from Islamic countries, delegations from the European Union and the P5+1 group of the UN Security Council, including the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, were also in attendance.
“COAS thanked the dignitary for participating in the 17th Extraordinary Session of Council of Foreign Ministers,” the Pakistan army said in a statement.
“The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s role in Afghan situation, special efforts for effective Pak-Afghan border management and pledged to play his part for further improvement in diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan at all levels. He hailed Pakistan’s efforts for organizing CFM’s 17th Extraordinary Session of OIC.”
On Sunday at the conclusion of the summit, OIC member nations said they would establish a humanitarian trust fund to channel assistance to Afghanistan, including in partnership with other international actors, and would appoint a special envoy on Afghanistan to the OIC Secretary General.
“A productive OIC session today with important outcomes — not least the creation of a humanitarian trust fund and the naming of an OIC Special Envoy,” West said on Twitter on Monday. “The US warmly welcomes the OIC’s role and contributions.”
