OIC Chief meets Thai Premier

Prime Minister of Thailand General Prayuth Chan-ocha met with OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani in Bangkok, and discussed regional developments, issues of mutual concerns and ways of enhancing relations. 

The Secretary General also met other leading Thai dignitaries during the day, including Secretary General of Thailand’s National Security Council General Thaweep Netrniyom and the Sheikhul Islam of Thailand Arsis Pitakkhumphol. 

In the meeting with Netrniyom, both Secretaries General discussed issues of mutual of concern and the role of the OIC as an inter-governmental organization. During the meeting with Thailand’s Sheikhul Islam (an office that has been operating in Thailand since the 17th century), Madani and Pitakkhumphol discussed the office’s function and the different Muslim communities found in Thailand, which is an Observer State of the OIC. 

Madani was also introduced to the Wasatiyyah Institute for Peace and Development, a body established by the Sheikhul Islam Office to develop religious leaders and create better understanding between Muslims and people of other faiths. During the course of the day, the OIC Secretary General also visited the International Institute of Peace Studies (IIPS), a grassroots NGO that uses education to promote multiculturalism and peace between people of different faiths and backgrounds. 
Source: BNA