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OIC Council of Foreign Ministers

This article is about meetings attended by ministers of foreign affairs of the member states. For meetings attended by heads of member states, see Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
Council of Foreign Ministers
Arabic: مجلس وزراء الخارجية
French: Conseil des ministres des affaires étrangères
AbbreviationCFM
Formation3 September 1969; 55 years ago (1969-09-03)
FounderOrganisation of Islamic Cooperation
Founded atJeddah, Saudi Arabia
TypeIntergovernmental organization
Legal statusGoverning body
PurposeDecision-making
Location
Region served
Worldwide
MethodPublic conference, meeting, speech
Membership57 member states
Official language
Arabic, English, French
Secretary General
Hissein Brahim Taha
Main organ
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Publication
General Secretariat
Websitewww.oic-oci.org
Formerly called
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers

The Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM Arabic: مجلس وزراء الخارجية; French: Conseil des ministres des affaires étrangères; Turkish: Dışişleri Bakanları Konseyi; DBK), formerly known as Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, is the main decision-making body of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation consisting one representative from each member states of the OIC.[1] It is the largest decision-oriented intergovernmental organization that holds conferences every year called Islamic Summit pertaining to the issues concerning Muslim nations and the OIC's agenda. The 48th summit is scheduled to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan on 22 March 2022.

It hold meetings objectively focused on the implementation of decisions and recommendations within the scope of OIC principles and guidelines. One of its main activities are to approve budget of the General Secretariat and its other departments. It also elect chief executive officer for the post of secretary general. The Republic of Turkey has hosted three Islamic Summits between 1976, which was its first meeting (7th DBK) and the second in 1991 (12th DBK), while the third and the last summit hosted in Turkey was held in 2004 during the 31st DBK.

Beside being a part of council of foreign affairs ministers, it also hosts public conferences called Extraordinary Foreign Ministers Meeting designed to address the human rights violations in the Muslim nations, including in Afghanistan.[2]

Powers and duties

The Council of Foreign Ministers is mandated with the sole authority to take critical decisions regarding the activities and purpose of the OIC. It is also responsible for changing the status of the OIC and its associated members within the scope of the organisational principles. The foreign ministers of the member states, including the host country, Turkey plays a vital role in the OIC. They are entitled to propose any critical change within the guidelines and scope, while are itself implemented by the Council of Foreign Ministers.[3] It also establish trust funds for humanitarian aid in the state of emergencies.[4]

It implements general policies, in addition to adopting decisions and resolutions pertaining to the common interest of the OIC. Once a decision is taken, it reviews progress for its final approval and implementation of decisions and resolutions. The council submits its final result to the General Secretariat for its final approval which is traditionally headed by OIC's general secretary. Affiliated organs specialized in common interest of the general policies also participates in parliamentary procedure which is officially known by the OIC as session or Islamic summit.[5]

List of sessions

The first session was hosted on 3 September 1969 by the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat, while the last summit was hosted between 22 and 23 March 2022 by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Islamabad.[6][7][8]

Sessions Date Country Place Ref(s)
1st 3 September 1969  Morocco Rabat
2nd 20 December 1970  Pakistan Karachi
3rd 23 March 1972  Saudi Arabia Jeddah
4th 24 March 1973  Libya Benghazi
5th 24 July 1974  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
6th 12 July 1975  Saudi Arabia Jeddah
7th 14 May 1976  Turkey Istanbul
8th 16 May 1977  Libya Tripoli
9th 4 April 1978  Senegal Dakar
10th 8 May 1979  Morocco -
11th 3 September 1980  Pakistan Islamabad
12th 3 September 1981  Iraq Baghdad
13th 22–26 August 1982  Niger Niamey
14th 5 December 1983  Bangladesh Dhaka
15th 3 September 1984  Yemen Sana'a
16th 3 September 1986  Morocco -
17th 3 September 1988  Jordan Amman
18th 7 December 1989  Saudi Arabia Riyadh
19th 20 November 1990  Saudi Arabia Riyadh
20th 5 December 1991  Turkey Istanbul
21st 25–29 April 1993  Pakistan Karachi
22nd 10–12 December 1994  Morocco Casablanca
23rd 9–12 December 1995  Guinea Conakry
24th 9–13 December 1996  Indonesia Jakarta
25th 15–17 March 1998  Qatar Doha
26th 28 June–1 July 1999  Burkina Faso Ouagadougou
27th 27 June 2000  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
28th 25–29 June 2001  Mali Bamako
29th 25–27 June 2002  Sudan Khartoum
30th 28–30 May 2003  Iran Tehran
31st 14–16 June 2004  Turkey Istanbul
32nd 28–30 June 2005  Yemen Sana'a [9]
33rd 19–21 June 2006  Azerbaijan Baku
34th 15–17 May 2007  Pakistan Islamabad
35th 18–20 June 2008  Uganda Kampala
36th 23–25 May 2009  Syria Damascus
37th 18–20 May 2010  Tajikistan Dushanbe
38th 28–30 June 2011  Kazakhstan Astana
39th 15–17 November 2012  Djibouti Djibouti
40th 9–11 December 2013  Guinea Conakry
41st 18–19 June 2014  Saudi Arabia Jeddah
42nd 27–28 May 2015  Kuwait Kuwait
43rd 18–19 October 2016  Uzbekistan Tashkent
44th 10–11 June 2017  Ivory Coast Abidjan
45th 5–6 May 2018  Bangladesh Dhaka
46th 1–2 March 2019  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
47th 27–28 November 2020  Niger Niamey [10]
48th 22–23 March 2022  Pakistan Islamabad [8]
49th 16-17 March 2023  Mauritania Nouakchott
50th TBD  Cameroon TBD
51st TBD  Turkey TBD

As of 2022, Bangladesh, Guinea, Libya, Malaysia, Niger and Yemen have hosted the summit twice. Turkey 3 times, Morocco 4 times, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 5 times.

References

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  3. ^ "İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı (İİT) ile İlişkiler". Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus – Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Turkish). 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  4. ^ "İslam İşbirliği Teşkilatı, Afganistan'a yardım için fon oluşturdu". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  5. ^ "Centre de Recherches Statistiques, Economiques et Sociales et de Formation pour les Pays Islamiques". SESRIC (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  6. ^ "Foreign Ministers". Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  7. ^ "Foreign Ministers". Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 2017-10-02. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  8. ^ a b Khan, Tahir (21 March 2022). "Afghan govt decides against sending FM Muttaqi to OIC summit in Islamabad". dawn.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Foreign Ministers". Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  10. ^ "Organisation of Islamic Cooperation snubs Kashmir, again". trtworld.com. 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020.
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