OIC to continue to work with B\\\'desh: Secy Gen

OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani has assured that the OIC would continue to work with the government of Bangladesh, saying there were ‘free elections’ in Bangladesh. “…whoever is in power represents Bangladesh…the OIC looks forward to working with the officials of the government of Bangladesh,” he told reporters at the Foreign Ministry on Sunday afternoon. The OIC chief came up with the remarks after separate meetings with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque. Madani said he is here to listen to the leaders in terms of their vision for the OIC and the priorities of OIC in the future. Responding to a question, he said the OIC does not get involved in domestic politics of any member state, but as a matter of principle, it sees two challenges to be faced as a Muslim Ummah. “One is sectarian violence, which is between Shi’tes and Sunnis. This is really a situation where there will be no winners and there will all be losers. We’ve to confront this as Muslims, as member states,” Madani said. In his meeting with Foreign Secretary, the OIC chief discussed the Rohingya issue and laid emphasis on quick solution to the matter. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said the OIC chief seeks quick solution to the Rohingya issue with Myanmar, according to UNB.