Iraqi PM Calls for Creation of Unified Platform to Establish Common Islamic Market

Baghdad, October 17 (KUNA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Saturday for efforts to unify the positions of Islamic countries and boost their economies by establishing a unified platform that would lead to the creation of a common Islamic market. The Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office media bureau, in a statement, quoted al-Zaidi as emphasizing, during his meeting with Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the importance of Islamic integration in the fields of energy and transport. He pointed out, in this regard, the need to implement the decisions issued by the OIC on the ground, ensuring that outcomes are not merely statements, in service of the issues of the Islamic ummah. Earlier, al-Zaidi announced, in a speech at the 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, an initiative for integrated connectivity among energy networks, railways, transport and digital communications systems, as well as the development of digital payment systems and commercial platforms, and achieving integration among industrial zones. (End) A.H.H./A.B.K.