Foreign ministers from 7 Islamic countries to meet tomorrow

Islamabad, Feb 24 (UNI) Foreign ministers from the seven Islamic countries will meet here tomorrow to discuss strategy for resolving the West Asian crisis, particularly the Palestine issue.

"To be attended by foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the meeting will also prepare an agenda for a summit meeting of their leaders to be convened in Makkah-al-Mukarrammah," a foreign ministry official told UNI here today .

Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will also attend the meeting, which is being held in the backdrop of consultations by Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf with leaders of the several important Muslim countries including Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Mr Musharraf reportedly discussed some new initiatives for resolving the Palestinian issue with top leaders of the Islamic world. However, the foreign office has so far refused to divulge the nature of the initiatives.

"The summit meeting will discuss new initiatives to address the grave situation in West Asia, in particular, the Palestine issue and harmony in the Islamic world," foreign ministry spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam said in Islamabad.

UNI