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Within the framework of ongoing diplomatic momentum and intensive preparations, the spokesperson for the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ambassador Hassanein Kamel, announced the completion of all final arrangements and preparations to host the capital, Baghdad, for the upcoming session's activities. The ministerial meetings are scheduled to kick off on the seventeenth and eighteenth of October under a central theme titled Dialogue and Solidarity: Two Essential Pillars for Enhancing Peace and Sustainable Development. The official statement clarified that these intensive preparations were carried out through high-level and joint coordination among the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, and the Ministry of the Interior, in continuous cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, aiming to fulfill all organizational, logistical, and security requirements necessary to ensure the success of this prominent regional event. In the same context, participating diplomatic delegations began gradually arriving in Baghdad since last Thursday to take part in the session, which serves as an important platform for intensive consultations and coordination of joint positions among member states regarding various current issues and challenges facing the Islamic world, as well as discussing ways to enhance frameworks of cooperation, effective solidarity, and joint Islamic action. The spokesperson concluded by emphasizing that Baghdad's hosting of this session carries profound significance given the complex regional and international challenges, and what the current phase necessitates in terms of activating dialogue, understanding, and unifying diplomatic efforts to directly contribute to supporting peace, stability, and sustainable development goals in the region.
