By KUNA,
Kuwait : The Fourth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) comes to affirm the importance that Kuwait attached to the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its support for all its affiliate institutions and activities, said Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Al-Hajji on Tuesday.
Speaking at the inauguration of the WIEF, Al-Hajji, who is Chairman of the Forum’s Higher Organizing Committee, welcomed the participants in Kuwait and hoped that the meetings would serve the best interests of the Muslim countries and people.
He said the forum embodied efforts to achieve integration and cooperation among Muslim states, especially as they had the human and financial resources.
Al-Hajji said the organizing committee chose the theme “Islamic Countries: Partners in Global Development,” as a reflection of the goals aspired from this conference, saying that the program of the meetings was rich with issues that embodied the aspirations of the Muslim people and their wishes for security and stability.