By IRNA,
London : Foreign Secretary William Hague Wednesday appointed Britain’s Consul General in Jeddah Kate Rudd as the UK’s first special representative to the Organisation of Islamic Conference.
The appointment came as Britain’s first Muslim Cabinet Minister, Baroness Warsi, met with OIC Secretary General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu in London to discuss common interests with the 57-member organisation.
“The appointment of a Special Representative to OIC is one way that we can work more closely with this important organisation,” said Warsi, who is also co-chair of the Conservative Party.
“The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have both emphasised the importance we attach to Britain’s relationships with the countries of the (Persian) Gulf, the Middle East and the wider Islamic world,” she said.
The baroness said that she had a “warm and productive” meeting with the Turkish science historian and her government “look forward to cooperation with the OIC over the years to come.”