JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Hissein Brahim Taha, received the permanent representative of Russia to the OIC, Ramazan Abdulatipov, in Jeddah on Thursday. Both parties valued the ties that connect the Islamic world and Russia and explored more ways to strengthen fruitful dialogue and cooperation between the organization and the Russian Federation in various fields. Earlier, Taha met a number of foreign envoys to Saudi Arabia. They congratulated the new OIC chief on taking office last month and discussed their countries’ relations with the organization.