MAKKAH: Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Makkah. The prime minister arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on his first foreign trip since taking office. The three-day visit to the Kingdom comes at the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. At the meeting with the OIC chief, discussions centered on the situation in the Muslim world and issues on the OIC agenda, in particular the situations in Palestine, Afghanistan, Jammu and Kashmir, and the issue of Islamophobia. The two sides underscored the necessity to enhance cooperation among member states to defend the causes of the Islamic Ummah. The meeting also discussed cooperation between the OIC and Pakistan in light of Pakistan’s role as the current chair of the Council of Foreign Ministers. Taha reiterated the readiness of the OIC to support the government of Pakistan in the implementation of the resolutions adopted at the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in Islamabad from March 22-23, 2022. Sharif expressed his appreciation to Taha for his support and stressed the importance attached by Pakistan to advancing its Joint Islamic Action program.