Istanbul, November 30, 2022, SPA -- The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, received Minister of Finance of the Republic of Sudan Jibrine Ibrahim on 27 November 2022, in Istanbul. The Secretary General expressed the importance of the OIC transportation projects, including the OIC Dakar - Port Sudan Railway Project, and called the Government of the Republic of Sudan to actively participate in the Second Stakeholders Meeting on the said Project, to be held in the OIC Headquarters, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in February 2023. Both sides discussed the ways and means on the speedy implementation of the OIC programmes and projects in the field of economy. Both sides also discussed the current global food insecurity situation and agreed to increase the role of OIC relevant institutions to support agriculture and food security projects in the OIC Member States. --SPA 13:56 LOCAL TIME 10:56 GMT 0010 www.spa.gov.sa/w1820321