Jeddah, Sha'ban 24, 1439, May 10, 2018, SPA -- A delegation from Xinjiang Culture and Communication Center paid a visit to the General Secretariat on 9th May 2018. The delegation headed by Mr. Xu Guixiang, Vice Secretary General of the China Overseas Friendship Association and accompanied by officials and representatives of China’s Minority Education Development, Ministry of Education of China (MOE), Standing Committee of the CPC Committee and Xinjiang Academy of Social Science were received by Amb. Abdullah Alim, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs. The delegation was briefed on OIC’s activities in political, cultural and dialogue and out-reach domains. The Xinjiang Delegation on its part briefed on the policies and programmes of the Chinese Government for the promotion and betterment of various ethnic communities and particularly for the Uighur and other Muslim communities in China. The two sides agreed to widen the areas of cooperation with the various Chinese institutions and to hold next round of bilateral consultations. --SPA 19:41 LOCAL TIME 16:41 GMT 0026 www.spa.gov.sa/w685507