Abidjan, Shawwal 17, 1438, July 11, 2017, SPA -- President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Al-Hassan Ouattara received here yesterday the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, on the sidelines of the 44th session of Foreign Ministers Council of OIC hosted by Côte d'Ivoire. During the meeting, Côte d'Ivoire President praised the fruitful cooperation between OIC and Côte d'Ivoire since its accession to the organization in 2001. Côte d'Ivoire President declared his country's ratification a few days ago of OIC's Charter. -- SPA 17:50 LOCAL TIME 14:50 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w444164