Cairo, Shawwal 30, 1435, August 26, 2014, SPA -- President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt met here today with the Secretary General of the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Amin Madani. During the meeting, they discussed the importance of cooperation in the fight against poverty, ignorance and extremism in the Arab communities. President Al-Sisi confirmed Egypt's keenness to support OIC to undertake its responsibilities in fighting poverty and ignorance. -- SPA 21:47 LOCAL TIME 18:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w