OIC Council of Foreign Ministers

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The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation responsible for formulating policies and coordinating joint actions among its member states on political, economic, social, and cultural issues.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental body
organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
principal decision-making body
aimsTo coordinate positions of member states in international fora
strengthen solidarity among OIC member states
alsoKnownAs CFM
Council of Foreign Ministers
OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
surface form: Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC
canEstablish specialized committees
subsidiary organs
composedOf foreign ministers of OIC member states
convenes in different member states on a rotating basis
decisionMakingProcess adopts resolutions usually by consensus
hasAbbreviation CFM
surface form: OIC CFM
hasHeadquartersLocation Jeddah
surface form: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
hasMandateArea State of Palestine
surface form: Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif

combating Islamophobia
conflict resolution among member states
economic cooperation among member states
promotion of dialogue among civilizations
promotion of human rights in the Muslim world
hasMemberCount 57
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
English
French
hasParentOrganization Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
legalBasis Charter of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
mayHold extraordinary sessions
meets annually
oversees OIC General Secretariat
partOf Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
reportsTo Islamic Summit
surface form: Islamic Summit Conference
represents 57 OIC member states
responsibleFor adopting resolutions on cultural issues
adopting resolutions on economic issues
adopting resolutions on political issues
adopting resolutions on social issues
appointing the OIC Secretary-General
approving the OIC budget
coordinating joint Islamic action among member states
formulating OIC policies
implementing decisions of the Islamic Summit Conference
reviewing progress on implementation of OIC resolutions
subjectOf OIC Council of Foreign Ministers self-linksurface differs
surface form: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers resolutions
worksWith OIC Standing Committees
OIC specialized and affiliated institutions

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Council of Foreign Ministers alsoKnownAs OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
this entity surface form: Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Council of Foreign Ministers alsoKnownAs OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
General Secretariat reportsTo OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
subject surface form: General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
this entity surface form: Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Islamic Summit relatedTo OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
this entity surface form: Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC
OIC Council of Foreign Ministers alsoKnownAs OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
this entity surface form: Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC
OIC Council of Foreign Ministers subjectOf OIC Council of Foreign Ministers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers resolutions
OIC Summit providesGuidanceTo OIC Council of Foreign Ministers