DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is going to visit Saudi Arabia on Monday to join the 41st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Islamic countries.

The session will be held in Jeddah on June 18-19, for ‘Exploring Areas for Islamic Cooperation’.

Wishing anonymity, sources from the Bangladesh Embassy to Riyadh confirmed the matter to banglanews.

A wide range of issues of interest to Member States will be discussed by the Council leading to the adoption of resolutions on various issues, including the Cause of Palestine and the Middle East; Political Affairs; 10-Year Programme of Action; Statutory, Organic and General Matters; Legal Affairs; Conditions of Muslim Minorities and Communities in non-OIC Member States; Information Affairs; Administrative and Financial Affairs; Humanitarian Affairs; Economic, Science and Technology, Cultural, Social, and Family Affairs.

Minister AH Mahmood Ali will lead a seven-member delegation in Saudi Arabia.

He is likely to return to Bangladesh on June 19, sources added.

BDST: 1820 HRS, JUN 16, 2014