Organization of Islamic Cooperation: Priorities and Policies

... addressed the 10th OIC Summit in Putrajaya and declared the need for Russia to join because the country is "interwoven with the Islamic world." [1] Ten years after Moscow began the relationship, it is quite appropriate to draw attention to the OIC's ... ... that the nascent irreversible changes in the region should, despite all difficulties, facilitate the emergence of a regional Middle Eastern space incorporating the Arab world and Israel. Riyadh was eager to lead the emerging process and the OIC extended ...