Baghdad hosts the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation

17 October 2026

Iraq hosted in its capital the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the ministerial body of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation. The meeting came to the Iraqi capital for the first time in 45 years. The two day talks ran under the theme Dialogue and Solidarity. Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi opened the session and announced an Iraqi proposal to link the energy grids, railways, transport and digital communications of member states, together with a digital payment system and shared trade platforms. The agenda covered the attacks on Gaza, the strikes on Saudi Arabia and crisis zones across the Islamic world, and an OIC mediation unit was discussed. Secretary General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed spoke on attacks on Saudi Arabia. Foreign ministers present included Abbas Araghchi of Iran, Hakan Fidan of Turkey, Badr Abdelatty of Egypt and Prince Faisal bin Farhan of Saudi Arabia.