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KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (KUNA) -- Malaysia will propose to the Organization of
Islamic Countries' (OIC) 34th Foreign Ministers conference that opened in the
Pakistani capital Islamabad early on Tuesday holding an international Islamic
forum on annual basis.
A statement by the Foreign Ministry said the Malaysian delegation, during
the Islamabad conference, would suggest holding the 3rd International Economic
Islamic Forum in Kuala Lumpur in May 28 and that the event be organized once
per year.
The delegation will also propose establishing an international organization
for zakat (alms) affairs, an idea first recommended by Malaysian Prime
Minister Abdullah Bin Ahmad Badawi to help OIC member states to improve their
financial status.
The OIC ministerial meeting would be a great opportunity for Malaysia to
update members with the recommendations by the "anti-bribe forum, that was
held in the Malaysian capital last August, the statement said, adding that the
Asian country would invite members to attended the first OIC Health Ministers
conference, to be held in Malysia in June.
The Malaysian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, is
expected to submit a report, during the current meeting in Islamabad, on
launching construction projects in poor countries. (end)
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