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Palestinian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Omar Awadallah held an expanded coordination meeting with national ministries and institutions to strengthen relations between the State of Palestine and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, representatives from more than 19 ministries and institutions, deputy ministers, advisers and senior administrators attended the meeting. Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between Palestine and the OIC, its affiliated bodies and permanent committees.

During the meeting, Dr. Awadallah reviewed the political and economic developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and stressed the importance of the State of Palestine's position within the OIC. He called for the establishment of joint working mechanisms and comprehensive action plans to enhance cooperation with the organization's 47 affiliated bodies.

The Palestinian official also emphasized the importance of each ministry strengthening its relations with the OIC within its own area of responsibility, noting that expanding economic, commercial and institutional cooperation with Islamic countries would serve Palestine's national interests.

Representatives of the ministries and institutions also presented proposals to improve cooperation and coordination.

At the conclusion of the meeting, participants agreed to prepare a strategic and sectoral action plan covering various areas of sustainable development in line with the strategic objectives and national priorities of the Palestinian Government.