{"id":16191,"date":"2025-06-22T06:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T01:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=16191"},"modified":"2025-06-22T06:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T01:45:54","slug":"maldives-foreign-minister-arrives-in-turkiye-for-oic-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbt.mv\/?p=16191","title":{"rendered":"Maldives Foreign Minister arrives in T\u00fcrkiye for OIC Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdulla Khaleel on Saturday arrived in T\u00fcrkiye to attend the Organization for Islamic Corporation&#8217;s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the minister confirmed having arrived at T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;s capital, Istanbul where he was welcomed by the Maldives Ambassador to T\u00fcrkiye, Lieutenant General (Retd) Abdul Raheem Abdul Latheef.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality extended by the Turkish government. He affirmed working closely with allied Islamic countries at the OIC meeting, and advocating on the most pressing issues of the Ummah.<\/p>\n<p>Maldives become a member of the Organization for Islamic Corporation in 1976. The organization currently consists of 57 member states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdulla Khaleel on Saturday arrived in T\u00fcrkiye to attend the Organization for Islamic Corporation&#8217;s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers. 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