Fifth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference

Fifth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference
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Host countryIndonesia
CitiesJakarta
ParticipantsMember states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

The Fifith Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference was held from 6–7 March 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The heads of the 57 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), including notable figures such as the Vice President of Indonesia, Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, and Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir participated in the summit. The conference aimed to address various pressing issues affecting the Muslim world, including internal and external conflicts in the Middle East, radicalism, and current terrorism. The summit also reaffirmed support for Palestine and called for an international ban on products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank.