๐.๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก
๐.๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ข๐, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐,๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐: On the margins of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), His Excellency Sering Modou Njie,Minister of Foreign Affairs,International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad,held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,the Republic of Tรผrkiye, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of Iraq, the Federal Republic of Somalia, as well as the Permanent Observer Representative of the State of Palestine to the United NNations, and H. E. the Secretary-General of the OIC. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ข ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ In his meeting with His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H. E. Foreign Minister Njie reaffirmed The Gambia’s unwavering commitment to further deepening the excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, anchored on shared faith and fraternity. He expressed profound appreciation to the Kingdom for its pivotal support towards The Gambia’s successful hosting of the 15th OIC Summit and acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s leading role in supporting the country’s national development initiatives through the Saudi Fund for Development, BADEA, and the Islamic Development Bank. Minister Njie also commended the Kingdom’s excellent leadership in championing the Palestinian cause, particularly its recent co-chairing of the UN Conference on the Two-State Solution. He warmly welcomed the Kingdom’s decision to establish a Resident Embassy in Banjul and reiterated The Gambia’s readiness to facilitate its formal opening. He further highlighted The Gambia’s recent decision to abolish entry visas for Saudi nationals as a means to strengthen people-to-people and economic ties. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎฬ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ฒ๐ Foreign Minister Njie expressed The Gambia’s deep appreciation to Tรผrkiye for its continued and unwavering support. He underscored the close coordination between The Gambia, as Chair of the 15th OIC Summit, and Tรผrkiye, as Chair of the 51st Session of the CFM. Minister Njie acknowledged with gratitude Tรผrkiye’s recent pledge of USD 200,000 to support The Gambia’s legal proceedings against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice concerning the plight of the Rohingya people. He reassured his counterpart of The Gambia’s strong commitment to further consolidating the excellent bilateral relations between the two brotherly nations. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐’๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ก Minister Njie and Adviser Md Touhid Hossain reviewed the strong and growing partnership between The Gambia and Bangladesh, rooted in mutual respect,solidarity, and shared values. They exchanged views on the humanitarian and legal aspects of the Rohingya case, agreeing to continue the joint resource mobilisation for the proceedings at the ICJ. Both sides also decided to convene the next round of Foreign Affairs and Diplomatic Consultations in Dhaka at a mutually convenient date. Foreign Minister Njie further informed of his intention to visit the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, reaffirming The Gambia’s steadfast commitment to seeking justice for the Rohingya people. Both parties welcomed the recent entry into force of the Visa Exemption Agreement for holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports, signed earlier this year, as a milestone in facilitating closer exchanges. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ช In his first meeting with His Excellency Fuad Mohammed Hussein, Minister Njie congratulated Iraq on its upcoming Chairmanship of the 52nd Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers and conveyed The Gambia’s strong support for its success. The two sides discussed the potential for enhanced collaboration in trade, tourism, energy, and investment, agreeing to task their respective teams to finalize bilateral agreements ahead of the 52nd CFM in Baghdad next year. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ Minister Njie exchanged views with his Somali counterpart on strengthening bilateral cooperation, enhancing security collaboration, and reinforcing solidarity within the OIC framework. Both sides emphasized their shared vision for advancing peace, stability, and development across the Islamic world. The series of bilateral engagements provided an important opportunity to consolidate The Gambia’s role as Chair of the OIC Summit, strengthen strategic partnerships, and reaffirm its commitment to advancing shared values of peace, justice, and solidarity within the Muslim Ummah. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ-๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐) Minister Njie reaffirmed The Gambia’s full support for the Secretary-General’s leadership and expressed appreciation for his unwavering dedication to advancing the interests of the Muslim Ummah. He reiterated The Gambia’s commitment to closely collaborate with the OIC General Secretariat to ensure effective implementation of all adopted resolutions and programs of action. The Minister also assured the Secretary-General of The Gambia’s readiness to co-organize OIC-related activities during its tenure as Chair, in close partnership with the Secretariat and Member States, while commending the invaluable support the OIC has extended to The Gambia. ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ Minister Njie reiterated The Gambia’s full and unwavering support for the just cause of Palestine, reaffirming that the Palestinian question remains at the core of the OIC’sagenda. He recalled The Gambia’s initiative at the 51st Session of the CFM in Istanbul, which led to the adoption of a special resolution in support of accelerating Palestine’s recognition and full UN membership. He reaffirmed The Gambia’s principled support for the Two-State Solution, with East Jerusalem as the capital of an independent Palestinian state, and pledged continued mobilization of international support for the cause. The Gambia also expressed strong backing for the implementation of the New York Declaration and its annexes adopted at the recent UN Conference on the Two-State Solution.
