ANKARA - There are 110 articles on the agenda of the 31st Meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Foreign Ministers that will take place in Istanbul between June 14-16.
These 110 issues including Palestine, Iraq, Cyprus, international terrorism, Greater Middle East Initiative and restructuring of the OIC Secretariat will be discussed in General Session and committee meetings that will be held synchronously. Number of delegation members and reporters who will cover the meetings is expected to reach 2,300.
Meanwhile, sixth meeting of Iraq's neighboring countries will also be held under the three-day OIC meeting.
Sources said on Thursday that security measures for the OIC foreign ministers' meeting were similar to those for the NATO summit in Istanbul between June 28-29.
Foreign ministers of 57 countries, representative of observer nations, Turkey's guests and representatives of several international organizations will attend the OIC meeting that will formally start with remarks of Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
Candidacy to OIC Secretariat General and Cyprus issue will be the main issues of the OIC meeting.
Turkey, Malaysia and Bangladesh fielded candidate for OIC Secretary General.
Meanwhile, Turkey expects OIC to take steps to end isolation policy towards the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
A decision on participation of the TRNC in OIC meetings as ''Turkish Cypriot State'' in line with Annan's plan is expected to be made at OIC meeting. TRNC previously attended OIC meetings as ''Turkish Cypriot community''.
Sources added that Turkey's expectations about the TRNC were not limited only with ''title'' and it especially expected OIC member nations to take concrete steps toward lifting of economic, social and cultural isolation of Turkish Cypriots.
(MS-AÖ) 03.06.2004