Iran’s deputy FM in Istanbul to attend OIC

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in Turkey's Istanbul heading an expert delegation to attend the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting.

While the meeting will be held on Thursday and Friday, Araqchi and his counterparts will be taking care of its agenda beforehand, IRNA news agency reported April 10.

The meeting will bring about the leaders of 57 countries. This year's event will address current states in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, etc.

Iran has not as of now announced at what level it will attend the meeting.

The first OIC meeting was held in 1970 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.