Seyyid Abbas Arakçi used a Saturday afternoon meeting in Iraq to press the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s new secretary-general for a more active, impartial secretariat. He said the body should strengthen solidarity among Islamic countries without giving any side reason to suspect bias.
He was in Iraq for the annual meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers, where the search interest around Saying is tied to a real diplomatic exchange, not a passing remark. Arakçi congratulated İsmail Veled Şeyh Ahmed and centered the discussion on the Palestinian issue, which he called central to Islamic solidarity, before turning to the organization’s wider agenda.
The meeting went beyond general language. Arakçi said the General Secretariat should work in a professional and neutral way to deepen Islamic understanding and avoid any sign that it is standing for or against any member state. That is a sharp instruction for an organization that often tries to balance competing regional positions while still presenting itself as a common forum.
He also raised developments in the Arab Peninsula and the escalation of conflicts there, then said Iran is ready to help create dialogue and interaction between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. That offer matters because it points to mediation as more than a slogan; it is a test of whether the organization can do more than issue statements when disputes harden.
Ahmed responded by saying the secretariat is willing to draw on Iran’s experience and capacities to design and advance new initiatives in mediation and dispute resolution among Islamic countries. That leaves the next step in the hands of the General Secretariat: whether it turns the promise of new initiatives into a concrete plan, or keeps the discussion at the level of diplomacy and goodwill.
