AlQa'dah 21, 1435, Sep 16, 2014, SPA -- The first OIC-EU High Level Consultation meeting took place in Brussels on September 8 and 9, 2014 at the EU premises. The two sides agreed to settle a common ground for partnership in different areas that are of interest to both organizations. The agenda of the meeting included: establishing a dialogue between the Muslim world and the EU, protecting Muslim minorities, counter-terrorism and security, the media, radicalism, immigration, and other challenges that both organizations might face in the future. The two sides underlined that the OIC-EU relations shouldn't be limited to mere political and economic cooperation, but should also include inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue. They agreed that partnership is needed between the 28 EU and 57 OIC member states to manage crisis and post-crisis dilemmas.
