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Ammon News - Saudi Arabia will on Wednesday host a meeting of the Group of Strategic Vision "Russia-Islamic world", which will be held in Jeddah this year under the theme "Dialogue and Prospects for Cooperation".

The meeting will be attended by officials and scholars from Russia and the Islamic world to discuss common issues and enhance cooperation in facing current challenges.

The meeting is within the framework of Russian efforts to strengthen its relations with the Islamic world, and as part of Saudi Arabia's initiative for dialogue between followers of religions and cultures. The Kingdom is hosting the event for the second time after hosting the fourth session in Jeddah in 2008.

The Group of Strategic Vision "Russia - Islamic world" was created in 2006 under the leadership of Evgeny Maksimovich Primakov and Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev after the Russian Federation joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as an observer.

The group, which comprises 33 statesmen and public figures from 27 Muslim countries, including former prime ministers and foreign ministers and religious figures, held meetings in Moscow, Kazan, Istanbul, Jeddah and Kuwait.

It is currently focused on developing measures to strengthen long-term cooperation between Russia and Islamic countries, coordination of joint measures to combat terrorism, and the practical implementation of the strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic world.

On November 28-30, 2019, the city of Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan hosted the Group of Strategic Vision "Russia-Islamic world" meeting, which was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the OIC. It was held under the theme "Interfaith harmony: The Experience of Russia and Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation".