Al-Zaidi calls for the establishment of a common Islamic market and the integration of the energy and transportation sectors.

The Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaydi called today, Saturday, for the decisions issued by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to be implemented on the ground and not just statements serving the issues of the Islamic nation, emphasizing the need to unify the positions of Islamic countries and to develop their economies through the establishment of a unified platform that leads to the creation of a common Islamic market.

The media office of the Prime Minister stated in a statement received by the Video News Agency that Al-Zaydi met with the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed.

The Prime Minister confirmed that Iraq, in which Baghdad represents one of the capitals of Islamic decision-making, is keen to play its Arab and Islamic role, noting Iraq's support for the organization and the importance of achieving Islamic integration in the fields of energy and transport for the benefit and advancement of all peoples.