OREANDA-NEWS. November 05, 2014. Kazakhstan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are to hold the first General Assembly for Food Security next year, according to Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov.

Minister Idrissov made the announcement following negotiations with OIC Secretary General Iyad bin Amin Madani in Astana.

"The idea to establish the Islamic Organization for Food Security of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was first proposed by President Nazarbayev. And it became the focal point of our negotiations with Secretary General Madani within the framework of his visit to Kazakhstan," Idrissov told the press conference after the talks.

"Kazakhstan together with the OIC will hold the first General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security in March-April 2015 and the 7th meeting of OIC agriculture ministers for food security in Kazakhstan," the official added.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is the largest interstate association in the Muslim world consisting of 57 countries and uniting the population of 1.5 billion people.