OIC Discusses Increasing Intra-trade Between Member States

The 19th General Assembly Meeting of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) was held in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye.

In this Meeting, Mr Naghi Jabbarov, Director General of the Department of Economic Affairs delivered the Message of His Excellency the Secretary General of the OIC at the Opening Ceremony. In his Message, the Secretary General commended SMIIC on its continued commitment in promoting OIC trade activities through Halal standards, harmonization of Halal within the OIC Member States as well as organization of various Halal expos and events.

The Secretary General acknowledged that SMIIC plays an important role in providing a platform to store the database for Halal standards for the reference of Member States under SMIIC Information System and SMIIC website. He also called upon all members of the SMIIC General Assembly to popularize the Halal-green concept in OIC Member States.

The 19th General Assembly Meeting elected new members of the Board of Directors for the period 2025-2027, and reelected H.E. Ihsan Ovut, as the Secretary General of SMIIC for next three years (2025-2027). The Meeting also reviewed SMIIC's report regarding the implementation of various resolutions and programmes of activities for 2024, and approved the Work Programme and the Budget of SMIIC for the year 2025.