Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan stressed on Thursday the “urgent need” for greater Islamic cooperation and solidarity, while underscoring the importance of serious reforms within the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the coming period.

The OIC is the world’s second-largest intergovernmental organization after the United Nations. It has 57 member states and describes itself as the collective voice of the Muslim world.

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Prince Faisal also said that no country can confront today’s interconnected challenges alone, while reaffirming Saudi Arabia’s longstanding positions on the Palestinian cause.

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned Israel’s announcement of plans to establish new settlement units.