ISTANBUL, Nov 3 - Communications Minister, Fahmi Fadzil has arrived in Istanbul, Turkiye, for a three-day working visit.

While there, he is scheduled to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 40th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC).

The minister will give a statement on behalf of the Asian Group of OIC member states at COMCEC.

Fahmi is also scheduled to attend bilateral meetings with OIC member states to explore potential areas of enhanced cooperation in the field of communications and online safety.

He is also expected to participate in an exchange of views on “Digital Transformation of Payment Systems in OIC Member Countries.”

This is Fahmi’s maiden official visit to Turkiye since becoming minister on 2 Dec, 2022.

His first programme is to connect with the Malaysian diaspora in Istanbul.