5 August 2013 -  PUIC Desk 

During his visit to Tehran to attend the inauguration of President Elect of Iran Dr. Hassan Rohani, H.E. Laurent Kavakure, Foreign Minister of Burundi visited the PUIC Headquarters on Saturday 3rd August 2013. He was received by H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi, the PUIC Assistant Secretary General, Ambassador Siddig Yousif Abu Agla, Director of the Cabinet and Mr. Zahid Qureshi, Director of the Conferences Department.
The two sides held talks which focused on informing about the PUIC objectives, membership and various activities.
His Excellency the Minister expressed the wish of his country to open horizons of international and regional cooperation, including OIC space. He also stated the wish of his country’s Parliament to join the PUIC as an observer, explaining that Muslims in his country constitute an appreciable percentage, and that most of them are engaged in the economic and commercial fields.
The competent authorities in the Burundi Parliament together with its Embassy in Tehran will follow up the modality for joining the PUIC with the General Secretariat in an observer capacity.