H.E. Professor Mahmud Erol KILIC, accompanied by H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi, Assistant Secretary General, attended the 36th Session of the OIC Foreign Ministers Conference, which was held in Damascus, Arab Republic of Syria, on 23-25 May 2009. The session was graced by the presence of His Excellency President Bashar Al-Asad of Syria who delivered an exhaustive speech.

On the sidelines of the session, professor KILIC, held meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Uganda, Turkey, Iran, as well as the OIC Secretary General Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanglu. He also met the Directors General of ISESCO, IRCICA and SESRTC.