Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Amr will be meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ekmel El-Din Ihsan Oglu, on Monday to discuss the latest developments in both the regional and international issues of common concern. Egypt declared its willingness to host and chair the next summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation mid 2012. It will be the first time the summit is hosted by Al-Azhar. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is the second largest intergovernmental organization after the UN. With a membership of 57 member states across four continents and the 25 founding member countries, it is the collective voice of the Islamic world. It seeks to protect very Muslim's interests and express peace and international harmony across the globe. The Organization was established through a decision of the historic summit held in Rabat, September 25, 1969 as a response to the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Jerusalem.