Sushma to attend OIC meet as observer

In yet another testimony to India's growing influence diplomatically, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be attending the 46th session of council of foreign ministers of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on March 1 and 2.

Swaraj has been invited by UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to be the guest of honour and address the inaugural session, an MEA statement said here on Saturday.

''We see this invitation as a milestone in our comprehensive strategic partnership with the UAE and also as a welcome recognition of presence of 185 million Muslims in India, '' the statement said.