STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (1969-1990)

Abstract

The article analyzes the stages of development of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, historical events in which the organization was created, its goals and objectives, place and role in the political consolidation of the member states, as well as its formation as an international organization and its role in the system of international organizations. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation as an international organization has its special place and has a great institutional impact on the integration processes of Muslim countries. Dynamic transformations in political processes, strengthening of Muslim consolidation, cooperation in the fght against common threats and challenges, assistance and assistance to the Palestinian people, as well as factors of the Islamic religion were the basis on which the organization was created. Today, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is considered to be an organization that expresses the political position of the Muslim world and conducts effective activities as the main actor in international relations in world politics, uniting 57 countries of the world in its ranks. The main activity of the organization is aimed at promoting social, economic, political, cultural, and scientifc cooperation between Muslim countries based on Islamic consolidation, organizing its activities in the international arena based on cooperation and partnership, protecting the interests of Muslims, promoting the development of member countries of the organization, preventing political problems and contradictions between them, etc. The article notes that one of the main tasks of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is to protect the interests of Muslim countries at the international level and ensure the integration of all Muslims in the world. In the fnal part of the article, it is concluded that as a result of the creation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, a cooperation body of Islamic countries emerged, the main unifying factor of which was Islam.