Leaders of Islamic nations touch down for KL Summit with wealth redistribution, food security on agenda
KUALA LUMPUR - Leaders from Muslim nations, including Iran’s Hassan Rouhani and Recep Erdoḡan of Turkey, descended on Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Dec 18) for the start of the 2019 Kuala Lumpur Summit to find solutions to problems affecting the Islamic world.
Education, wealth redistribution, food security and technology are among the topics on the anvil, as are the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar and the alleged persecution of Uighur Muslims in China, as well as the dispute in Kashmir and conflict in the Middle East.
Welcoming high-level delegates over dinner at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in the city on Wednesday, prime minster Mahathir Mohamad told them there was a pressing need to overcome Islamophobia while enriching the lives of Muslims around the world.
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