OIC Council of Foreign Ministers

E162073

intergovernmental body organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation principal decision-making body

The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation responsible for formulating policies and coordinating joint actions among its member states on political, economic, social, and cultural issues.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
OIC Council of Foreign Ministers canonical	3
Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC	2
Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation	2
OIC Council of Foreign Ministers resolutions	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1412329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
Context triple: [Council of Foreign Ministers, alsoKnownAs, OIC Council of Foreign Ministers]

A. Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs is the principal diplomatic decision-making body of the Union of South American Nations, composed of member states’ foreign ministers who coordinate the bloc’s external relations and political integration.
B. Council of Heads of State
The Council of Heads of State is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s highest decision-making body, comprising the leaders of its member states who set the organization’s overall priorities and strategic direction.
C. Conference of Heads of Government
The Conference of Heads of Government is the supreme decision-making body of the Caribbean Community, bringing together the leaders of member states to set regional policy and direction.
D. Council of Heads of State and Government
The Council of Heads of State and Government is the highest decision-making body of the Union of South American Nations, bringing together the presidents and prime ministers of member countries to set its political direction and priorities.
E. Foreign Affairs Council
The Foreign Affairs Council is the configuration of the Council of the European Union in which EU foreign ministers meet to coordinate and decide the Union’s external action, including foreign policy, security, defense, trade, and development cooperation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
Target entity description: The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation responsible for formulating policies and coordinating joint actions among its member states on political, economic, social, and cultural issues.

A. Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs is the principal diplomatic decision-making body of the Union of South American Nations, composed of member states’ foreign ministers who coordinate the bloc’s external relations and political integration.
B. Council of Heads of State
The Council of Heads of State is the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s highest decision-making body, comprising the leaders of its member states who set the organization’s overall priorities and strategic direction.
C. Conference of Heads of Government
The Conference of Heads of Government is the supreme decision-making body of the Caribbean Community, bringing together the leaders of member states to set regional policy and direction.
D. Council of Heads of State and Government
The Council of Heads of State and Government is the highest decision-making body of the Union of South American Nations, bringing together the presidents and prime ministers of member countries to set its political direction and priorities.
E. Foreign Affairs Council
The Foreign Affairs Council is the configuration of the Council of the European Union in which EU foreign ministers meet to coordinate and decide the Union’s external action, including foreign policy, security, defense, trade, and development cooperation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental body ⓘ organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ principal decision-making body ⓘ
aimsTo	coordinate positions of member states in international fora ⓘ strengthen solidarity among OIC member states ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	CFM ⓘ Council of Foreign Ministers ⓘ Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC ⓘ linked to: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
canEstablish	specialized committees ⓘ subsidiary organs ⓘ
composedOf	foreign ministers of OIC member states ⓘ
convenes	in different member states on a rotating basis ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess	adopts resolutions usually by consensus ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	OIC CFM ⓘ linked to: CFM
hasHeadquartersLocation	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ⓘ linked to: Jeddah
hasMandateArea	Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif ⓘ linked to: State of Palestine combating Islamophobia ⓘ conflict resolution among member states ⓘ economic cooperation among member states ⓘ promotion of dialogue among civilizations ⓘ promotion of human rights in the Muslim world ⓘ
hasMemberCount	57 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ
hasParentOrganization	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ
legalBasis	Charter of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ
mayHold	extraordinary sessions ⓘ
meets	annually ⓘ
oversees	OIC General Secretariat ⓘ
partOf	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ
reportsTo	Islamic Summit Conference ⓘ linked to: Islamic Summit
represents	57 OIC member states ⓘ
responsibleFor	adopting resolutions on cultural issues ⓘ adopting resolutions on economic issues ⓘ adopting resolutions on political issues ⓘ adopting resolutions on social issues ⓘ appointing the OIC Secretary-General ⓘ approving the OIC budget ⓘ coordinating joint Islamic action among member states ⓘ formulating OIC policies ⓘ implementing decisions of the Islamic Summit Conference ⓘ reviewing progress on implementation of OIC resolutions ⓘ
subjectOf	OIC Council of Foreign Ministers resolutions ⓘ linked to: OIC Council of Foreign Ministers
worksWith	OIC Standing Committees ⓘ OIC specialized and affiliated institutions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Council of Foreign Ministers → alsoKnownAs → Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ⓘ