France, Russia and China confirmed the importance of strengthening the partnership linking their countries with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) . This came in congratulatory cables from the foreign ministers of France, Russia and China , received today by the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Amin Madani, on the occasion of the assumption of his post as Secretary General of the OIC. The ministers expressed their desire to continue the bilateral cooperation and pushing it ahead to new horizons and intensifying consultations with OIC on issues of common interest.