CAIRO
Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu congratulated Pope Francis for having been elected as the new spiritual leader of the Catholic world.
In a message sent to Pope Francis, Ihsanoglu renewed his call for an historic consensus between Islam and Christianity.
According to a written statement released by the OIC, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu underlined in his message that the election of the new pope should be an opportunity to strengthen ties between the two religions.
