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Islamic conference convenes in Indonesia
December 9, 1996
Web posted at: 12:20 p.m. EST (1720 GMT)From Jakarta Bureau Chief Maria Ressa
JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- The 53 ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on Monday began their annual week-long meeting, which will focus on peace and economic development.
The ministers were expected to discuss Bosnia, Afghanistan and ways to change Western stereotypes of Islam. But the deadlocked Middle East peace process was likely to dominate the discussions.
Indonesian President Suharto opened the conference, speaking of what he called "Israel's acts of provocations" and calling for support for the "heroic struggle" of the Palestinians.
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