The D-8 is an arrangement for development cooperation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey. The foreign ministers of the other seven members of the D-8 are also expected to participate in the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting.
On the occasion of the meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Davutoğlu is also expected to have bilateral talks with his counterparts, a Foreign Ministry statement said, without providing further detail. Following the meeting Davutoğlu will have official bilateral talks with his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Anifah bin Haji Aman, the Foreign Ministry statement also said, noting that the two ministers would seek opportunities to further develop existing ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
The establishment of the D-8, an organization aimed at fostering economic cooperation among its Muslim developing country members, was announced officially by the summit of heads of state and government in İstanbul in June 1997 with a declaration called the İstanbul Declaration. Then-Turkish Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan along with the leaders of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria and Pakistan inaugurated the D-8.
