President Michel Aoun tasked Defense Minister Yaacoub Sarraf to participate in the Riyadh conference of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) of defense ministers at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz.

Aoun has conveyed his thanks to the Saudi King for his invitation.

The IMCTC is a 41-nation pan-Islamic coalition united in the fight against terror.

IMCTC meeting will hold their first meeting in Riyadh on November 26 under the theme Allied against Terrorism, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

It will be held in participation of the member states' defense ministers and the diplomatic missions accredited to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.