The Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Malaysia in October will focus on bolstering the unity of the group and finding ways to enhance the dignity of Muslims, a senior minister said today.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said the discussions would be in line with the theme of the summit -- "Knowledge and Morality."

"In order to be in the mainstream of (global) development we need to have knowledge and morals and in order not to be sidelined we need to be united," he told reporters.