Representatives of more than 50 Islamic countries met on Tuesday ahead of a two-day summit, with delegates saying the world's largest Islamic organization must reform if it is to deal with the "great challenges and dangers" it faces. Foreign ministers and senior officials of the 57 states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference opened discussions to prepare for the summit, which begins Wednesday and is expected to forge a plan to reform the group and give it more clout. "The Muslim nation is facing great challenges and enormous dangers targeting its cultural foundations and religious creeds," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said in an opening speech Tuesday.The summit "will forge a comprehensive plan to overcome the obstacles that block the aspirations of our nation and consolidate concepts and principles of tolerance and intercultural dialogue," he said. Al-Faisal said that during the summit, Saudi King Abdullah will propose a plan for reform "spreading virtue, tolerance and brotherhood between people." The OIC meeting, which opens in Islam's holy city of Mecca on Wednesday and continues in Jeddah on Thursday, was called by Saudi's King Abdullah.