President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik on October 27.
elchi reports that the Director-General of ICESCO congratulated the head of state on the successful holding of the VII Global Baku Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan.
Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik emphasized that President Ilham Aliyev’s speech at the Forum aroused great interest. He noted the importance of states turning to Azerbaijan’s experience in stopping wars, especially in a situation where conflicts continue in the world, and also stated that the ideas voiced by President Ilham Aliyev on the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states are of particular relevance in terms of modern international relations.
The Director-General of ICESCO expressed his gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for his continuous support of the organization’s activities and for voluntary financial contributions. He noted that ICESCO faces important tasks and highly appreciated Azerbaijan’s support for projects aimed at developing education in Muslim countries that are members of the organization.
Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik specifically noted the cooperation with Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, in this regard, and touched upon the importance of humanitarian and educational projects implemented in Muslim countries with her support.
President Ilham Aliyev expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation between Azerbaijan and ICESCO. The head of state stated that Azerbaijan consistently makes efforts to strengthen Islamic solidarity.
Noting that Azerbaijan will host the Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and chair the organization next year, President Ilham Aliyev emphasized that our country will continue to support the activities of both the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and ICESCO.
During the meeting, issues on the agenda of cooperation between Azerbaijan and ICESCO were discussed.
