Baku:President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met with Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). The meeting took place on October 27, as reported by APA.
According to Azeri-Press news agency, the ICESCO Director-General congratulated President Aliyev on the successful organization of the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Azerbaijan. AlMalik highlighted the significant interest generated by President Aliyev’s speech at the Forum, particularly regarding Azerbaijan’s approach to ending wars and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states.
During the meeting, Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik expressed gratitude for President Aliyev’s ongoing support for ICESCO and acknowledged Azerbaijan’s voluntary financial contributions. He emphasized the importance of Azerbaijan’s backing of educational projects in Muslim member states and praised the collaboration with Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, on humanitarian and educational initiatives in Muslim countries.
President Aliyev responded by commending the cooperation between Azerbaijan and ICESCO, reiterating Azerbaijan’s commitment to strengthening Islamic solidarity. He also noted that Azerbaijan is set to host the Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation next year, during which it will assume the chairmanship of the organization, further supporting the efforts of both the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and ICESCO.
The discussion also included an exchange of views on the current cooperation agenda between Azerbaijan and ICESCO.