President Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, First Vice President of the Republic, received today, Monday (October 2, 2023), Dr. Salem bin Muhammad Al-Malik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), where they The latest developments in the partnership between ISESCO and Azerbaijan were discussed, and the celebration of the city of Shusha as the Capital of Culture in the Islamic World 2024.

At the beginning of the meeting, which took place in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, prior to the start of the 74th session of the International Astronautical Conference, Dr. Al-Malik expressed deep thanks and gratitude to President Aliyev for his continued support for ISESCO in all fields.

The Director-General of ISESCO congratulated the President of Azerbaijan on the approval of the meeting of Ministers of Culture in the Islamic World, which was held in the Qatari capital, Doha, to celebrate the city of Shusha as the Capital of Culture in the Islamic World in 2024. During the meeting, President Aliyev announced his generous sponsorship of all programs and activities of the celebration scheduled to be held throughout the year. Fully highlighting the diversity and cultural richness of the historic city.

The Azerbaijani President praised ISESCO’s efforts to develop the fields of education, science and culture in its member states, stressing his country’s continued support for all the organization’s activities, and decided to provide a number of scholarships to young people from the Islamic world to study in Azerbaijani universities.

The meeting witnessed a review of the final arrangements for the opening of the ISESCO regional office in Baku, which is scheduled in the coming days, and a discussion of cooperation between the organization and Azerbaijan through the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, headed by Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, in the fields of education, heritage, science, humanitarian and social fields, and support for the most needy groups in a number of countries around the world. Islamic.

Source: International Islamic News Agency