BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. As part of his official visit to Morocco, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with the Director General of the World Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Salim bin Muhammad Al-Malik, Trend reports citing the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
During the meeting, it was noted that there are high-level cooperative relations between Azerbaijan and ISESCO and that Azerbaijan attaches particular importance to further expanding cooperation with Muslim countries in areas of mutual interest, including science, education and culture.
In this connection, the importance of opening of ISESCO regional center in Azerbaijan was emphasized. At the same time, plans for implementation of joint programs and projects in a number of directions included in the organization's agenda were considered.
It was noted with satisfaction that Azerbaijan's Shusha city has been chosen by ISESCO as "Cultural Capital of the Islamic World" for 2024.
Touching upon the importance of cooperation within the Baku Process, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stressed that ISESCO is one of the main partners of Azerbaijan in organizing intercultural dialogue forums and underlined that effective cooperation with ISESCO will be continued in organizing the Forum next year.
Referring to the recent events taking place in the region, Bayramov drew attention to the huge damage caused by Armenia to the cultural and religious heritage in the territories of Azerbaijan, which were liberated from occupation as a result of the second Karabakh war and returned to its full control as a result of the local anti-terrorist activities carried out on September 19-20 this year.
ISESCO Director General Salim Al-Malik noted with satisfaction his visit to Azerbaijan on October 2-5 this year and high-level meetings held during the visit.
During the meeting, the sides also exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.
After the meeting, Salim Al-Malik introduced the delegation led by Minister Jeyhun Bayramov to the newly established museum "The Way of the Prophet" at ISESCO headquarters.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov left warm words in the guest book of the organization.
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