MP Mehriban Aliyeva, the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, has been conferred a title of Goodwill Ambassador of Islamic Education, Science and Culture Organization (ISESCO), for services in proximity of civilizations, Trend reports.
Mehriban Aliyeva is the first woman who was conferred with such high title, stated Dr. Abdulaziz bin Osman al Tuweijari, while presenting a diploma on ISESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
So far, ISESCO, unites over 50 Islamic countries, has conferred only three outstanding state and public figures with title of Goodwill Ambassador.
The ISESCO General Director appraised Mrs. Aliyeva's services as the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the implementation of programs directed at the development of education, culture, improvement of living standards of people in the need of special care. Dr. Tuweijari voiced his confidence for further successful development of cooperation between Azerbaijan and ISESCO.
It is an honor for me to be conferred a title of Goodwill Ambassador of the world influential organization ISESCO, the First Lady said at the ceremony. She attached great importance to the role of ISESCO in the modern Islamic world, which is a guarantee of a dialogue between the nations and respectively the guarantee of peace and security.
According to Mrs. Aliyeva, one of the directions of ISESCO activities is the protection of culture and historic values in the territories of Islamic countries. Presently over 20% of the Azerbaijani territory is under the occupation of Armenia, where culture and historic values of Azerbaijan has been terminated. We inform the world community on the facts and attach great importance to cooperation with ISESCO in this sphere, Aliyeva said.
