Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), met with Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco, today, at the headquarters of the Moroccan Foreign Ministry to explore cooperation relations between the Organization and the Kingdom in the fields of education, science and culture.

During this meeting, Dr. AlMalik expressed his thanks to the Kingdom of Morocco, represented in His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the Moroccan Government, for their sustained support for ICESCO. He also reviewed with Mr. Bourita the key themes of ICESCO’s new vision, which was adopted, along with its relevant decisions, by the 40^th session of ICESCO Executive Council, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 29-30 January 2020.

In addition, the Director General  underlined that the Organization is witnessing a fresh start to become a beacon of outreach for Muslim countries, through promoting more communication with Member States to implement the programmes and activities needed in these countries, thus contributing to their respective plans to achieve sustainable  development; and opening up to non-Member States and cooperating with them in service of Muslim communities.

For his part, the Moroccan Foreign Minister reaffirmed the keenness of the Moroccan Government to support ICESCO, guided by the instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in meeting the expectations of the peoples of the Islamic world; and becoming, through its new vision, a beacon of global outreach in the fields of education, science and culture.