Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General (DG) of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), received Mr. Mohamed Douhour Hersi, Ambassador of Djibouti to Morocco, and together they explored ways to promote cooperation between ICESCO and Djibouti in the fields of education, science and culture.
At the beginning of the meeting, held on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at ICESCO headquarters in Rabat, Dr. AlMalik congratulated Mr. Mohamed Douhour Hersi on his appointment as Ambassador of Djibouti to Morocco and wished him success in his position, expressing ICESCO’s keenness to promote cooperation and partnership with the Republic of Djibouti.

The DG highlighted the key elements in the Organization’s vision and action strategy, which both accord great attention to building youth and women’s capacities and anchoring the values of coexistences, peace and civilizational dialogue. He added that these two key documents also aim at contributing to the advancement of scientific research in the Member States and encouraging them to invest in space science and capitalize on AI applications in the fields of education, science and culture.
ICESCO DG shed light on the programs and initiatives ICESCO launched and implemented to support the efforts of its Member States to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, science and culture.

For his part, Ambassador Hersi commended the roles ICESCO assumes to support its Member States in its areas of competence, stressing his country’s keenness to build fruitful cooperation with ICESCO through the implementation of a number of joint initiatives in the fields of education, science and culture.