The Model OIC conference, simulating the session of Standing Committee on Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) was organized by the Indonesian Youth Council and the OIC Youth Indonesia, with the support of the Eurasian Regional Center of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC), as well as with the partnership of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia, on July 30-31 in the building of the legislative body of Republic Indonesia (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat). It should be noted that the conference was held as the conclusion of the Model OIC Academy of International Relations, which lasted nearly two months.
More than 50 students from Indonesia’s leading universities participated in the simulation conference on the topic “Economic Revitalization: Aftermath of the Covid-19 Pandemic”. Representatives of a number of leading ministries and state institutions of Indonesia, which will host the next summit of the G20, which will be held in Bali in November 2022 and will host the theme of “Recover Together, Recover Stronger”, participated in the opening and closing ceremony of the Model OIC simulation conference.
It should be noted that, the in the final resolution, adopted by the young participants in the simulation conference, they “call on OIC member states, international development agencies, and international financial institutions to invest in the liberated territories of Karabakh and extend their assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan in its rehabilitation and reconstruction of devastations, caused by Armenian aggression and occupation”.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Indonesia has shown their support for this program.
The main goals of the Model OIC – International Relations Academy program are to support the strengthening of international cooperation of young people in the OIC space, to help young people, leaders and members of youth organizations gain new knowledge and experience in the field of diplomacy, management, and communication.
During this year, the program was successfully implemented in the Republic of Tatarstan, Pakistan, as well as in several countries of Central Asia.