The 3rd Executive Model OIC international simulation Conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Foreign Ministers organized by the Eurasian Regional Center of ICYF (ICYF-ERC) in partnership with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Azerbaijan launched today with participation of official guests. The Conference will continue its work during 2 days under the theme: “Post-Pandemic World: New Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation among the OIC Member States”.
The online Opening Ceremony of the conference was addressed by Mr. Namig Novruzov, Head of the International Relations Department of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan (delivering the Opening Statement of H.E. Mr. Azad Rahimov, Minister of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan), H.E. Mr. Nasser Abdul Kareem A. Raheem, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Timur Suleymanov, Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan (RF), Senator Faisal Javed Khan, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting of the Senate of Pakistan and Mr. Elmaddin Mehdiyev, Director General of ICYF-ERC.
In his welcoming remarks Mr. Elmaddin Mehdiyev expressed gratitude of ICYF-ERC to the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan for its continuous support and cooperation, including 10 years of partnership in realization of Model OIC project both on national and international levels. Mr. Mehdiyev also mentioned that throughout 2 months of lectures the project reached more than 200 thousand people and more than 50 thousand youth benefited from the lectures. H.E. Minister Azad Rahimov in his opening statement appraised the success of ICYF-ERC and renewed the Ministry’s full support to the activities of the Regional Center as an added value to and important part of the overall ICYF activities. He appreciated commitment of the Board of ICYF-ERC and its Director General to increase quality and quantity of the activities of the Regional Center for the benefit of the youth of geography and stated that the Ministry will continue to cooperate with ICYF-ERC to realize more projects to this end.
The speakers of the Opening Ceremony wished good luck to the participants of the 3rd Executive Model OIC in their deliberations and discussions. 85 talented youth from 27 countries selected among the participants of the 3rd Executive Model OIC seminars are participating at the Conference through imitating the work of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC aiming to increase their diplomatic competences.