ICYF-ERC Director General addresses the online conference on youth volunteerism.
Upon the invitation of the Fund for Strategic Dialogue and Partnership with the Islamic World, Mr. Elmaddin Mehdiyev, Director General of the Eurasian Regional Center of ICYF (ICYF-ERC) delivered speech in the Opening Plenary of the International Summer School “Bulgarian Dialogue of Cultures – 2020. Youth Volunteerism Movement: Experience of Russia and OIC Member States”, on 6 August 2020.
The Plenary was also attended by H.E. Farit Muhametshin, Member of the Council of Russian Federation and Deputy Chair of the Group of Strategic Vision “Russia – Islamic World”, H.E. Askar Musinov, Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Timur Suleymanov, Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan (RF) and other important international and local dignitaries.
In his statement Mr. Elmaddin Mehdiyev mentioned the role of Tatarstan as an important bridge between the Russian Federation and Islamic World and underlined the successful partnership of ICYF-ERC with the Republic of Tatarstan on different projects and activities aimed at youth development.
ICYF-ERC Director General also highlighted the importance of the First International Volunteers Forum of Islamic Countries (27-29 February 2020, Baku) co-organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan and ICYF in partnership with the OIC General Secretariat and ICYF-ERC.
The online conference is co-organized by the Fund for Strategic Dialogue and Partnership with the Islamic World and Bolgarian Islamic Academy in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan (RF) and the Rosmolodezh Project Office for International Youth Cooperation “Russia – OIC” and will continue its work on 6-7 August 2020.