The Model OIC International Relations Academy Conference was held on October 29-31 in Karachi, Pakistan, in the building of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, under the joint organization of the Eurasian Regional Center of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC) and the National MOIC Pakistan.
At the opening ceremony of the event, guest speakers, such as Fsahat Ul Hassan, the Board member of ICYF-ERC, Yunus Colak, MOIC Student Clubs Project Coordinator, and Astrid Nadya Rizqita, President of the OIC Youth Organization in Indonesia, delivered a speech and wished success to the participants of the event. A. N. Rizqita emphasized in her speech that, in recent years, ICYF-ERC has played a leading role in the successful organization of this project in the Eurasian geography.
During the closing ceremony of the event, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Khazar Farhadov, delivered a speech on Azerbaijan’s role in the OIC, mutual cooperation with OIC member states, and its achievements in the organization. Vusal Gurbanov, Acting Director General of ICYF-ERC, spoke about the importance of the events held within the framework of the Model OIC, held both nationally and internationally for the past 10 years, and the role played by this program in strengthening the leadership ability of young people in the OIC geography. He also emphasized the importance of supporting such measures aimed at unity among Muslim youth and increasing their diplomatic skills in the future.
At the closing ceremony, Qaisar Nawab, Assistant Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South, Abdul Badih Al-Dada, Events Coordinator of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, and Syed Mohammad Habibullah, the Assistant Director of Sport and Youth Affairs Directorate, Government of Sindh region of Pakistan, Tantan Taufik Lubis, Vice President of ICYF expressed their satisfaction with the successful conclusion of the event and the importance of such a program that covers the entire OIC area.