The closing ceremony of 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 Indonesian Youth Organization, 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 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 games 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 games.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Indonesia Model OIC -2022, employees of the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports, Esa Sukmavicaya and Professor Faisal Abdullah, Dean of Faculty of Technology, Indonesia Defense University Pujo Widodo, Coordinator of Directorate of Social Culture and International Organizations of Developing Countries at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ari Aprianto , the ambassadors of Pakistan, Nigeria and Morocco to Indonesia, Mohammad Hassan, Usman Ari Ogah and Ouadia Benabdellah, made a speech and expressed their hopes for the successful completion of the event, including the importance of this program covering the entire OIC region.
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.