Azerbaijani Ambassador to Morocco Oktay Gurbanov has met with ICESCO Director-General Salim M. AlMalik to discuss ICESCO's initiative to declare Shusha Asian region's Capital of Islamic Culture next year.
In his speech, Salim M. AlMalik noted that ICESCO will take all necessary measures to implement this important initiative at a high level.
At the same time, a delegation of technical experts will visit Azerbaijan's liberated territories to identify Islamic heritage monuments and include them in the Islamic World Heritage List.
The members of the delegation will work with the relevant structures of Azerbaijan on a draft plan for the restoration of historical monuments.
The sides also exchanged views on other projects implemented by Azerbaijan and ICESCO in the fields of science, education, and culture.
Azerbaijan and ICESCO have been enjoying successful partnerships in education, culture, and science since 1991.
These relations have entered into a new stage after Azerbaijani First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva was awarded as ICESCO Goodwill Ambassador on November 24, 2006.
Mehriban Aliyeva was honored for her services in the development of education and dialogue between civilizations.
The country also closely cooperates with various ICESCO organizations, including the Islamic Development Bank, the Islamic Conference of Parliamentary Union, etc.
Over the past years, Azerbaijan and ICESCO have built strong ties, based on common values.
Azerbaijan's capital hosted the meeting of the ICESCO culture ministers in 2009. The 12th General Conference and the 36th meeting of the ICESCO Executive Board were held as well.
ICESCO is also one of the main partners of the Baku Process initiated by President Ilham Aliyev and adopted by the United Nations. The organization has been an official partner in the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue held in 2011.
