America News Agency

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik, Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO).

During the meeting in Baku, Director-General Al-Malik congratulated Aliyev on the success of the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, hosted by Azerbaijan.

During the discussions, Al-Malik highlighted the significance of Azerbaijan's experience in ending wars for other countries at a time of ongoing global conflicts. He expressed appreciation for Aliyev's speech emphasizing the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states. Al-Malik also thanked Azerbaijan and Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, for their support for educational and humanitarian projects in Muslim countries.

President Aliyev, for his part, expressed satisfaction with the cooperation between Azerbaijan and ICESCO and emphasized his country's determination to strengthen Islamic solidarity. Recalling that Azerbaijan will host the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit next year and assume its rotating chairmanship, Aliyev noted that his country would continue contributing to the activities of both the OIC and ICESCO.