Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The Collective Voice of The Muslim World
Date: 21/12/2023
The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE. Mr. Yalchin Rafiyev and the Director of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency (AIDA) Mr. Elmaddin Mehdiyev, met today, 21 December 2023, on a working lunch with the OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural, Social and Family Affairs, Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet. The meeting was also attended by the Director General of Middle East and Africa and the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Afghanistan.
The discussions revolved around a number of issues of mutual interest, namely the support that Azerbaijan could lend to OIC Humanitarian activities in different parts of the larger Muslim world, including in the Sahel and Afghanistan, and other important issues on the bilateral agenda of the OIC and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The two parties praised the current momentum in bilateral relations and Azerbaijan's constructive contribution to the realization of OIC goals in different sectors. They agreed to continue the discussions and the exchange of visits in order to draw an efficient road map liable to concretize their shared objectives in different fields including alleviating the difficult conditions of displaced persons and refugees, building capacities, and upholding the solidarity-based approach among Member States highly cherished by OIC.
