Today in Paris, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, met Mr. Michel Menga M’Essone, Minister of State and Minister of National Education of Gabon, and together they explored ways of strengthening cooperation between the Organization and Gabon in ISESCO’s areas of action.

This Meeting, which was attended by Mrs. Rachel Annick Ogoula Akiko, Permanent Delegate of Gabon to UNESCO, was part of a series of meetings that ISESCO Director General is holding with heads of States’ delegations and regional and international organizations concerned with education, culture, science and communication, during his current visit to France at the head of a high-level delegation of ISESCO to participate in the 40^th UNESCO General Conference.

It is worth noting that the 40^th UNESCO General Conference kicked off on Tuesday 12 November 2019 with the participation of the representatives of UNESCO’s 193 Member States, along with 10 Associate Members, and high-level international leaders, most notably the UN Secretary General, Mr. Antóno Guterres.