Dr. Salim M. AlMalik, Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), concluded his visit to the Republic of Egypt by meeting Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, President of the Egyptian National Commission, President of ICESCO General Conference, to discuss the latest developments in the special partnership between ICESCO and the Arab Republic of Egypt in areas of common interest.

At the beginning of the meeting, held on Sunday 8 October 2023, Dr. AlMalik extended his sincerest thanks and profound gratitude to the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting ICESCO Youth Year, and to His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for his generous patronage of this event, which will feature a myriad of programs and projects for the benefit of youth in the Islamic world.

Dr. AlMalik also expressed his great appreciation for Dr. Moustafa Madbouli, Egyptian Prime Minister, for his presence at the launch ceremony on behalf of His Excellency Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and to Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour and his team for their remarkable efforts to ensure the success of the launch ceremony of the ICESCO Year of Youth.

For his part, Dr. Ashour stated that Egypt’s hosting of this major event is part of its new vision for building youth capacities and enabling them to assume their role in achieving sustainable development, noting that the Ministry seeks to support young talents and innovators.
The meeting discussed the latest developments in the partnership between ICESCO and Egypt in the fields of education, science and culture and key programs and projects to be implemented during ICESCO Year of Youth.

The end of the meeting, the two parties agreed to sustain coordination and expert-level meetings to develop executive plans and follow-up on joint initiatives.