President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iyad bin Amin Madani.
The President congratulated Iyad bin Amin Madani on his election as Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Expressing his satisfaction that Iyad bin Amin Madani was visiting our country after being elected to the new post, President Ilham Aliyev described it as a good indicator of the level of cooperation. Noting that Azerbaijan is actively cooperating within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the President expressed confidence that this cooperation would be successfully continued.
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iyad bin Amin Madani, expressed his gratitude for the support provided by Azerbaijan in his election as General Secretary.
The sides exchanged views on a further expansion of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, pointed to the importance of close cooperation among member organizations in economic, scientific, educational, cultural and other spheres, and emphasized the significance of the Islamic countries speaking with one voice on the processes taking place in the international arena.