Baku (UNA) – The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, met today in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, with a group of students from OIC member states studying in Azerbaijan, at the headquarters of the Non-Aligned Movement Youth Network.
The Secretary-General discussed with the students the operational mechanisms of the OIC scholarship program. He outlined the OIC's role in promoting joint Islamic action, its support for the Palestinian cause, and its efforts to preserve Islamic heritage. The Secretary-General commended Azerbaijan's leading role in supporting higher education and building the capacities of young people in the Islamic world and the Non-Aligned Movement through the annual scholarships it provides.
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