OIC Secretary General meets the Director General of UNESCO

08/01/2017 - The Secretary General of the OIC, Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen held a bilateral meeting with Ms. Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO on Friday 06 January 2016 in UNESCO Headquarters.

The two sides had useful and extensive exchange of views on various international and regional issues of common interest, regarding inter alia the protection of cultural heritage in the event of conflict, the fight against violent extremism and radicalism, the need to promote intercultural and inter-faith dialogue to achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and long lasting peace and to combat the rising phenomenon of islamophobia. Both sides agreed to remain engaged as well as further strengthen the bilateral cooperation on mutual issues, through the update of the OIC/UNESCO cooperation agreement signed in 1979.

Source: http://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=12999&t_ref=5708&lan=en