ICESCO, China explore ways to promote cooperation

Salem Ben Mohamed Al-Malik, director general of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Mao Jun, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Morocco, have explored ways to promote cooperation between ICESCO and China.

They held a meeting on Thursday at the headquarters of the Islamic organization in Morocco's capital Rabat, according to a press communique of ICESCO released on Friday.

During the meeting, Al-Malik said ICESCO developed a new charter which allows ICESCO's observer states to take part in conferences, activities and programs and to establish partnership with ICESCO, calling on China to join the organization as an observer.

The meeting also touched on ICESCO Prize for Fighting against the Coronavirus with a reward worth 200,000 U.S. dollars to anyone who discovers an efficient treatment or preventive vaccine for the virus.

For his part, Mao welcomed the development of cooperation between ICESCO and China, calling for effective communication to enhance their relationship in the fields of culture, science and education.