President Aliyev holds several meetings
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Amin Madani on March 5,AzerTag state news agency reported.
The Head of State congratulated Iyad bin Amin Madani on his election as the OIC Secretary General.
The president praised the fact that Iyad bin Amin Madani visited Azerbaijan in his new capacity, describing this as a good sign of cooperation.
President Aliyev said Azerbaijan was actively cooperating as part of the OIC, expressing hope this cooperation would continue developing.
Iyad bin Amin Madani thanked Azerbaijan for supporting his election as the OIC Secretary General.
The sides discussed ways of developing cooperation between the country and the organization.
They stressed the importance of cooperation among the member states in a variety of fields, including economy, science, education and culture.
The president and secretary general also emphasized that it was very important that Muslim countries had a common position on the global processes.
Later, President Aliyev received chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger.
They stressed the importance of the Munich Security Conference in terms of discussing the international security issues.
President Aliyev and Chairman Ischinger noted that Azerbaijan was successfully cooperating with the organization.
They also exchanged views over the international and regional security issues.