President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin presents the “Pushkin” Medal to Leyla Aliyeva
During the opening ceremony of the ISESCO 10th General Conference, OIC Youth Forum and ISESCO signed an additional protocol to memorandum on cooperation. The protocol envisages the support for the Justice for Khojaly campaign started by OIC Youth Forum coordinator for cross-cultural dialogue Leyla Aliyeva.
The document signed by ISESCO Director General Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri and Secretary General of OIC Youth Forum Elshad Iskandarov is the first in the history of ISESCO to throw support behind humanitarian tragedy campaign.
According to Elshad Iskandarov, the document provided for a plan of actions in the European and OIC member countries. The sides agreed to prepare a program on inclusion of information on Khojaly tragedy into the textbooks in OIC member countries. Under the document, ISESCO assumed obligation to have information on the tragedy included into the textbooks in its member countries in 2009-2010.