This meeting is part of the implementation of the terms of the partnership agreement signed on February 8 by ICESCO Director-General, Salem Ben Mohamed El Malek, and MAP Director-General, Khalil Hachimi Idrissi.

During this meeting held at ICESCO's headquarters, the Commission members examined proposals for partnership programs between the two parties. It was also agreed to immediately start drawing up implementation plans for a number of partnership programs, particularly in the area of training and capacity-building of journalists and media professionals from Morocco and ISESCO Member States, and to set up the program for the first training session.

The Commission also discussed the ICESCO-MAP partnership to produce a number of radio and television programs on the Organization's fields of work and on the proclamation by the ISESCO of 2021 as the Year of Women. These programs, which would further promote cultural awareness in the Islamic world, will be broadcast during the month of Ramadan via MAP's radio station and Tv channel "RIM RADIO" and "M24" and through ICESCO's channels and social media accounts. 

At the end of the meeting, it was agreed to hold periodic meetings to examine the outlines of the partnership plans and programs, continue preparations for their implementation and to assess the results of these programs.

The meeting was attended, on the ISESCO side, by Dr. Abdelilah Benarafa, Cultural Advisor to the Director-General, Ambassador Khaled Fateh Al-Rahman in charge of Partnerships and International Cooperation Sector, Dr. Ahmed Saeed Abah, Advisor to the Director-General in charge of partnerships and international Cooperation, Mohamed Al-Hadi Al-Suhaili, Director of Legal Affairs, and Samy Elkamhawy, Head of Media and Institutional Communication. 

MAP was represented by Rachid Tijani, Director of Communication and Cooperation, Hicham Lakhal, Director of Media, and Mohamed Anis, Secretary General of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA).