ISLAMABAD:The COMSTECH and Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on Friday agreed to enhance cooperation for the socio-economic development and prosperity of the Muslim Ummah.
This was decided during a meeting between Coordinator General COMSTECH Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary and the officials of the IsDB officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, said a press release.
During the meeting Prof. M Iqbal discussed COMSTECH Africa programme and recently held eye camps and neuro critical workshops in Niger and the Gambia.
Prof. M Iqbal explored COMSTECH – IsDB partnership avenues and informed the officials on the status of COMSTECH projects submitted to IsDB.
He briefed on the implementation status of the OIC STI Agenda 2026 and pondered upon prospective COMSTECH-IsDB joint initiatives that should jointly be taken for the prosperity of the OIC member states.
The IsDB officials included Acting Director-General, Global Practice & Partnerships, Amer Bukvic, STI Strategy Division Manager & STI Department Focal Point, Mohamed Shaker Hebara, Acting Director, Regional Cooperation and Integration Department, Riad Ragheb Ahmed, Senior Technical Cooperation Coordinator, Sameh Hussein, Initiatives Officer, Ahmad Shawesh, and Technical Assistant, Bandr Al Harbi, STI Department.