This meeting was an opportunity to set up a strategic cooperation plan concerning a number of programs and activities in the field of civilizational and cultural heritage related to camels, to conduct scientific studies in this area, to support traditional and artisanal trades related to it and to raise awareness of the cultural heritage of the desert, ICESCO said in a statement.
This session, which is part of the implementation of the clauses of the partnership agreement signed between the two organizations in April 2021 and which was chaired by HH Prince Sultan Bin Saud bin Mohammed, Vice President of ICO, and Salim M. Al Malik, Director General of ICESCO, ICESCO said, focused on the implementation plans to achieve the expected results of the said programs.
These include programs on the civilizational and cultural heritage related to camels and desert culture, the inclusion of this heritage in the list of intangible heritage in the Islamic world and participation in the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival and camel races, in addition to organizing conferences, symposiums, festivals and fairs dedicated to camels.
The working session also focused on the scientific studies and research that the two parties will conduct jointly, in order to protect camel breeds, improve their DNA through genetic research and increase the production of camel milk and meat, with a view to boosting investment in this area, the same source said.
It was also agreed to encourage a number of publications, such as the camel encyclopedia, and to raise awareness of the related heritage, through the production, among other things, of documentaries, digital content and children’s stories, to bring the new generations of the Islamic world closer to this heritage, ICESCO stressed.
At the end of this meeting, the two parties stressed that this cooperation will be fruitful, given the convergence of the visions and objectives of the two organizations, particularly in terms of heritage protection and promotion of identity.
They also agreed to hold bilateral technical meetings to begin the implementation of the agreed programmes and activities.
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