D-8 ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES in ANTALYA DIPLOMACY FORUM 2026 Led by Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) delegation participated actively in the 5th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026, held from 17 to 19 April 2026. Other members included Ambassador Mustafa Özcan, Director,… Read More Read More
D-8 HIGHLIGHTS SALIENCE OF ASWAN’S DESIGNATION AS ‘’TOURISM CITY OF THE YEAR 2026’’ The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) has highlighted the salience of Aswan’s designation as the “D-8 Tourism City of the Year for 2026” as it brings into sharp focus one of the world’s most captivating cultural and historical destinations.… Read More Read More
D-8 STRENGTHEN POLICY ALIGNMENT AND JOINT ACTION ON AI IN TOURISM The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) convened a technical workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Governance in Tourism on 9 April 2026, hosted virtually by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt. This… Read More Read More
D-8’s NETWORK OF PIONEERS FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (NPRI) HIGHLIGHTED IN TALKS WITH PAKISTAN DELEGATION OF SENIOR EDUCATIONISTS Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) received a high-level delegation of Educationists from Pakistan at the D-8 Secretariat in Istanbul. Exchanges on the occasion focused on D-8’s origin and historical evolution, the current trajectory… Read More Read More
D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, Advances Trade Cooperation at 9th Supervisory Committee Meeting The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation took a further step toward deepening intra-group trade integration at the 9th Session of the Supervisory Committee (SC) of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), held on 30 March 2026 in Abuja, Federal Republic of… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL AMBASSADOR SOHAIL MAHMOOD PARTICIPATES IN STRATCOM SUMMIT 2026 IN ISTANBUL The Secretary-General of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, participated in the International Strategic Communication Summit (STRATCOM Summit) 2026, held in Istanbul on 27-28 March 2026. The Summit was organized by the Directorate of Communications of… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood undertakes official visit to Ankara The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, undertook a high-level official visit to Ankara from 23 to 25 February 2026 — his first since assuming office on 1 January 2026. The visit reaffirmed… Read More Read More
D-8 Commissioners meet in Lahore for second informal retreat ahead of the 12th D-8 Summit The Second Informal D-8 Commissioners’ Retreat was hosted by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Lahore on 5-6 February 2026. The Retreat brought together D-8 Commissioners and representatives from all Member States, providing a platform for informal… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretariat and ADFIMI agree on Enhanced Cooperation in Development Finance 2 February 2026 The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Association of National Development Finance Institutions in Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (ADFIMI) have agreed to advance structured cooperation in development finance, capacity building, SME support, and Halal economy initiatives.… Read More Read More
D-8 and Organization of Turkic States (OTS) discuss ways to strengthen Institutional Cooperation The Secretary-General of the Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation, H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, met with the Secretary-General of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), H.E. Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev, at the OTS Secretariat in Istanbul. The meeting focused on… Read More Read More
