D-8 AND COMSATS SIGN MoU TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The Developing Eight (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation and the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during a virtual ceremony, marking an important milestone in strengthening institutional cooperation… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL ADVANCES PARTNERSHIPS AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH AT 52ND OIC CFM IN BAGHDAD The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, participated in the 52nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Baghdad on 17-18 October 2026,… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR STRONGER TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS AT 2ND D-8 BUSINESS FORUM IN INDONESIA The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, delivered a pre-recorded Keynote Address at the 2nd D-8 Business Forum, organised by the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) on 15 October 2026 at… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES AL-HIDAYAH GROUP DELEGATION AT THE SECRETARIAT H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), received a delegation of Al-Hidayah Group, led by its Chairman and former D-8 Secretary-General, H.E. Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, at the D-8 Secretariat in Istanbul. The… Read More Read More
D-8 AND OIC-COMSTECH FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (OIC-COMSTECH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation, with the aim of accelerating economic development and… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretary-General Advances International Outreach and Economic Cooperation During Visit to Moscow The Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, held a series of engagements with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) and representatives of the Russian Federation’s diplomatic, academic and policy circles, aimed at advancing the… Read More Read More
SECRETARY-GENERAL AMBASSADOR SOHAIL MAHMOOD REPRESENTS D-8 AT BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA HIGH-LEVEL EVENTS IN CHINA At the invitation of H.E. Zhang Jun, Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), the Developing-8 Organisation Secretary-General Ambassador Sohail Mahmood participated in two major high-level events in Haikou, China, from 15-17 September 2026. These included the Asia-Pacific Regional… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY GENERAL MEETS TÜRKİYE’S MINISTER TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNERSHIPS H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), had a substantive meeting with H.E. Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, at GITEX AI Türkiye in Istanbul. The meeting… Read More Read More
D-8 SECRETARY-GENERAL’S ANKARA VISIT FOCUSES ON HEALTH COOPERATION, CLIMATE ACTION, AND INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Secretary-General of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8), had high-level engagements during his latest visit to Ankara, Türkiye, focused on advancing cooperation in health, climate action, and other priority areas of the D-8 agenda. Most… Read More Read More
D-8 WEBINAR DRAWS ON MALAYSIA’S EXPERIENCE TO ADVANCE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION The Developing-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) Secretariat, in collaboration with Malaysia’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), convened the D-8 Webinar on Industrial Cooperation under the theme “Leveraging Malaysia’s Industrial Experience for D-8 Cooperation.” The Webinar brought together… Read More Read More
