The Secretary-General of the D-8 Organization, H.E. Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari hosted a luncheon for representatives from embassies of Member States and other D-8 stakeholders at Hilton Hotel, in Ankara, Turkey, on 27th March, 2019. The luncheon was attended by following individuals:

H.E. Ambassador M. Allama Siddiki of the Embassy of Bangladesh
Mr. Raden Hikmat Moeljawan (Charge d’Affaires a.i.) of the Embassy of Indonesia
H.E. Ambassador Mohammad Farazmandin of the Embassy of Iran
H.E. Ambassador Dato’ Abd Razak Abdul Wahab from the Embassy of Malaysia
H.E. Ambassador M. Syrus Sajjad Qazi of the Embassy of Pakistan
Mr. Wael el-Naggar (Charge d’Affaires) of the Embassy of Egypt
Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Monguno of the Embassy of Nigeria
Mr. Tolga Bermek of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
H.E. Aambassador Musa Kulaklıkaya from SESRIC
Mr. Mustafa Bayburtlu from TOBB
Mr. Mustafa Özkaya from Anadolu Agency
Mr. Sabri Kızılkaya and Mr. Recep Demir from TRT
Mr. Rahman Nurdun from TIKA
Mr. Saleh Jelassi from IsDB Group
Mr. Alpaslan Mete Karaca from TUBITAK

The D-8 Secretary-General thanked all the invitees for their attendance of the luncheon and briefed them about new initiatives as well as developments in the sectoral areas of cooperation of the Organization. He described the current period as the second lifecycle of the Organization and stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation among Member States through the private sector which he said is the engine growth and development.

On their part, the invitees also thanked the D-8 Secretary-General for the invitation to attend the luncheon as special guests and stressed the importance of the D-8 Organization and its efforts to engender economic cooperation and development among Member States.

Furthermore, the Secretary-General Ambassador Ku Jaafar and all the participants wished H.E. Ambassador Musa Kulaklıkaya, Secretary-General of SESRIC, success in his new position as Deputy Secretary-General in Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC).