D-8 Secretary-General, Dr. Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, welcomed the Secretary-General of AARDO (African-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), Eng. Wassfi Hassan El-Sheihin, on the premise of the Secretariat on Friday, 26 April 2013. The courtesy visit by AARDO, an inter-governmental organization focusing on sustainable Agriculture and rural development, was conducted with the aim to seek closer cooperation between the two organization, through future collaboration and projects. 

Both figures exchanged their views thoroughly during the visit, and committed to study the framework of cooperation that can be developed in the field of agriculture and rural development for the benefit of the member countries of both organizations. D-8 Secretariat presented a draft of Memorandum of Understanding to AARDO for their initial study and feedback. Both parties expressed their utmost hope that that after finalized, the MoU shall be signed by the head of Secretariat of two organizations in one of main Agriculture event in the organization.