In a recent courtesy visit paid to Konya City by the D-8 Secretary-General, H.E. Dr. Seyed Ali Mohammad Mousavi, the local authorities has warmly assured of its profound support to the D-8 Organization, and the future activities of the Organization. The Governor, H.E. Mr. Adin Nezih Dogan, and the Mayor of Konya — one of an important city with a huge economic potentials in Turkey — H.E. Mr. Tahir Akyürek, offered a full-fledged backing to any of future D-8 Activities in Turkey. 

Dr. Mousavi’s visit to Konya was conducted with the aim to establish a good partnership and relations with local authorities in Turkey, as well as to increase visibility and awareness of D-8 to public at large. The visit to Konya included not only engagements with local authorities, but also a number of conferences to media, seminar in the Necmettin Erbakan University, and Chamber of Industry.

Mr. Akyürek, the Mayor of Konya, reassured its commitment to assist the D-8 Organization with their best support and strongly proposed to hold one of future high level D-8 meetings in this beautiful city. 

All cordial supports and engagements made during the visit, including that with media and universities, has highly promoted the Organization’s public visibility to general public at large.

News related to this visit in local media (in Turkish) can
be found from the below links:

http://www.merhabahaber.com/d-8e-sarilmak-lazim-101532h.htm

http://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/1011643-d-8-genel-sekreteri-musavi-konyada

http://www.haberler.com/konya-d-8-in-en-onemli-lokasyonlarindan-4505716-haberi/

http://www.haberaktuel.com/d-8-toplantilardan-biri-konya-da-yapilacak-haberi-717994.html

http://www.haber01.com/konya/d8-genel-sekreteri-musavi-baskan-akyureki-ziyaret-etti-h473094.html

    http://www.merhabahaber.com/d-8-yeniden-canlanacak-100627h.htm

Photos of the meeting can viewed in the gallery page of this website [www.flickr.com/photos/developing8/sets/72157633116773750/]