Baku hosts constituent congress of Islamic Countries Youth Entrepreneurs Network

The constituent congress of the Islamic Countries Youth Entrepreneurs Network, ICYEN has started today in Baku bringing together about 150 young businessmen.

The two-day congress is co-organised by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation, ICYF-DC and Azerbaijani Government.

Congratulatory speeches at the congress was delivered Vice president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, General Coordinator of ICYF-DC Leyla Aliyeva, ICYF-DC Secretary General Elshad Isgandarov, UN Resident-Coordinator in Azerbaijan Fikret Akchura, President of Ibrahim Assiciates company Ibrahim Azim.

A congratulatory letter of OIC Secretary General Ekmaladdin Ihsanoglu was read out at the event. The award “Ten young Muslims who can change the world” founded at the initiative of General Coordinator of ICYF-DC Leyla Aliyeva for encouraging young businessmen of OIC member states was presented at the congress. It was presented to young Muslims under 30, who achieved important successes in the fields of business, arts, sports and protection of environment.


/AzerTAc/