An updated cooperation agreement was signed today in Rabat between the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), by Directors General Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri and Dr. Abdullah Hamad Mouhareb respectively. The signing ceremony took place at the opening session of the Forum of the National Commissions of the Arab Region, held on June 12 at ISESCO headquarters. The agreement provides for cooperation, consultation and coordination in activities relating to education, culture, sciences and communication, and in the areas of intercultural dialogue, alliance of civilizations and understanding between peoples. The focus is also on exchange of information and material on matters of common concern, and mutual assistance for technical studies. ISESCO and ALECSO first signed a cooperation agreement in 1984, and a countless number of activities and programs have since been carried out in the Arab Member States.