RI scholars to attend OIC seminar in Baku

INDONESIA: In connection with the 40th anniversary of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy will be organizing an international conference on inter-civilization dialogue this week in Baku.

More than 90 delegates from 36 countries, including four people from Indonesia, will be taking part in the two-day conference, which will begin on Wednesday.

"Indonesia's noted scholar Prof. Frans Magnis Suseno, Wan Jamaluddin from IAIN Raden Intan Lampung and freelance writer Laura Schuurman will be taking part in the conference," Azerbaijan Ambassador to Indonesia Ibrahim A. Hajiyev told The Jakarta Post last week.

The OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and several renowned scholars from around the world will address the conference. - JP