Republic of Yemen joins COMSATS- President ECOSF joined the Ceremony

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The Republic of Yemen formally joined COMSATS and the Signing Ceremony of Accession was organized by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) on November 6, 2018 in Islamabad Pakistan. The membership agreement was signed by Mohammed Motahar Alshabi, Ambassador of Yemen to Pakistan, and Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, on behalf of Yemen and COMSATS, respectively.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Muhammad Azam Khan Swati was the chief guest on the occasion while Ambassadors and High Commissioners from different countries based in Islamabad, representatives of international organizations and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also present. President ECO Science Foundation Prof. Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro also attended the signing ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister noted with satisfaction that Yemen’s accession to COMSATS, which he believed, is going to further build the edifice of the Organization and enlarge the scope of collaborative activities of the Commission.

In her opening remarks, President, Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPD), Mrs. Farhat Asif, introduced her organization as Research, Advocacy, and Public Diplomacy Think Tank. She considered it a momentous occasion and hoped that Yemen would greatly benefit from COMSATS’ membership, especially the Yemeni students, faculty members and emerging scientist and academicians.

The Executive Director COMSATS, Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi welcomed Yemen as a member state, and hoped that the country would benefit fully from the programmes of the organization. These include, scholarship offers scholarships at COMSATS 22 Centres of Excellence in different Member Countries; multilateral research on important topics; capacity building activities; triangular cooperation.