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92. The Committee also commended the efforts of the Gambia in partnership
with Senegal and Mali for the successful implementation of the project titled
“Enhancing the capacity of craft producers in OIC Member Countries” under
the third project call within the framework of the COMCEC Project Funding.
93. The Committee also commended the efforts of Mozambique, Sudan,
Gambia and SESRIC for the following projects to be implemented in 2017
under the fourth project call within the framework of the COMCEC Project
Funding:
 The Project titled “Enhancing Capacity of Muslim Friendly Tourism
Workforce” will be implemented by Mozambique in partnership with
Mali and Senegal,
 The Project titled “Enhancing The Capacity of Craft Producers and
Customers in the OIC Member Countries” will be implemented by
Sudan in partnership with Chad and Djibouti,
 The Project titled “Developing a Training and Certification Program for
the Muslim Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Industry” will be
implemented by Gambia in partnership with Nigeria and Senegal,
 The Project titled “Training Program on the Development and Promotion
of Muslim Friendly Tourism in the OIC Member Countries” will be
implemented by SESRIC in partnership with 18 member countries.
94. The Committee welcomed the offer of People’s Republic of Bangladesh to
host the 10 th Session of the Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers on 12-14
November 2017 in Dhaka and called upon the Member States and all the
relevant OIC organs and institutions including the COMCEC Secretariat to
actively participate in this important event.
95. The Committee welcomed the holding of the 10th Tehran International
Tourism Exhibition on 6-9 February, 2017 in Tehran, the Islamic Republic of
Iran.
96. The Committee appreciated that the Arab Republic of Egypt would host
and ICDT and ICCIA would organize the Forum on “Public and Private Sector
Investment in the Area of Islamic Tourism” on 18 th October 2017 in Cairo, on
the side lines of the “3rd OIC Tourism Fair in cooperation with the OIC General
Secretariat and SESRIC. Recalling the relevant resolution of the 43rd Meeting
of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Committee welcomed that this Forum
would function in cooperation and collaboration with the OIC/COMCEC
Private Sector Tourism Forum.