On the sidelines of the 46^th Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Abu-Dhabi the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OIC Amb. R.G. Abdulatipov met on March 2, 2019 the Director of External Relations and Cooperation of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) A. Bah.

They discussed possible projects of bilateral cooperation, including the inclusion of Muslim monuments and national heritage objects of Russia, in particular Derbent, in the list of world Islamic heritage of ISESCO and holding joint cultural events as well as participation of folk artists from the Muslim republics of the Russian Federation in cultural events under the auspices of ISESCO.