ANTALYA, November 13. /Dunyo IA/.  Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim Al-Malik commented for Dunyo IA on the outcomes of the participation of the President of Uzbekistan in the UN Climate Summit of World Leaders held in the city of Antalya on November 10–11^th:

- I am very pleased to be at the Pavilion of Uzbekistan, which truly showcases the steps to combat climate change that need to be taken. Relations between Uzbekistan and ICESCO have been at the highest level since 2025, when Samarkand served as the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World. We have held numerous events in Uzbekistan. This year, we also took part in a very important international conference named after Imam Bukhari at the Center of Islamic Civilization, which I consider a symbol of the Islamic world.

These steps, undertaken at the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in my view, reflect how rich Uzbekistan's historical heritage is for the Islamic world.

In his address in Antalya, President of Uzbekistan put forward several initiatives, and we, as an international organization, will be pleased to work in close cooperation with Uzbekistan to bring them to life. We are developing an action plan with Uzbekistan for the next two years, and I will ensure that the initiatives voiced in the President's address become part of this plan.

Uzbekistan and its leadership, whenever they speak, talk not only about Uzbekistan, but about the world as a whole. One of the initiatives that I liked very much is the Green University, established at the initiative of Uzbekistan. And this is just one of many. In Tashkent, Samarkand and Zaamin, I saw with my own eyes what truly speaks to the readiness and goals of the country's leadership in the field of climate change and environmental protection.

I hope that schools and universities will make the greening of educational institutions part of Uzbekistan's main agenda.