SESRIC participated in the 41^st Meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC). The meeting reviewed the outcomes of working group meetings and the projects being implemented in 2025 under the COMCEC Project Funding concerning the cooperation areas of intra-OIC trade, private sector development, financial cooperation, transport and communications, tourism, agriculture, poverty alleviation, and digital transformation. The meeting was also briefed by the relevant OIC institutions concerning their activities relevant to the above-mentioned cooperation areas of the COMCEC Strategy.

SESRIC hosted the third session of the SESRIC Conversations series under the theme “Mind the AI Gap: Shaping the Future-Ready Work.” The event brough together experts to discuss the development and implementation disparities of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, while exploring different strategies to ensure equitable opportunities.

Young diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand visited SESRIC and attended the third edition of the SESRIC Talks Series, themed 'Mind the AI Gap: Shaping the Future-Ready Work'.

A delegation from the International Muslim Societies Solidarity Foundation (MÜSDAV) paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Abdullah EREN, President of the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB).

SESRIC participated in the Saudi Maldives International Forum on Integrity with the theme “Strengthening Integrity and Combating Corruption in the Tourism Sector,” held on Lankanfinolhu Island on 6-7 May 2025. In pursuance to the Resolution No. 2/50-LO of the 50^th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in 2024 in Yaoundé; the Forum has been organised by the Republic of Maldives and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the participation of more than 180 delegates from 40 OIC countries and 11 international and non-member country organisations.

SESRIC participated in the 46^th Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC). The meeting aimed to review and coordinate the contributions of OIC institutions to the implementation of the COMCEC Strategy and its Ministerial Policy Recommendations.

SESRIC, in collaboration with the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), successfully organised a workshop on “Developing Pertinent Marketing Strategy for the Destination Senegal” on 6-7 May 2025 through an online video conferencing platform.

H.E. Fayssal ALLEK, Chargé d'affaires of Algeria to the Republic of Türkiye, paid a courtesy visit to SESRIC.

SESRIC participated in the Istanbul Natural Resources Summit (INRES), held on 2 May 2025 at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress Centre in Istanbul, Türkiye, under the theme “Securing Resources, Rebuilding Future.” The event was organised by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye.

SESRIC and the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK) of the Republic of Türkiye held a coordination meeting on 30 April 2025 at SESRIC HQs to strengthen their ongoing collaboration.

Within the framework of the Transportation Capacity Building Programme (Transport-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), organised a Training Course on “Enhancing Efforts for Facilitating Transportation in Landlocked OIC Member Countries” on 29-30 April 2025 through an online video conferencing platform.

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organized an online Training Course on “Environment Statistics” on 29-30 April 2025. The course brought together 120 statisticians and experts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and relevant ministries of 14 Arabic-speaking OIC countries.

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Information Society and Digitalization” on 29-30 April 2025. The course brought together 61 statisticians and experts from National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and relevant ministries of 18 OIC countries.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a productive bilateral meeting with H.E. Dr. Fahad ALDOSSARI, President of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the side-lines of the Saudi Statistics Forum on 28 April 2025.

SESRIC held a meeting with representatives from the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye and the Faculty of Agriculture of Ankara University (AÜZF). The meeting took place at SESRIC HQs and aimed to explore potential areas of collaboration in the field of agricultural water management.

SESRIC held a technical meeting with representatives from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) on 28 April 2025, as a follow up to the bilateral meeting held between H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK and H.E. Navid HANIF, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at UNDESA, which took place in New York on 13 March 2025.

Under the patronage of H.E. Faisal bin Fadhel Al-Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning and Chairman of GASTAT’s Board of Directors, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has successfully organised the first-ever Saudi Statistics Forum on 27-28 April 2025, in Riyadh, under the theme “Statistics for Sustainable Opportunities”. The Forum brought together high-level participants, including ministers, leaders and representatives of international organizations, statistical office experts, and both local and international specialists working in the field of statistical development.

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Transport and Communications Working Group, held virtually on 24 April 2025. The main theme of the meeting was “Enhancing and Sustaining Rural Accessibility in the OIC Member Countries”. It brought together 42 representatives from relevant national public and private institutions of OIC countries, as well as international and regional organisations.

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Poverty Alleviation Working Group, held on 24 April 2025, under the theme “Decent Housing for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries.”