The World Ethnosport Confederation (WEC) and the International Ethnosport Bangladesh Association (IEBA) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to foster the promotion and expansion of ethnosports and games within the country.
Necmeddin Bilal Erdoğan, the president of the Confederation, signed the MoU on behalf of the World Ethnosport Confederation, while Md Al Mamun, the founder and general secretary of the Association, signed on behalf of the International Ethnosport Bangladesh Association.
Md Al Mamun, the Founder and General Secretary of the International Ethnosport Bangladesh Association, recently attended the 6th Ethnosport Forum in Antalya, Türkiye. The invitation came from the President of the World Ethnosport Confederation, Nekmettin Bilal Erdogan, and the Minister of Youth and Sports of Türkiye, Osman Aşkın Bak.
The signing of the MoU took place during this forum, as stated in a media release on Wednesday.
The event gathered delegations from 75 countries, including Youth and Sports Minister of Türkiye Osman Aşkın Bak, Youth and Sports Minister of Azerbaijan Farid Gayibov, Sports Minister of Russia Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin, Sports Minister of Uzbekistan Adkham Ikramov, Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy Minister of Kyrgyzstan Maksutov Altynbek Askarovich, and Sports, Youth, and National Services Minister of Namibia Agnes Basilla Tjongarero.
During the forum, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin proposed hosting the next 7th Ethnosport Forum in Russia. World Ethnosport Confederation President Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan agreed to this proposal and extended an invitation to all attendees for the 7th Ethnosport Forum in Russia.
