Naim Ternava, leader of the Islamic Community of Kosovo, sent a letter to the highest religious authority in Egypt, Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed el-Tayeb, calling on him to use his authority and convince the Egyptian government to support Kosovo’s bid to join the UNESCO. “Kosovo is ready and has all capacities to assume responsibilities in international forums and institutions. For us, membership of the UNESCO is very important, because we would get more experience and receive support in treating, safeguarding and promoting our heritage that best displays the civilization values of our peoples. I call on you to use your authority with the Egyptian Government so that the latter supports Kosovo’s UNESCO bid at the meeting of the General Assembly on November 9, 2015,” he wrote. Ternava also sent a letter to the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Iyad Ameen Madani, to convince OIC member states to support Kosovo’s membership of the UNESCO.