Secretary General Mr. İhsan ÖVÜT paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) in Nairobi on 28 November 2016 and met Secretary General of the ARSO.

The visit focused on cooperation between two institutions with regards to the issues of common interest. In this regard, a Memorandum of Understanding agreement was signed with the objective of enhancing transparency and promoting cooperation between ARSO and SMIIC.

It was a fruitful meeting where both parties had useful and extensive exchange of views on different international and regional issues of common interest in standardization field.