ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has welcomed the reaffirmation by Organization of Islamic Cooperation of its strong and unequivocal position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute during its 15th Islamic Summit of the OIC held in Banjul, Gambia.
The summit’s final communique and the ‘Banjul Declaration’ reaffirmed unwavering support for and solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their quest for realization of their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
The summit also called on India to revoke all unilateral and illegal actions taken since 5 August 2019 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and respect the rights and freedoms of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The Summit emphasized that the settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute was indispensable for a durable peace in South Asia.
The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir was the only OIC contact group which met on the sidelines of the Islamic Summit, reflecting OIC’s strong solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and their right to self-determination.
Pakistan also welcomed the report of the OIC Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir on his visit to Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The report highlights India’s continuing violations of international law in IIOJK.
The OIC resolutions and pronouncements are the collective voice of the Islamic world and reinforce Pakistan’s call for settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
Pakistan will continue to extend political, diplomatic and moral support to our Kashmiri brothers and sisters for the just and peaceful settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolutions.
