ISLAMABAD: The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir has reaffirmed its support for the Kashmiri people’s struggle for the realization of their right to self-determination, calling for an early and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir issue as per the UNSC resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiri people.
In a statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said that the Group which met on the sidelines of the 50th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Yaounde, Cameroon, also adopted a joint communique unanimously.
Chaired by OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha, the meeting was attended by representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Niger, Azerbaijan, Turkiye, OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) and True Representatives of the Kashmiri People.
The Group also underlined that a long-term peace and stability in South Asia remained contingent upon the final settlement of the issue of Kashmir in accordance with UNSC resolutions and aspirations of the people of Kashmir.
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Qazi briefed the Contact Group on the evolving situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). He also outlined India’s attempt to consolidate its occupation of IIOJK in violation of the relevant UNSC resolutions including by creating an environment of intimidation and fear.
He urged India to free all political prisoners in Occupied Kashmir; lift the curbs on the outlawed political parties; revoke the illegal and unilateral actions of August 5, 2019; and executive the relevant UNSC resolutions.
In his remarks, the OIC chief also stressed that holding the meeting comes as a solid resolve by the organization to the cause of the people of Kashmir. He noted that in all its endeavours for Jammu and Kashmir, the Organization also remained steadfast in its mission to intensify advocacy, awareness-raising as well as outreach activities on the multifaceted dimensions of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, according to OIC.
