Islamabad : Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, participated in the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Afghanistan, which was held here today, under the patronage and in the presence of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and President of the Islamic Summit, His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Dr. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and OIC Secretary-General, Hussain Ibrahim Taha, participated in the meeting.
Representatives of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, the European Union, the French Republic, Japan and the Secretary-General of the United Nations also attended the meeting.
The meeting issued a resolution affirming the commitment of the OIC member states to preserving the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Afghanistan in order to achieve peace, security, stability and development in its territories.
The resolution called upon all countries, the United Nations system and international organisations, including international financial institutions, to continue providing all possible and necessary assistance for recovery, reconstruction, development and financial assistance to Afghanistan.
It also stressed the importance of combating terrorism in Afghanistan.
The meeting also issued a resolution on Palestine and the Holy City of Jerusalem, in which it affirmed the importance of the Palestinian issue to the member states of the OIC, condemned the illegal measures taken by Israel to change the legal status and character of the Holy City of Jerusalem, and called on the member states and the international community, including the UN Security Council, to bear their responsibilities in this regard.
The resolution emphasised that the key to any real peace solution starts with the city of Jerusalem and preserving its historical status, to enable the Palestinian people to exercise their inalienable rights, foremost of which is their right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
