OIC Contact Group reaffirms support for Kashmiris’ right to self-determination at Yaoundé meeting
Islamabad: A meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir was convened on the sidelines of the 50th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the session was chaired by OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha and attended by key representatives from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Niger, Azerbaijan, the OIC’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC), and true representatives of the Kashmiri people. The Pakistan delegation to the meeting was led by Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi.
The Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release said the Foreign Secretary briefed the Contact Group on the evolving situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
He outlined India’s attempt to solidify its occupation of IIOJK in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions including by creating an environment of intimidation and fear. He urged India to release all political prisoners in IIOJK; lift the curbs on the outlawed political parties; revoke the illegal and unilateral actions of 5 August 2019; and implement the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
The Contact Group reaffirmed support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination. It called for an early and peaceful resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and as per aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
In a unanimous joint communiqué, the Contact Group underscored that lasting peace and stability in South Asia depend on the resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in line with UN Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
