JEDDAH (Kashmir English): Former Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during a meeting of Islamic countries’ foreign ministers in Jeddah.
The meeting, attended by OIC member states and delegations on Thursday, strongly condemned Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territories, settlement expansion, violence, annexation attempts and forced displacement.
A comprehensive resolution adopted at the meeting called on the international community and OIC member states to take legal, political and diplomatic measures to counter Israel’s expansionist policies and protect the rights of the Palestinian people.
Pakistan urges stronger OIC efforts on Kashmir
Addressing the meeting, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Syed Fawad Sher urged the OIC to intensify its efforts to support the Kashmiri people in their struggle for the right to self-determination.
He emphasized the need for continued international and diplomatic efforts to address unresolved disputes affecting Muslim communities and uphold their fundamental rights.
The meeting also reaffirmed the importance of collective action by Islamic countries on major political and humanitarian issues affecting the Muslim world.
The resolution strongly rejected Israel’s policies of occupation, settlement expansion, annexation and forced displacement in the Palestinian territories.
The participating countries called for greater international pressure and coordinated legal, political and diplomatic measures to halt actions they described as violations of Palestinian rights.
