Pakistan reacts to OIC Secretary General-Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia meeting

According to a Press Release issued by Pakistan Foreign Office, the meeting took place in the context of the mandate afforded by Resolution 10/47-Pol of the 47th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.

The Secretary-General underscored the OIC’s principled position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute during the meeting.

The OIC CFM in Niamey in November 2020 categorically rejected India’s unilateral actions since 5 August 2019. It also demanded that India rescind its illegal actions and respect the inalienable right of the Kashmiri people to self-determination, as promised by numerous UNSC resolutions, read the press release.

The OIC resolutions, inter alia, call on the Secretary-General to dispatch a Fact-Finding Mission to Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to ascertain the situation on the ground and report its findings to the next CFM.

The CFM resolutions also call on the Secretary-General to take up the matter with the Indian authorities.

India has consistently ignored OIC resolutions and evaded its responsibility to protect the Kashmiri people's fundamental rights. This is the first time that the principled position of the 57 OIC members states has been duly conveyed to India.

India should review its policies in IIOJK and fully implement UNSC and OIC Resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, said Pakistan foreign office spokesperson.

The Jammu and Kashmir dispute has been amongst the longest-standing issues on the OIC’s agenda. Indian illegal and unilateral actions in IIOJK and the continued violation of human rights of the Kashmiri people have been a top priority of the OIC.