OIC supports Kashmir settlement under UN resolutions: envoy.

Byline: Tariq Naqash

MUZAFFARABAD -- The OrgaAnisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) supports peacefully negotiated settlement of the longstanding issue of Kashmir in accordance with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, said Yousef M. Al Dobeay, OIC secretary general's special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.

He made this statement at a brief media talk as well as during his meeting with AJK President Sardar Masood Khan at the AJK President's House here.

Dobeay arrived in Muzaffarabad at the head of a high level delegation 'Along with the Palestine issue, Kashmir issue also tops the OIC agenda... Both issues are important for Muslim Ummah,' he said.

'The issue of Kashmir is the oldest issue in the Security Council and is on top of our agenda points for the past four decades,' he added.

He said the formation of OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir in 1994 was manifestation of the importance the forum attached to this issue.

Yousef says Kashmir along with Palestinian issue tops the OIC agenda

He said the OIC had passed several resolutions on Kashmir issue, calling for implementation of the UNSC resolutions envisaging the settlement of this dispute in accordance with the will of Kashmiris.

After India's Aug 5 move, the OIC had stepped up its efforts in this regard, he said.

'In our ministerial meetings we have always condemned human rights violations by India. We have also supported UN high commissioner for human rights reports of 2018 and 2019 on human rights,' he said. He said peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue through dialogue was essential for peace in the whole South Asian region.

'Our efforts to this effect will continue... We also pray for an early solution of this issue.'

Earlier, welcoming the delegation, the AJK president appreciated the proactive and constructive role of the OIC in...