Organisation of Islamic Cooperation denounces terrorism in all its forms and manifestation
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Islamabad Muslim countries on March 23 denounced terrorism in all its forms and manifestations while
Muslim countries on March 23 denounced terrorism in all its forms and manifestations while rejecting attempt to equate legitimate struggle for self-determination with terrorism.
The Islamabad Declaration was issued at the conclusion of the 48th session of the Foreign Minister of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which was attended by the Ministers and delegates from 57 Muslim states and international organisations.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was invited for the first time to attend the exclusive club of Muslim nations.
“It rejects terrorism in all forms and manifestations and attempts this evil to any country, religion, nationality, race or civilisation,” reads the document.
“It reiterates OIC’s strong position against attempts to equate the legitimate struggle of peoples for self-determination with terrorism,” it said.
The declaration also articulates OIC’s views on the devastating social and economic impacts of COVID-19 as well as climate change on developing countries, calling for a series of concrete actions on vaccine equity, debt relief, countering of illicit financial flows and fulfilment of climate financing commitments as well as technology transfer and capacity building.
It also acknowledges the growing role of innovation and emerging technologies in stimulating growth and digital transformation and expresses the countries’ shared resolve to promote linkages and partnerships.
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