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OIC extends support to the people of Kashmir

Islamabad: The Organisation of the Islamic Conference has suggested that the Kashmir issue be resolved in accordance with the “relevant U.N. resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.”

This was stated in the final communique adopted by the OIC summit, which concluded at Dakar in Senegal on Friday night.

The meeting extended the Islamic world’s support for the right to self-determination by the people of Jammu and Kashmir, said a statement issued by Pakistan’s Foreign Office.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Inam-ul Haque, who represented Pakistan at the meet, informed the OIC’s contact group on Kashmir about his country’s latest efforts for a “meaningful, constructive and result-oriented dialogue with India” for resolving the Kashmir issue.

Mr. Haque emphasised that a final settlement of the Kashmir issue must be acceptable to all parties — Pakistan, India and the Kashmiri people.

He said a durable peace in South Asia “could only be achieved by amicably resolving the core dispute of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with U.N. Security Council resolutions and the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.” — PTI

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