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RESOLUTIONS ON ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
ADOPTED BY THE FOURTH ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE
CASABLANCA, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
13-16 RABI UL-THANI, 1404H, 16-19 JANUARY,1984.
RESOLUTION NO. 1/4-E.F(IS)
on the implementation of the Plan of Action to strengthen economic cooperation among Member States.
RESOLUTION NO. 2/4-E.F(IS)
on consolidation of the development program in the Islamic World
RESOLUTION NO. 3/4-E.F(IS)
on financial situation of the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Subsidiary Organs.
RESOLUTION NO. 1/4-E.F (IS)
ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN OF ACTION TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG MEMBER STATES
The Fourth Islamic Summit Conference meeting in Casablanca, kingdom of Morocco, from 13-16 Rabiul Thani 1404H, corresponding to 16-19 January, 1984,
Recalling Resolution No.1/3-E(IS) adopted by the Third Islamic Summit Conference on the Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic cooperation among Member States;
Noting Resolutions No.2/12-E and 2/13-E of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers on the same subject;
Also noting Resolution No.2/14-E of the Fourteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers which called upon the General Secretariat to submit a report on the progress of the implementation of the Plan of Action, to enable fixation of priorities of the recommendations contained in the Plan of Action;
Noting with appreciation the efforts exerted by the General Secretariat to implement the Plan of Action as reflected in the detailed report submitted by it;
Commending the positive response from several Member States to help the General Secretariat in implementing the recommendations contained in the Plan of Action;
Expressing thanks and appreciation to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of Turkey for hosting the Ministerial Conferences on Industrial Cooperation and Food Security and Agriculture, respectively, which provided necessary guidelines for the implementation of the Plan Action in these two vital sectors;
Noting with appreciation the commencement of the activities of the Islamic Centre for the Development of Trade thanks to the valuable collaboration of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco;
Noting the program of meetings and other activities planned by the General Secretariat in the implementation, sector by sector, of the Plan of Action which would require full and constant material and moral support by the Member States to attain the objectives set out in the Plan of Action;
Also noting with concern the constraints which have impeded the implementation of the Plan of Action in certain sectors due to financial limitations, lack of data and information, and the slow response of Member States;
Expressing the wish of Member States to determine Priorities within the context of the Plan of Action so that efforts could focus on such priorities;
Recognizing that the Plan of Action has called for preparation of studies and convening of periodic meetings in the fields covered by the Plan of Action, whereas several of these studies are still under preparation and many important meetings have either not been convened or postponed due to lack of offers to host these meetings and insufficient response of participation by the Member States;
Realizing that continuous efforts that would have to be made by the Member States individually and collectively to fulfill the recommended tasks, sector by sector, included in the Plan of action;
1. Takes note of the report of the General Secretariat highlighting the stages and constraints to the implementation, sector by sector, of the Plan of Action to Strengthen Economic cooperation among Member States.
2. Recommends the adoption of the following priorities during the next six years:
- Agricultural Development and Food Security
- Industry
- Science and Technology
- Trade
- Transport and Communications
- Energy
Which in no way means that the other fields included in the Plan should be neglected.
3. Calls upon the General Secretariat to convene a High Level meeting of Government Experts to review the priority programs in the above-mentioned sectors, taking into account the national resources of Member States, determine the practical measures to be taken for implementation, and to submit the report of the meeting to the Fifteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
4. Urges all OIC Specialized Institutions to take into account these priorities in their program of activities.
5. Directs the General Secretariat to continue to take the necessary steps required to implement the Plan of action, including the completion of the studies and convening of expert group and other meetings envisaged under the various sectors contained in the Plan of Action.
6. Urges the Member States to extend all possible help and support to the General Secretariat and its Specialized and Affiliated Agencies to facilitate their task of implementing the Plan of Action.
7. Appeals to the Member States to offer to host the various meetings required to be convened under the Plan of Action and to participate to the maximum extent possible in these meetings.
RESOLUTION NO. 2/4-E.F (IS)
ON CONSOLIDATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.
The Fourth Islamic Summit Conference, meeting in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 13-16 Rabiul Thani 1404H, corresponding to 16-19 January, 1984,
Recalling the Final Declaration of the Third Islamic Summit Conference, which decided that Member States in a position to do so, contribute at least US$3 billion for the consolidation of the Islamic World Development Program;
Noting resolutions No.3/12-E and 12/13-E of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers;
Further noting with appreciation that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates have generously contributed through their National Development Funds towards this Development Program;
Further noting that several Member States have submitted project proposals for financing under the Development Program to the General Secretariat which have been forwarded to the National Development Funds of donor countries;
1. Calls for the convening, as early as possible, of another meeting of the representatives of the National Development Funds of the donor Member States to work out details and procedures for implementation of the relevant resolutions on the Development Program in the Islamic world, and to urge the National Development Funds to Participate in the meeting.
2. Reiterates its appeal to Member States, in a position to do so, and who have not thus far announced their contributions to the Development Program, to do so as early as possible.
3. Requests the National Development Funds of Donor Member States to consider the requests for project assistance in the fields of infrastructure, electricity and agriculture received from Member States.
4. Also requests the General Secretariat to follow up the implementation of this resolution and the resolutions on this subject of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers.
RESOLUTION NO. 3/4-E.F (IS)
ON FINANCIAL SITUATION OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE AND
THE SUBSIDIARY ORGANS
The Fourth Islamic Summit Conference, meeting in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 13-16 Rabiul Thani 1404H, corresponding to I6-I9 January, 1984,
Aware of the role which the Organization of the Islamic Conference is called upon to play through the General Secretariat and the Subsidiary Organs at both Islamic and international levels, with a view to consolidate Islamic solidarity and cooperation, and defending Islamic causes;
Recognizing the efforts exerted by the General Secretariat and the Subsidiary Organs in the various fields within the framework assigned to them by the Islamic Conference.
Noting the considerable increase in the activities of the Organization which requires urgent reinforcement of the General Secretariat and the Subsidiary Organs in order to fulfill the numerous varied tasks assigned to them;
Noting with concern the ever increasing arrears of contributions resulting in acute financial difficulties for the General Secretariat and the Subsidiary Organs due to delay and non-payment of contributions by Member States;
1. Requests the Member States to pay regularly and promptly their contributions to the budgets of the General Secretariat and of its Subsidiary Organs to enable them to carry out their activities effectively.
2. Urges the concerned Member States to expeditiously settle their arrears of contributions.
3. Urges Member States to sustain their consolidation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its Subsidiary Organs and provide them with moral and material support so that they may fulfil the objectives assigned thereto.