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POLITICAL,
LEGAL AND MINORITIES AND
SEVENTH
ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE
(SESSION OF FRATERNITY AND REVIVAL)
CASABLANCA, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO
11-13
Rajab 1415H
RESOLUTION
NO.1/7-P(IS)
ON THE PALESTINE CAUSE AND THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
RESOLUTION
NO.2 /7-P(IS)
ON THE CITY OF AL-QUDS
AL-SHARIF
RESOLUTION
NO. 3/7-P(IS)
ON THE OCCUPIED SYRIAN GOLAN
RESOLUTION
No.4/7-P(IS)
ON THE OCCUPATION OF LEBANESE TERRITORY BY ISRAEL
RESOLUTION
NO.5 /7-P(IS)
ON AL-QUDS FUND AND ITS WAQF
RESOLUTION
NO.6/7-P(IS)
ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
RESOLUTION
NO. 7/7-P (IS)
ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
RESOLUTION
NO.8/7-P(IS)
ON JAMMU AND KASHMIR DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
NO.9/7-P (IS)
ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA
RESOLUTION
NO.10/7-P(IS)
ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF IRAQ'S AGGRESSION AGAINST KUWAIT AND THE NECESSITY
FOR IRAQ TO IMPLEMENT ALL RELEVANT SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION
NO.11/7-P(IS)
ON THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
RESOLUTION
NO.12/7-P(IS)
ON THE UNITED STATES AGGRESSION AGAINST THE SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S LIBYAN ARAB
JAMAHIRIYA
RESOLUTION
NO.13/7-P(IS)
ON THE CRISIS BETWEEN THE GREAT SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA ON
THE ONE HAND, AND THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM ON THE OTHER
RESOLUTION
NO.14/7-P(IS)
ON THE SITUATION IN CYPRUS
RESOLUTION
NO.15/7-P(IS)
ON THE COMORIAN ISLAND OF MAYOTTE
RESOLUTION
NO.16/7-P(IS)
ON SUPPORT FOR THE EFFORTS OF SUDAN TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL UNITY, PEACE, AND
DEVELOPMENT, AND TO SAFEGUARD ITS IDENTITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE FACE OF
CURRENT CHALLENGES
RESOLUTION
NO.17/7-P(IS)
ON DEVELOPMENTS TAKING PLACE IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL
EUROPE AND OTHER REGIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ROLE OF OIC
RESOLUTION
NO.18/7-P(IS)
ON THE SECURITY AND SOLIDARITY OF ISLAMIC STATES
RESOLUTION
NO.19 /7-P(IS)
ON THE QUESTION OF CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES AMONG ISLAMIC
STATES
RESOLUTION
NO.20/7-P(IS)
ON THE SECURITY OF SMALL STATES
RESOLUTION
NO.21 /7-P(IS)
ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN INTERNATIONAL SITUATION AND STEPS TAKEN FOR GENERAL
AND COMPLETE DISARMAMENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SECURITY OF ISLAMIC STATES
RESOLUTION
NO.22 /7-P(IS)
ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONES IN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE
EAST, SOUTH ASIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA
RESOLUTION
NO.23 /7-P(IS)
ON THE STRENGTHENING OF THE SECURITY OF NON-NUCLEAR WEAPON STATES AGAINST
THE USE OR THREAT OF USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
RESOLUTION
NO.24/7-P(IS)
ON THE REGIONAL ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
RESOLUTION
NO.25 /7-P(IS)
ON THE REGIONAL MILITARY BALANCE
RESOLUTION
NO.26/7-P(IS)
ON SUPPORT FOR COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION AMONG ISLAMIC STATES
RESOLUTION
NO.27/7-P(IS)
ON ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLES OF THE SAHEL
RESOLUTION
NO.28/7-P(IS)
ON THE CRITICAL ECONOMIC SITUATION IN AFRICA
RESOLUTION
NO.29/7-P(IS)
ON THE REPARATIONS FOR COLONIALISM AND THE AFTER EFFECTS OF WAR
RESOLUTION
NO.30/7-P (IS)
ON THE USE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT
RESOLUTION
NO.31/7-P(IS)
ON THE PROBLEM OF DUMPING OF DANGEROUS NUCLEAR AND TOXIC WASTES IN THE
ISLAMIC STATES
RESOLUTION
NO.32/7-P(IS)
ON THE PROBLEM OF REFUGEES IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
RESOLUTION
NO.33/7-P(IS)
ON THE SUPPORT TO NIGER'S EFFORTS FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF NATIONAL UNITY
AND THE ACHIEVEMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS
RESOLUTION
NO.34/7-P(IS)
ON THE REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHERN REGION OF MALI
RESOLUTION
NO.35/7-P(IS)
ON THE GENERAL SITUATION OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND MINORITIES IN NON-OIC
MEMBER STATES.
RESOLUTION
NO.36/7-P(IS)
ON THE QUESTION OF MUSLIMS IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
RESOLUTION
NO.37/7-P(IS)
ON THE IMAGE OF ISLAM IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD
RESOLUTION
NO.38/7-P(IS)
ON THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC COURT OF JUSTICE
RESOLUTION
NO.39/7-P(IS)
ON THE FOLLOW UP OF THE CAIRO DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISLAM
RESOLUTION
NO. 40/7-P(IS)
ON COORDINATION AMONG MEMBER STATES IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS
RESOLUTION
NO.41/7-P(IS)
ON THE STATUS OF SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE OIC.
RESOLUTION
NO.42/7-P(IS)
ON CONVENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE U.N.
TO DEFINE THE MEANING OF TERRORISM AND DISTINGUISH IT FROM PEOPLES' STRUGGLE FOR
NATIONAL LIBERATION.
RESOLUTION
NO. 43/7-P(IS)
ON THE PREPARATION OF A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR COMBATING INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM
RESOLUTION
NO.44/7-P(IS)
ON THE STRENGTHENING OF ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY IN COMBATING HIJACKING
INFORMATION
AFFAIRS RESOLUTION NO. 45/7-P(IS)
ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTERIAL FOLLOW UP COMMITTEE OF THE SECOND ISLAMIC
CONFERENCE OF INFORMATION MINISTERS
RESOLUTION
NO. 46 /7-P(IS)
ON THE INFORMATION PLAN
RESOLUTION
NO.47/7-P(IS)
ON THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC NEWS AGENCY (IINA)
RESOLUTION
NO. 48/7-P(IS)
ON THE ISLAMIC STATES BROADCASTING ORGANIZATION (ISBO)
RESOLUTION
NO. 49/7-P(IS)
ON THE SITUATION OF INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC NEWS AGENCY (IINA) AND ISLAMIC STATES
BROADCASTING ORGANIZATION (ISBO)
ON THE
PALESTINE CAUSE AND THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11-13 Rajab 1415H (13-15 December, 1994);
Having
considered the Report of the Secretary General
on the Cause of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict contained in Document
No. (ICFM/22-94/PAL/D.1);
Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the Charter of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference;
Pursuant to the resolutions of the Islamic Conferences on the Cause of
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict;
Recalling all the resolutions issued by the United Nations General Assembly
and the Security Council, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of African
Unity and the League of Arab States on the situation in the occupied Palestinian
territories including Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the other occupied Arab territories;
Reaffirming that the Palestine Cause is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict,
and that Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories, its
annexation of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and
the Syrian Golan, its continued denial of the inalienable national rights of the
Palestinian people and its disrespect for the human rights of the Palestinians
constitute a flagrant violation of international legitimacy and the principles
of international law as well as the UN Charter and the relevant UN resolutions
and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights;
Reaffirming the UN Security Council Resolution No.681 and the applicability of
the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 relative to the Protection of Civilian
Population in Times of War to the Palestinian People in the occupied Palestinian
territories since 1967, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif;
Recalling resolutions 465, 476 and 478 of the Security Council on the city
of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the Islamic resolutions emphasizing that the Question
of Al-Quds Al-Sharif constitutes the heart of the Palestine Question which is
the prime cause of all Muslims and the core of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, and
that a just and lasting peace will only be achieved with the return of the City
of Al-Quds Al-Sharif to Palestinian sovereignty as capital of the State of
Palestine;
Recalling also resolution 904 (1994) of the Security Council on the massacre
in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Al-Khalil which calls for the provision of
international protection to the Palestinians in the city of Al-Khalil;
Expressing deep concern at Israel's continuing terrorist and repressive
measures and practices, its continued policy of deportation and mass punishment
against Palestinian and Arab citizens in all occupied Palestinian and Arab
territories, and its siege of the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif;
Proceeding
from Islamic and international resolutions
which reaffirm the legitimacy of the struggle waged by the Palestinian people
under the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization, their sole
legitimate representative, for the re-establishment of their sovereignty over
their land, and the exercise of their inalienable national rights;
Condemning the continuous Israeli aggression against Southern Lebanon and
Western Beqa'a and emphasizing that the Israeli policies, practices and
expansionist plans, do not only threaten the Arab states and the peace process
but also threaten the Islamic countries and endanger international peace and
security;
Following
with interest the peace efforts being exerted for
the achievement of a just and comprehensive solution of the Question of
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis of UN Security Council
Resolutions Nos. 242 and 338 and 425 and of the formula of "land for
peace", and the legitimate national and political rights of the Palestinian
people;
1- Reaffirms all the
resolutions of the Islamic Conferences relating to the Palestine Cause and the
Arab-Israeli Conflict.
2- Reaffirms also that
the Palestine cause is the prime cause of all Muslims, and expresses its
solidarity with the Palestine Liberation Organisation in
its just struggle for removing the effects of Israeli occupation and
building the Palestinian national institutions on the land of Palestine, with a
view to fulfilling the inalienable national rights of the Palestinian People,
including their right to return, to self-determination and to the establishment
of their independent State on their national soil, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its
capital;
3-Calls on Member States
to further strengthen their solidarity with the Palestinian people, and support
their just and legitimate struggle for ending Israeli occupation and achieving
all their goals of freedom and independence and to continue supporting the PLO
and to its position in its negotiations in order to affirm the transfer of all
powers and responsibilities, in all fields in the occupied Palesitnian
territories including the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, to the Palestinian National
Authority.
4-Reaffirms that a just
and comprehensive peace in the Middle East region can only be achieved through
complete and unconditional Israeli withdrawal from all the Palestinian and Arab
territories occupied since 1967, including the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the
Syrian Golan and the occupied Lebanese territories.
5-Expresses its support
and backing for the peace process in the Middle East, which is aimed at bringing
about a just and comprehensive solution to the Question of Palestine and the
Arab-Israeli conflict and welcomes the agreements concluded within the
framework of the peace process and believes that the success of the peace
process in the Middle East hinges on the fulfillment of the following principles
and basic factors:
First
It being based on the
resolutions of international legality, including resolutions 242 and 338 and 425
of the Security Council, and the obligation to implement them in accordance with
the Arab and international understanding of these resolutions, which guarantee
full Israeli withdrawal from all the occupied Palestinian territories including
Al-Quds Al-Sharif as well as from the occupied Syrian Golan and the occupied
Labensese territories, and on the basis of the formula "land for
peace"; of the legitimate national and political rights of the Palestinian
people, and of the need to enable them to exercise their right of return in
conformity with the General Assembly resolution 194.
Second
Applicability of Security
Council resolution 242 to all Arab occupied territories including the
Palestinian territories.
Third
The
fact that Al-Quds is the heart of the Palestine Question which, in turn, is the
heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Al-Quds
is an integral part of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 and to it
apply all the provisions applicable to the other occupied territories under the
resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly, and the
necessity of its return to Palestinian sovereignty as capital of the State of
Palestine, as a guarantee for peace and security in the region.
Fourth
Dismantling
the settlements already established in the occupied territories since they are
illegal under the international resolutions including resolution 465 of the
Security Council, and cessation of the settling of Jews in the occupied
Palestinian and Arab territories including Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the Syrian
Golan, combined with the necessity of providing international guarantees to that
effect.
Fifth
The
need to secure international protection for the Palestinian people in the
Occupied Territories, to implement the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949
and the Hague Treaty of 1907, to halt all Israel's
terrorist and repressive practices against the Palestinian people, to
release all Palestinian detainees in the Occupied Territories, to halt the
expropriation and attempted transformation of Islamic and Christian properties
and waqfs, to halt the continuing violations of Islamic and Christian holy
places and to halt the excavations which endanger these shrines.
6.Calls for the support
of the international programme on economic, social and cultural developments in
the occupied Palestinian territories; support the Palestinian National Authority
so as to establish its control and start the process of reconstructioan and
development of the occupied Palestinian territories, including the city of
Al-Quds Al-Sharif.
7.Calls for a more
effective participation of the United Nations in promoting the success of the
peace process in the Middle East, and reaffirms the continued and
constant responsibility of the United Nations vis-a-vis the Palestine Question
until a just and comprehensive solution to all its aspects is achieved securing
an end to occupation and the exercise, by the Palestinian people, of their
inalienable national rights.
8.Draws the attention of
the international public opinion and the Security Council against the gravity of
Israel's behaviour as though it were exempted from abiding by the principles of
international law and exempted from compliance with the norms of international
legality, and urges the international community to compel Israel to
desist from violating the principles of international legitimacy and to
implement the resolutions of the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council
without delay or procrastination.
9.Invites all States of
the world to refrain from having any dealings with the Israeli occupation
authorities which might in any way be interpreted by those authorities, as an
implicit recognition of the "fait accompli" it had imposed by the
declaration of Al-Quds as the capital of Israel and in this context recalls the
UN Security Council Resolutions No. 465,476 and 478 which rule that the Israeli
measures relating to the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif are null and void and affirm
that all the legislative, administrative and settlement measures aiming at
changing the legal status of the Holy City are null and void, have no legal
effects whatsoever and are a violation of international agreements, conventions
and norms.
10.Calls for abiding by
the provisions of the Islamic Boycott against Israel and to consider the
legislation, rules and provisions governing the Boycott "the General
Principles of the Boycott, Islamic law, the Internal Regulations and Sessional
Meetings of the Regional Offices" as part of their own-current national
legislations, and set up the necessary offices and mechanisms to serve that end.
11.Strongly condemns the
aggressive Israeli scheme to partition the Ibrahimi Mosque Enclosure in the
occupied city of Al-Khalil, which aims at seizing and judaizing most of it and
building a Jewish temple on its site and calls on the Member States to
continue their coordination and intensive efforts in the various international
fora to prevent the implementation of this scheme and preserve the Ibrahimi
Enclosure as a mosque solely for Muslims as it has been through the ages and warns
that any slackness in these efforts, would encourage Israel to undermine the
Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and other Islamic and Christian shrines, which would
affect the peace process and also invites them to endeavour to renovate the old
town in Al-Khalil and preserve the heritage and culture of this ancient city as
well as settle Palestinian families therein in order to face Jewish settlement
in the city.
12.Calls on the
international community to work for the return of the international observers to
the city of Al-Khalil in accordance with the Security Council
resolution No. 904, and to oblige Israel to allow them to carry out their
tasks.
13.Strongly condemns the
Israeli repressive measures and practices against the Palestinian citizens and also
strongly condemns Israel's expansionist settlement policy and regards all
settlements established or to be established by Israel in Al-Quds Al-Sharif and
in all other parts of the occupied Palestinian territory and the Syrian Golan as
null and void in accordance with international legitimacy and appeals to all
States to refrain from taking any steps that might facilitate the process of
settlement in the Occupied Territories; invites the Member States to
request the UN Security Council to form an international committee to supervise
and monitor the prevention of the settlement process in the occupied Palestinian
and Arab territories.
14.Invites Member States
to work within the framework of the United Nations and at the international
institutions and fora for compelling Israel to release the detainees, bring back
the deportees, put an end to the method of collective punishment, and desist
from any works that would endanger life and the environment in the occupied
Palestinian and Arab territories.
15.Strongly condemns
Israel's continuing occupation of Southern Lebanon and the Western Biqa'h
region, its arbitrary practices and military acts of aggression against the
Lebanese citizens and against the Palestinian refugees in their camps in
Lebanon, and calls upon the UN Security Council to put an
immediate end to these acts of aggression and demands Israel's immediate,
total and unconditional withdrawal from the Lebanese territory; and affirms
its eagerness to maintain the independence, sovereignty and territorial
integrity of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders and stresses
the necessity of implementing the UN Security Council resolutions concerning
Lebanon and in particular Resolution No.425 (1978) and expresses its
appreciation for the achievements of the Supreme Tripartite Arab Committee; also
calls on the international community to contribute to the International
Fund for the Reconstruction of Lebanon.
16.Strongly condemns the
policy of Israel in refusing to comply with Security Council resolution 497
(1981), and in imposing its jurisdiction, its laws and its administration on the
occupied Syrian Golan, as well as Israel's policies of annexation, establishment
of settlements, expropriation of lands, diversion of water resources and
imposition of Israeli nationality on Syrian citizens and considers that
all those measures are null and void, and constitute a violation of the rules
and principles of international law, relating to occupation and war and
particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and demands the complete
withdrawal of Israel from the entire occupied Syrian Golan.
17.Calls on the
international community and the Security Council to compel Israel to comply with
U.N. Resolutions, particularly Security Council Resolution 487(1981), to accede
to the treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, to implement the
resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) calling for the
subjection of all Israeli Atomic facilities to the IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards
System, to obtain Israel's renunciation of nuclear armament, and to submit a
full report on its stockpile of nuclear weapons and materials to the Security
Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency as those steps are essential
for the establishment of a zone free from weapons of mass destruction, and
primarily nuclear weapons in the Middle East region, and fundamental factor for
the establishment of a just and comprehensive peace in the region.
18.Calls on the Member
States to coordinate their positions at all international fora in order to
preserve the principled position of the Organiztion of the Islamic Conference on
all the resolutions on the issue of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
19.Commends the efforts
deployed by Al-Quds Committee, under the Chairmanship of His Majesty King Hassan
II of Morocco.
20.Calls upon the Member
States to request the UN Secretary General to entrust the Reconciliation
Committee, in cooperation with UNRWA and the States concerned, with the
preparation of a comprehensive census of Palestinian refugees and their
properties as well as formulate a comprehensive conception for solving their
problem in accordance with the UN resolution 194.
21.Expresses its
appreciation to the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the
Organization of African Unity, the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of
the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and to all peoples and
peace-loving forces for their support of the Palestine Question in the
international fora, and their backing of the struggle and blessed Intifada of
the Palestinian people and calls on them to continue that support and
assistance by all available means.
22.Requests the
Secretary General to take necessary measures for continuing and strengthening
contacts and coordination on the Question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli
Conflict between the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the League of
Arab States, the Organization of African Unity, the Non-Aligned Movement, the
European Union, and the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies.
23.Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and to
submit a report thereon to the next Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Having considered the Report of
the Secretary General on the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, contained in Document
No. (ICFM/22-94/PAL/D.2);
Proceeding from the principles
and objectives of the Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference;
Pursuant to the Islamic
resolutions which reaffirm that the issue of Al-Quds Al-Sharif forms the core of
the Palestinian issue which is the foremost Islamic cause, and core of the
Arab-Israeli conflict, and that no comprehensive and just peace can be achieved
without the return of Al-Quds Al-Sharif to the Palestinian sovereignty, as the
capital of the State of Palestine;
Recalling the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly and Security
Council, in particular resolutions 465, 476 and 478 on the city of Al-Quds which
consider as null and void the Israeli Law annexing Al-Quds claiming it as the
unified capital of Israeli;
Expressing its deep concern at the escalation of Israel's acts of aggression
on the Holy Places in the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and also over the
deteriorating situation of the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and all Islamic and
Christian Holy Places, in particular the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the
Rock;
Expressing its full solidarity with the just and legitimate struggle of the
Palestinian people under the leadership of the PLO, so as to enable it to face
up to the forthcoming stage and ensure the transfer of all authorities in the
occupied Palestinian territories to the Palestinian national authority, and
establish its authority on all the occupied Palestinian territories, including
the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif.
Reiterating Security Council's Resolution No. 681 which provides for the
applicability of all the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention concerning
the protection of civilians in times of war to the Palestinian people in the
occupied Arab territories, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif;
Following attentively the continued
peace efforts for the achievement of a just and comprehensive settlement to the
issue of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict on the basis
of Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 and the legitimate national and
political rights of the Palestinian people;
Commending the constant efforts made by the Committee of Al-Quds under the
Chairmanship of His Majesty King Hassan II, King of the Kingdom of Morocco.
1. Reaffirms all the
resolutions issued by the relevant Islamic Conferences including those adopted
by the Third Islamic Summit Conference on Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the
recommendations of Al-Quds Committe at its former sessions.
2. Invites the Member
States to continue extending their support to the Palestine Liberation
Organisation and to back up its stands at forthcoming negotiations for the
benefit of the transfer of all authority and responsibilities in the occupied
Palestinian territories to the Palestinian National Authority including the City
of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and to ensure its return to Palestinian sovereignty.
3. Asserts that just and
comprehensive peace in the Middle East will not be realized unless Israel
withdraws from all the occupied Palestinian and Arab Territories, at the
forefront of which is the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, being part of the
Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 and whatever is applicable to all the
occupied territories applies to that city also, in accordance with the relevant
resolutions of the UN Security Council and General Assembly and underlines
the need for the City to return to Palestinian sovereignty, as the capital for
the State of Palestine, as a guarantee for peace and security in the region.
4. Invites all States to
refrain from having any dealings with the Israeli occupation authorities which
might be interpreted in any way by those authorities as an implicit recognition
of the "fait accompli" imposed by the proclamation of Al-Quds as the
capital of Israel and reaffirms that all legislative, administrative and
settlements' procedures and measures aiming at altering the legal status of the
Holy City are null and void and constitute a violation of international
agreements, conventions and norms, as proclaimed by international legitimacy
resolutions which include the UN Security Council resolutions No. 465, 476 and
478 (1980) as well as those of the UN General Assembly, all of which invalidate
the Israeli procedures in question.
5. Invites the Member
States to face up to the serious developments ensuing from the continued Israeli
expansionist policy in Al-Quds Al-Sharif, to confront it with all possible
means, to provide material resources for the preservation of the Islamic
Shrines, and to support the steadfastness of its citizens so as to prevent
Israel from carrying out its schemes which seek to annex the city of Al-Quds and
wipe out its Arabo-Islamic character.
6. Invites the
international community, and in particular the two co-sponsors of the Peace
Conference, to oblige Israel not to effect any geographical or demographical
alteration in the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif during the transitional period,
which might affect the outcome of the negotiations on the final status of the
City.
7. Emphasizes the need
for the dismantling of the existing settlements in the Occupied Territories, and
the reversal of the Jewish settlement movement, particularly in the city of
Al-Quds Al-Sharif, together with the provision of international guarantees to
ensure the above.
8. Calls upon all States
to adhere to Security Council Resolution No. 478 (1980) which invites the member
States to uphold the provisions of the said resolution and refrain from
transferring their diplomatic missions to the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif.
9. Asserts the
commitment of Member States to pursue and coordinate their action with regional
and international organisations for the implementation of the international
resolutions adopted by United Nations and its specialized agencies, in
particular UNESCO, to stop the hostile measures and aggressive practices and the
excavation work in the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and to safeguard its cultural
and historical heritage.
10. Reaffirms the
resolutions of earlier Islamic Conferences which call for the extension of
support to the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the consolidation of the
steadfastness of its citizens, through the implementation of the following
activities:
(a) Invites all Islamic States
that have not, as yet, signed the twinning of their capitals with the City of
Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the capital of the State of Palestine to take early action to
this effect and to sponsor projects
inside the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif in support of it and of its steadfast
citizens.
(b) Issuing of the postage
stamp of Al-Quds.
(c) Organizing Charity fairs in
favour of Al-Quds Fund of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.
(d) Sustained coordination on
the topic of Al-Quds Al-Sharif with all international and regional fora and
organizations and holding two international symposia on Al-Quds in coordination
with these international and regional organisations.
(e) Sustained coordination with
the non- Governmental organisations and holding a symposium on Al-Quds
Al-Sharif, jointly with them.
(f) Extending support to
educational institutions in Al-Quds Al-Sharif, both schools and universities,
and enabling them to fulfill their mission against the judaization of the Holy
City.
(g) Extending financial support
for the restoration of historical buildings and derelict houses in Al-Quds
Al-Sharif, and for the construction of houses for Arab citizens so as to bolster
their steadfast resistance and thwart the plans for the judaization of the city
of Al-Quds Al-Sharif.
11. Condemns
the Israeli occupation authorities persistence in confiscating new land,
closing thousands of acres in and around Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and establishing
colonial projects on the usurped property, with the purpose of cutting off the
Arab city of Al-Quds from the rest of the occupied Palestinian territories,
which forms a violation of international law as well as of the resolutions of
the UN General Assembly and Security Council, and of the Fourth Geneva
Convention of 1949.
12. Strongly condemns
the Israeli Supreme Court's decision, issued on 23 September 1993, claiming the
Blessed Mosque of Al-Aqsa as part of the territory of the State of Israel, and
considers it as an organised action aimed at opening the way for the Zionist
extremist gangs to continue their violations against the sanctity of the Blessed
Mosque of Al-Aqsa, to establish their presence in its precincts, and to continue
looting the religious, historical and cultural relics in Al-Quds and the
Occupied Territories.
13. Hails the appeal
made by H.R.H. Prince Salman Bin
Abdulaziz, Emir of the Riyadh Province and Chairman of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia People's Committee in support of the Palestinian freedom fighters, under
the noble directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd Bin
Abdulaziz, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to launch the campaign for
'the salvation of the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif', and donate its proceeds to
meet expenditure for the reconstruction of the Islamic Shrines in Al-Quds and
their salvation from the threat of disappearance, especially the blessed Mosque
of Al-Aqsa, the Honored Dome of the Rock, and the Mosque of Omar Bin Al-Khattab,
as a consequence of the Israeli practices and
Expresses its profound thanks and appreciation to the Government
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its consistent and attentive interest in the
cause of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the Islamic Shrines there and Urges the
Member States to organize similar campaigns.
14. Entrusts the
Secretary General with the task of following up the implementation of this
resolution and to submitting a report thereon to the next Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers.
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Reservation of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan attached.
Annex I:
RES.No.2/7-P(IS)
RESERVATION
BY THE
KINGDOM OF
JORDAN ON
The delegation of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan reserved its position on this resolution because it failed to
note the historical remarkable role of Jordan both in the past and at present in
respect of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and Islamic holy places in Al-Quds. The delegation
of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan insisted that the following operative
paragraph should be inserted after paragraph 12 of this resolution:
"Pays tribute to the
continuous efforts of the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in
maintaining custody of the Islamic holy places in Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the
preservation of their identity and protecting them against tampering and schemes
to judaise them.
"Further pays tribute to
the role of His Majesty King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through
personal attention to the holy places in Al-Quds and the preservation and
maintenance of its Islamic heritage, the latest of which was the third Hashemite
restoration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the honoured Dome of the Rock."
ON THE
OCCUPIED SYRIAN GOLAN
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Having
considered the item titled "The Occupied Syrian Golan"
and Israel's decision of 14 December 1981 to impose its laws, jurisdiction and
administration on the Occupied Syrian Golan;
Having
reviewed the repressive measures to which the
Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan are being subjected and Israel's
continued attempts to force them to accept Israeli identity;
Recalling
the relevant
resolutions of previous Islamic Conferences, the latest being Resolution 4/6-P
(IS) of the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference in Dakar and Resolution 4/21-P of
the Twenty-first Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in Karachi;
Recalling also Security Council Resolution 497 (1981) and the relevant UN
General Assembly Resolutions, the latest of which is resolution 48/59-B issued
on 14 December 1993;
Observing that Israel, in contravention of Article 25 of the United Nations
Charter, has refused to accept and implement the numerous relevant resolutions
adopted by the Security Council, in particular resolution 497 (1981);
Deeply
concerned at the fact that Israel has not
withdrawn from the occupied Syrian Golan which it occupies since 1967 contrary
to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council;
Noting with
satisfaction the convening of the Madrid Peace
Conference on the basis of Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338
(1973), and the principle "Land for Peace";
1. Lauds the
steadfastness of the Syrian Arab citizens in the Golan against occupation and
their valiant resistance to Israel's repressive measures and against the
desperate attempts to weaken their attachment to their land and to their Syrian
Arab identity.
2. Strongly condemns
Israel for its non-compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 497 (1981).
3. Reaffirms that
Israel's decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the
Occupied Syrian Golan is illegal,
null and void and has no legal validity whatsoever and that it
constitutes a flagrant violation of the OIC Charter and relevant resolutions,
the UN Charter and relevant resolutions, and the principles of International Law
in particular, the inadmissibility of acquisition of territory by force.
4. Declares that the
Knesset decision of 11 November 1991 sanctioning the annexation of the occupied
Syrian Golan is null and void, has no legal effect, and constitutes a flagrant
violation of Security Council resolution 497 (1981).
5. Strongly condemns
Israel for its persistence in changing the legal status, demographic composition
and institutional structure of the Occupied Syrian Golan, and for its policy and
practices of confiscating lands, appropriating water resources, establishing
settlements and transferring settlers and immigrants thereto and of imposing an
economic boycott of the agricultural products of the local population and
prohibiting their exportation.
6. Strongly condemns
Israel's attempts to impose Israeli nationality and identity cards on the Syrian
Arab citizens, as these measures constitute a flagrant violation of the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and
the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly and other international
bodies.
7. Reaffirms the
applicability of the 1949 Geneva Convention relative to the protection of
civilian population in time of war to the occupied Syrian Golan.
8. Calls upon all states
to halt the flow of any military, economic, financial, technological and human
assistance to Israel which extend the Israeli occupation of the Arab territories
and encourage Israel to pursue its expansionist policy against the Arab
countries.
9. Reaffirms that the
continued occupation by Israel of the Syrian Golan since 1967 and its annexation
on 14 December 1981 following Israel's decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction
and administration over these territories constitute a constant threat to peace
and security in the region.
10. Strongly reaffirms
its call that Israel, the occupying authority, at once repeals its illegal
decision adopted on 14 December 1981 to impose its laws, jurisdiction and
administration over the Syrian Golan and which was behind the actual annexation
of these territories.
11. Calls upon Israel to
fully withdraw from all the occupied Syrian Golan to the lines of the Fourth of
June 1967.
12. Invites the
international community to prompt and compel Israel to a total withdrawal from
the occupied Syrian Golan and the other occupied Arab territories in order to
achieve a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region.
13. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution, and to
submit a report thereon to the next Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Proceeding from the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights;
Referring to the Charter of the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference and all resolutions adopted by previous
Conferences;
Considering that Israel has
occupied and continues to occupy territories in Southern Lebanon and the
Lebanese Western Bikaa', thereby violating the sovereignty and independence of
Lebanon as well as international resolutions;
Considering that Israeli
authorities in the occupied territories detain innocent citizens and subject
them to the most hideous forms of torture in flagrant violation of the
provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949;
Considering that Israel has
proceeded to besiege Lebanese villages and annex parts of them, thus preventing
the civilian population from having access to their property and harvesting
their crop, in violation of basic human rights.
Considering that Israel carries
out artillery attacks against the peaceful civilian population in Southern
Lebanon and the Western Bikaa' in violation of the rules of international law.
1. Condemns Israel for its
continued occupation and annexation of part of Southern Lebanon and the Lebanese
Western Bikaa', and presses the United Nations and its different agencies to
compel Israel to implement Security Council resolutions, in particular
Resolution 425 (1978) which demands the immediate and unconditional withdrawal
of Israeli forces from occupied Lebanese territory beyond the internationally
recognized Lebanese borders, and the respect of the independence, sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Lebanon.
2. Strongly condemns all
inhuman practices of Israeli forces in the occupied Lebanese territories and the
use of coercion, terrorism, repression and collective punishment against the
civilian population and the detention of Lebanese citizens in Israeli prisons
and in those of its puppet forces and also calls on the U.N. Security Council
and the U.N. Secretary General to step up their efforts to release Lebanese
detainees in these prisons, shed light on the fate of missing persons and secure
the handing over of the bodies of martyrs.
3. Pays tribute to the heroic
Lebanese people for their unrelenting struggle against
Israeli occupation, and calls on the international community to put
pressure on Israel to bring to end its aggression against innocent civilians and
their displacement from their villages and lands in the occupied part of the
Lebanese territory.
4. Requests
the U.N. Security Council to adopt the necessary resolution on the
compensation of damages resulting from Israel's shelling of the innocent
civilian population in Southern Lebanon and the Lebanese Western Bikaa', and set
up an international mechanism to compel it to pay this compensation.
5. Calls on the international
community to speed up the establishment of the International Fund for the
Reconstruction of Lebanon, decided by the Arab Summit in Baghdad, and calls on
those States in a position to do so to contribute generously to it, and increase
their assistance to Lebanon to help strengthen its economy and consolidate the
political gain achieved by the Lebanese Government.
6. Requests the Secretary
General to follow-up the implementation of this resolution and submit a report
thereon to the next Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca,
Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Having considered the Report of
the Secretary General on Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf contained in Document No.
(ICFM/22-94/PAL/D.3);
Proceeding from the principles
and objectives of the Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference;
Referring to all the Islamic
Resolutions adopted on Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf;
Reaffirming the principles of
consolidating Islamic solidarity with the Palestinian people and their
legitimate struggle;
Paying tribute to Member States
that regularly fulfil their obligations and make donations to Al-Quds Fund and
its Waqf;
Appreciating the significance
of the vital role played by Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf in supporting the struggle
and Jihad of the Palestinian people within the occupied Palestinian territories,
and particularly the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif;
Noting with great concern
Israel's continued pursuit of its aggressive, expansionist and settlement
policy;
Commending the positive role
played by the Governing Board of Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf in quest of financial
resources to promote the Fund and its Waqf;
Expressing its concern over the
continuing critical financial situation of the Fund, which prevents it from
reaching the targets it has set itself.
1. Reaffirms all previous
relevant resolutions adopted by successive Islamic Conferences.
2. Reiterates all
recommendations and resolutions of the earlier meetings of the Governing Board
of Al-Quds Fund.
3. Calls upon Member States to
honour their commitment to cover the approved budgets for Al-Quds Fund and its
Waqf amounting to a hundred million U.S. Dollars each and urges Member States to
take steps towards paying their contributions and appeals to those which have
not pledged donations to Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf to do so.
4. Expresses its profound
thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and to the
Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the continued support to Al-Quds
Fund, which falls within the framework of their consistent solicitude
towards the foremost cause of the Islamic Ummah, namely that of Al-Quds
Al-Sharif and Palestine; further hails the annual appeal addressed by H.R.H.
Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Emir of the Province of Riyadh and Chairman of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Supreme Committee for the welfare of the Palestinian
freedom fighters, to the citizens and residents to make donations for the
benefit of Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf and Calls upon Member States to continue
their donations campaign in favour of Al-Quds Fund and its Waqf, together with
the directives given to the public and other media to conduct a special campaign
for this purpose.
5. Urges Member States to
encourage the organisation at local and Islamic levels of festivals, exhibitions
and charity bazars, whose proceeds would enhance the resources of the Fund.
6. Calls upon Member States to
continue their support to the Palestine Liberation Organisation, especially at
this decisive stage, for the establishment of Palestinian authority over all
occupied Palestinian territories including Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and to extend all
forms of support to the Palestinian people so that they may build up their
institutions and national economy.
7. Requests the Secretary
General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and report thereon to
the next Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H, (13-15
December, 1994),
Proceeding from the principles
and objectives of the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
which emphasize the commitment of Islamic Ummah to the consolidation of
international peace and security;
Bearing in mind the obligation
of all States to act in conformity with the principles and purposes of the
United Nations Charter;
Reaffirming particularly the
obligation of all States to refrain from the threat or use of force in their
international relations;
Reaffirming its commitment to
the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the
Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and rejecting any attempt to violate or erode
them;
Reaffirming all OIC Resolutions
and Declarations relating to the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Recalling all relevant
resolutions adopted by the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly regarding
Bosnia-Herzegovina, in particular General Assembly resolutions 46/242, 47/121,
48/88 and 49/10 as well as those adopted by the United Nations Commission on
Human Rights;
Expressing, in the strongest
terms, its indignation with and condemnation of the recent vicious attack on the
Bihac safe area and the merciless targeting of its civilian population by the
Serbs;
Deeply concerned by
the lack of effective measures by the UNPROFOR Command to deter attacks
against the Bihac safe area and the flagrant violations of the internationally
recognized borders between the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Republic
of Croatia by the Croatian Serbs;
Deploring vigorously, the
continued non-compliance by Serbia and Montenegro and by the Serbs with relevant
international resolutions;
Affirming the necessity of
ensuring full compliance by the Serbs with all relevant Security Council
resolutions;
Reaffirming the principle of
inadmissibility of acquisition of territory by the use of force;
Convinced that the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina has the inherent right of individual or collective
self-defence, recognized in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations and
reiterating that the maintenance of the defacto arms embargo on the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina is unjust, illegal and a major factor impeding the use of the
right of self-defence;
Stressing that the situation in
Bosnia-Herzegovina warrants the implementation of decisive measures in
conformity with the provisions of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, in
particular Article 42;
Having considered the grave
situation arising from the rejection, by the Serbian side, of the peace plan
proposed by the 5 Nation Contact Group (France, Germany, Russian Federation,
United Kingdom, and the United States);
Expressing its full support to
the principled, courageous and conciliatory position, taken in the spirit of
peace, of the Bosnian Government, especially its acceptance of the 5 Nation
Peace Plan, which imposed the difficult burden of internal border delineation;
Concerned at the erosion of
commitments undertaken by the 5 Nation Contact Group subsequent to numerous and
painful concessions made by the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina with respect to the 5 Nation Contact Group proposal and strongly
encouraging the 5 Nation Contact Group to stand by its commitments and fulfill
them;
Noting with consternation the
adoption of Security Council Resolution 943 (1994) regarding the easing of
sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and
considering this as unjustified, untimely and not conducive to efforts for
promoting a just peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina;
Reiterating its strong conviction that the establishment of an action oriented
relationship and coordination between the OIC Contact Group and the 5 Nation
Contact Group may facilitate the achievement of a just and durable peace;
Urging the Security Council to undertake effective and resolute measures
to ensure Serbian compliance with its relevant resolutions and to institute new
and rigorous measures against the Serbian side in view of its rejection of the
peace plan;
Condemning denial of human, civil and national rights of Albanians in Kosova;
Further
condemning human rights violations against
non-Serbs in the Sanjak and Vojvodina and reaffirming the national rights
of Muslims of the Sanjak;
Noting with serious concern the aggravating humanitarian situation on the
territory under the control of the legal authorities due to severely reduced
capacities of industry and agriculture as well as the difficulties of the firms
of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina operating abroad;
Reaffirming
and Endorsing the Declaration of 29 September, 1994
of the Ministerial Meeting of the OIC Contact Group held at the United Nations
in New York, and the Declaration of the Enlarged Meeting of Foreign Ministers of
the OIC Contact Group, held in Geneva, 6 December 1994;
Calling for the speedy implementation of UN General Assembly Resolution
No. 49/10 of November 2, 1994;
Having
considered the report of the Secretary-General
on the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Document No. ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.1);
1. Strongly condemns the
continuing Serbian aggression against the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and
Serb non-compliance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council as
well as the Serb rejection of the Five-Nation Peace Plan.
2. Rejects strongly any
suggestion to permit or legalize a confederal relationship between the Bosnian
Serbs and Serbia and Montenegro, as this would violate and undermine the
territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
3. Reiterates its call
on the Five Nation Contact Group for an action oriented relationship with the
OIC Contact Group on Bosnia-Herzegovina that should give a fair and balanced
consideration of the views, concerns and interests of the Governments of the
Republic and the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
4. Strongly urges that
the following measures should be taken to prevent any further deterioration of
the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina:
(a) Urgent, adequate and effective deployment of international
monitors/forces on the borders of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the
Republic of Croatia with Serbia and Montenegro with a view to interdicting the
delivery of military supplies and assistance to the Serbs from Serbia and
Montenegro.
(b) Immediate recognition by Serbia and Montenegro of the
internationally recognized borders of the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Croatia and other States in the region.
(c) Suspension of the implementation of Security Council
Resolution 943(1994) and ensuring vigorous enforcement of the sanctions against
Serbia and Montenegro.
(d) The strengthening of UNPROFOR by augmenting the number of its
troops to the requested level of 35,000, in particular through troops pledged by
OIC member states, as well as reinforcing it with heavy artillery and other
means necessary to defend the territorial integrity and civilian population of
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
(e) Expansion where necessary and implementation of UNPROFOR
mandate so as to enable it to provide effective protection and to deter attacks
against the "Safe Areas"; enforce the "weapon exclusion
zones" and provide security to humanitarian convoys as well as unimpeded
movement on the "Blue routes".
(f) Enhancing the participation of the OIC troop contributors
within UNPROFOR command, as well as in the political decision making process.
(g) Measures and pressure in Bosnia-Hergovina should continue to
be directed against the Bosnian Serbs, who continue to reject the Peace Plan.
The Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina should not be equated with the Bosnian
Serbs, the aggressor party.
(h) The Safe Areas must be protected and expanded to cover all
the territories allocated in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (within a
sovereign and territorially integrated Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina) under
the proposed Five Nation Contact Group peace plan.
(i) The establishment of effective UNPROFOR presence in Serb
occupied areas, particularly in Banja Luka, and Bijeljina with the mandate to
deter crimes against civilians.
(j) Simplifying and streamlining of procedures to enable NATO to
provide effective and immediate military support to UNPROFOR and the Bosnian
population, including increased air strikes to deter and reverse Serb
aggression.
(k) Demilitarization of Sarajevo and its 10 opstinas, including
the elimination of both external and internal confrontation lines as well as
adoption of appropriate measures to facilitate the return of refugees.
(l) The status of Sarajevo as the undivided and united capital of
the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina should be reaffirmed.
5. Demands that the
Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be provided with all
necessary means for self defense to exercise individually or collectively its
inherent right recognized by Article 51 of the UN Charter.
6. Expresses its
readiness to cooperate with all UN member states who exhibit a willingness on
their own initiative to provide the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the
means for self defense;
7. Reiterates that
Security Council Resolution 713 paragraph (6) does not legally and cannot
morally apply to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and indicates its
commitment to act accordingly and that in order to make the resolution
applicable to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, it should be specifically
presented to the Security Council for a fresh vote with that objective.
8. Renews its call for
establishing close action oriented relationship between the OIC Contact Group
and the Five Nation Contact Group, and in this context, calls for an urgent
Ministerial Meeting between the Five Nation Contact Group and the OIC Contact
Group to consider ways and means to deal with the deteriorating situation in
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
9. Expresses
satisfaction for the efforts undertaken by the OIC Contact Group and recommends
that the Contact Group continues to take all necessary action including possible
visits to various capitals when and where appropriate in order to mobilize
resolute action by the international community.
10. Recommends that the
Chairman, in cooperation with the Secretary General and in consultation with
Member States establish contacts with the Permanent Members of the Security
Council, the United Nations and the European Union in respect of the situation
in Bosnia- Herzegovina.
11. Welcomes the call of
the President of Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina for unilateral response by
members of the international community in the event that the compromise proposal
is not effected by members of the Five-Nation Contact Group and regards in the
same vein the call made by the General Assembly to the Security Council to give
due consideration to exempting the Governments of the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina from the embargo on deliveries of weapons and military
equipment originally imposed by the Security Council.
12. Decides to request
the expeditious convening of a Special Session of the UN General Assembly on
Bosnia-Herzegovina in case the Security Council continues to be unable to deal
effectively with the Serbian aggression against the Republic of
Bosnia-Herzegovina.
13. Condemns the
tendency on the part of some to appease the Serbian aggressor and reminds the
international community, particularly the major powers of the imperative need
for establishing peace with justice in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
14. Regrets the direct
material and diplomatic support offered to the Serbian aggressors, and the
recent veto within the UN Security Council of a resolution designed to cut off
fuel supplies for the forces attacking and besieging Bihac.
15. Expresses its
opposition to the lifting of sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro (the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), as well as any easing of sanctions until such
time that the Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia):
(a) Recognizes the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina within its internationally recognized borders;
(b) Accepts the placement of
United Nations Forces on the borders for effective monitoring;
(c) Implementation of the Five
Nation Contact Group Peace Plan including full withdrawal from all occupied
territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
16. Calls upon those
states who have not yet done so to sever all economic and commercial ties with
Serbia and Montenegro.
17. Urges the
Governments and financial institutions as well as humanitarian organizations to
extend direct or indirect financial and humanitarian assistance to the
Government of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina aimed at alleviating the
humanitarian crisis, rehabilitating the basic economic activities for the
survival of population as well as assisting the firms operating abroad and also
encourages assistance to be extended to the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
18. Demands that the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) be granted free access to all
detention camps established by Serbs in Serbia and Montenegro and in
Bosnia-Herzegovina and to all persons imprisoned in these camps and urges the
Serbian authorities to provide to
the ICRC all information related to the prisoners without further delay.
19. Warns once again the
Serb and Montenegren authorities as well as all persons who commit or order the
commission of breaches of international humanitarian law in the Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina that they are individually responsible in respect of such
breaches and will be punished for war crimes in accordance with the Geneva
Conventions and requests in this context the International Tribunal
established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 829 to expeditiously try and
punish those responsible for the perpetration of crimes against humanity in the
former Yugoslavia.
20. Reiterates its
strong support to the International War Crime Tribunal and expresses its
willingness to provide financial support to it both multilaterally (within UN)
and bilaterally.
21. Appeals to the
international community to mobilize resources for the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in coordination and
cooperation with the Agency for Reconstruction and Development (AICRED) and
emphasizes the need to aid the efforts of the Special Coordinator for Sarajevo
in conjunction with Security Council Resolution 900.
22. Renews its
commitment to assist in the rebuilding of the economic infrastructure of
Bosnia-Herzegovina, to provide financial support for the procurement of the
requirements of the Bosnian government, as well as assist Bosnian firms
operating abroad.
23. Commends the work of
the OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina at the United Nations, New York
and requests it to continue its work.
24. Requests the OIC
Contact Group and troop contributing states to establish urgently a working
group in New York to evaluate current and future contributions to the United
Nations mandated forces including:
(a) to provide further
contribution of both troops and resources;
(b) to ensure the
strengthening, if necessary, and implementation of the UNPROFOR mandate;
(c) to investigate past shortcomings and failures;
(d) to coordinate with other
willing states, as well as with the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, on matters of logistics, communications and financing, if some
states decide to withdraw their personnel from the UNPROFOR;
(e) to consider alternatives in
assisting the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina through
UNPROFOR, or other means consistent with Article 51 of the UN Charter;
25. Approves the
establishment of a Special OIC-IDB Programme of Assistance for
Bosnia-Herzegovina, as recommended by the Secretary-General and keeping in view
the national mechanisms that already exist in some Member States for mobilizing
financial support, and requests him to take necessary steps in this regard.
26. Requests the
Chairman of the Twenty-second Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers and
Secretary-General to follow-up the implementation of this resolution and to
submit a report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON THE
SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the Charter of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference and resolutions of the Islamic
Conferences, which emphasize the common goals and destiny of the peoples of the
Islamic Ummah;
Affirming
anew the right of all peoples to decide
the form of government they wish to have and to choose their own political,
economic and social systems, free from all forms of foreign intervention,
coercion or pressure;
Recalling the principled stand adopted by the Islamic Conference in its
resolutions on Afghanistan since January 1980;
Reiterating its commitment to the promotion of peace and stability in
Afghanistan and to the safeguarding of the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of this country;
Recalling all relevant U.N. General Assembly resolutions particularly
Resolution No.48/208 on the emergency international assistance for the
reconstruction of war stricken Afghanistan adopted by the 48th Session of the
General Assembly;
Noting
the establishment of the Islamic State in Afghanistan and
successful conclusion of the Afghan Jihad;
Recalling the Afghan Peace Accord signed in Islamabad and ratified at Makkah
Al-Mukarramah on 18 Ramadan, 1412H (11 March 1993) as well as in Tehran;
Noting with serious concern that since the adoption of Resolution 8/21-P
by the Twenty-First Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, the Afghan parties
have not been able, so far, to evolve a national consensus as a consequence of
which the political crisis has deepened leading to the escalation of armed
conflict;
Expressing
its grave concern over the outbreak of armed
hostilities among various Afghan factions and parties;
Seriously
concerned over the tragic humanitarian
dimensions of this conflict which has caused immense loss of life, wide spread
destruction, deprivation and famine in various parts of Afghanistan as well as
large scale exodus of refugees and displacement of population within
Afghanistan;
Underlining the importance of providing humanitarian, rehabilitation and
reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan and the urgent need to take
international actions in this regard;
Welcoming the convening of Proximity Talks between Afghan groups during the
Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers in
Islamabad and in Tehran, under the auspices of the OIC, and noting with
appreciation the report of the Secretary General on this issue;
1. Takes note of the
report of the Secretary General on the situation in Afghanistan (Document
ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.2/Rev.1).
2. Expresses its deep
concern over the fratricidal conflict in Afghanistan and appeals to the Afghan
leadership to spare no effort to bring the hostilities to an immediate end.
3. Emphasizes the urgent
need for a political consensus among the Afghan parties.
4. Affirms the need for
the launching of a credible intra-Afghan process for restoring peace and
stability in Afghanistan and for reviving the political, economic, social and
institutional infrastructure of the Afghan society.
5. Emphasizes the need
for promoting national reconciliation and rapprochement among all political
parties and segments of the Afghan society as well as for demobilization of
armed groups and formation of national army and police force.
6. Expresses its
appreciation and support for the initiatives taken by the Secretary General to
promote a credible intra-Afghan peace process.
7. Calls upon the Afghan
parties to extend their full cooperation to the ongoing efforts of the Secretary
General and his Special Representative for promoting peace in Afghanistan.
8. Reaffirms the
decision of the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference that the OIC should have an
active role in the solution of the Afghanistan problem.
9. Calls for full
respect of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and Islamic
character of Afghanistan and non-interference in its internal affairs.
10. Calls upon all
Afghan groups to extend their full cooperation to the Secretary General, with a
view to advancing the progress made in the Proximity Talks and the objectives of
peace and national reconciliation in Afghanistan.
11. Expresses its
appreciation for the continuing efforts of the United Nations to draw the
attention of the international community to the acute economic and political
problems of Afghanistan, and for promoting peace and mobilizing assistance for
rehabilitation and reconstruction and in this regard, encourages the continuing
cooperation between the efforts of the OIC and the UN Special Mission.
12. Notes with satisfaction
all the efforts made by various international organizations particularly the
UNHCR, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in
providing humanitarian assistance to the war victims inside Afghanistan under
most difficult circumstances.
13. Requests the Islamic
Development Bank to evaluate the war damage and destruction in Afghanistan and
to prepare a comprehensive report on requirements for rehabilitation and
reconstruction of the country.
14. Appeals to the
international community in particular Member States to respond to the
humanitarian exigencies of the situation in Afghanistan by extending generous
assistance.
15. Urges Member States
and Islamic financial institutions to provide assistance for the Afghan refugees
in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls
for the speedy and voluntary repatriation and rehabilitation of Afghan refugees.
16. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and to
submit reports thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON JAMMU AND
KASHMIR DISPUTE
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Reaffirming the principles and objectives of the Charter of the Organization
of Islamic Conference which emphasize the common goals and destiny of the
peoples of the Islamic Ummah;
Emphasizing the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and recalling the UN
resolutions relevant to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute which remain
unimplemented;
Recalling that the Simla Agreement signed between the Governments of India
and Pakistan calls for a final settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir issue;
Reaffirming the importance of the universal realization of the right of
peoples to self-determination enshrined in the Charters of the OIC and the
United Nations;
Recalling all its previous resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute;
Expressing concern at the alarming increase in the indiscriminate use of
force and gross violations of human rights committed against innocent Kashmiris;
Recalling the Report of the OIC Fact Finding Mission on the situation in
Kashmir following its visit to Azad Jammu and Kashmir in February 1993, and regretting
that the human rights situation in Indian held Jammu and Kashmir remains grave;
Regretting
also
that the Government of India has not responded favourably so far to the
offer of the Good Offices Mission made by the Twentieth Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers and renewed by the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference;
Further
regretting that the OIC Fact Finding Mission was
not allowed to visit Indian held Jammu and Kashmir;
Noting the establishment of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir at
the United Nations;
1. Takes note of the
Report of the Secretary General on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and endorses
the recommendations contained therein (Document No. ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.3).
2. Calls for a peaceful
settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with the relevant UN
Resolutions and as agreed upon in the Simla Agreement.
3. Condemns the
continuing massive violations of human rights of the Kashmiri people and calls
for the respect of their human rights including the right of self-determination.
4. Calls upon Member
states to take all necessary steps to persuade India to cease forthwith the
massive human rights violations of the Kashmiri people and to enable them to
exercise their inalienable right to self determination as mandated by the
relevant resolutions of the Security Council.
5. Calls upon India to
allow International Human Rights Groups and Humanitarian Organizations to visit
Jammu and Kashmir.
6. Supports the efforts
of the Government of Pakistan to initiate a meaningful bilateral dialogue for
resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and calls upon the Government of India
to respond positively to these efforts.
7. Affirms that a
sustained dialogue is essential to address the core of the problems and to
remove the basic causes of tension between India and Pakistan.
8. Expresses its deep
concern at the prevailing tension that threatens security and peace in the
region.
9. Calls upon India and
Pakistan to redeploy their forces to peace-time locations.
10. Appeals
to the Member States, OIC and Islamic Institutions, such as the Islamic
Solidarity Fund, and philanthropists to mobilize funds and contribute generously
towards providing humanitarian assistance to the Kashmiri people.
11. Requests the
Government of India, in the interest of regional peace and security, to avail
itself of the offer of Good Offices made by the Twentieth Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers and the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference.
12. Requests the
Secretary General to establish contact with the Governments of India and
Pakistan and the true representatives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir with a
view to promoting a just and peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
13. Requests the
Secretary General to take necessary steps for enabling the true representatives
of the Kashmiri people to have their views expressed in OIC and other
international fora.
14. Requests the
Secretary General to send a three member OIC Fact Finding Mission to visit Jammu
and Kashmir as decided by the Twentieth and Twenty-first Islamic Conferences of
Foreign Ministers as well as the Seventh Extra-ordinary session and the Sixth
Islamic Summit Conference, and that the Mission submits a report to him.
15. Requests the
Government of India to allow the OIC Fact-Finding Mission to visit Jammu and
Kashmir.
16. Recommends that
member states continue to coordinate their positions and to take joint action at
the UN General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights and other relevant
international fora to promote respect for the fundamental human rights of the
people of Jammu and Kashmir.
17. Welcomes the
establishment of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir at the United
Nations comprising of Niger, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan and the OIC
Secretary General in accordance with the decision of the Seventh Extraordinary
Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
18. Requests the OIC
Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir to
continue its efforts for promoting the right of self-determination of the
Kashmiri people in accordance with the UN Resolutions and for safeguarding their
fundamental human rights.
19. Decides to consider
the Jammu and Kashmir Dispute at the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers and at the Eighth Islamic Summit Conference.
20. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and to
present reports thereon to the
Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers and the next Islamic
Summit.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13 - 15 December, 1994),
Proceeding from the noble principles and objectives of the Charter of the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference;
Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign
Ministers and resolution No.13/6-P(IS) adopted by the Sixth Islamic Summit
Conference on the situation in Somalia;
Gravely
concerned about the factional fighting and
civil strife which has virtually destroyed
Somalia, caused immense suffering to its people and has serious
implications for the national unity, territorial integrity and political
independence of this Islamic country;
Commending the timely initiative of His Excellency Abdou Diouf, President of
the Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference in
requesting the Security Council to send peace keeping forces to Somalia, in
pursuance of Resolution 13/6-P(IS) of the Sixth Islamic Summit as well as his
proposal to the 47th Session of the UN General Assembly for the convening of an
International Conference for Peace and National Reconciliation in Somalia;
Noting with
satisfaction the intensive efforts made by the
Organization of Islamic Conference to promote peace and national reconciliation
in Somalia, in cooperation with the United Nations, the League of Arab States
and the Organization of African Unity, in the framework of joint approach, which
has produced positive results;
Taking Note of all relevant Security Council Resolutions on Somalia;
Noting also the signing of the Addis Ababa Agreement for Peace and National
Reconciliation in Somalia in March 1993 as well as the results of the informal
consultations between the Somali factions held in Nairobi in March 1994;
Commending the tremendous efforts made by the international community in
providing relief and humanitarian assistance to the victims of war and famine in
Somalia through effective and coordinated efforts under the framework of the
Security Council;
Encouraging the ongoing efforts of the regional States and the Organization of
African Unity for promoting peace in Somalia;
Having
considered the Report of the Secretary General,
(Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.4);
1. Reaffirms its
commitment to the restoration and preservation of the unity, sovereignty,
territorial integrity and political independence of Somalia.
2. Notes with appreciation
the constant efforts made by the Organization of Islamic Conference to promote
peace and national reconciliation in Somalia, as well as for the alleviation of
the suffering of the Somali people
in cooperation with the regional States, the United Nations, the League of Arab
States and Organization of African Unity, in the framework of a joint approach
and calls for continuation of such efforts and requests the Secretary General to
send a Contact Group to urge various Somali parties to resume their dialogue
with a view to achieving national reconciliation.
3. Calls for the
convening of the International Conference for Peace and National Reconstruction
in Somalia in accordance with the relevant resolution adopted by the 47th
Session of the UN General Assembly with the participation of all the Somali
parties.
4. Welcomes the signing
of the Addis Ababa Agreement for establishing Peace and National Reconciliation
in Somalia and calls upon all Somali political factions to facilitate the work
of United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM II) until its termination and to
cooperate fully with the United Nations to ensure the safe and orderly
withdrawal of the UN forces from Somalia.
5. Calls upon all
states, in particular the neighbouring states, to cooperate in the
implementation of the arms embargo established by Security Council Resolution
733 (1992).
6. Decides to extend its
full support to the ongoing efforts of the regional States, the Organization of
the Islamic Conference, the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the
Organization of African Unity in Somalia.
7. Expresses its
appreciation to those Member States which have contributed troops to UN
operation in Somalia as well as those which have provided relief and
humanitarian assistance to the Somali people.
8. Calls upon the
international community especially the Member States to assist in the
reconstruction and rehabilitation of Somalia by continuing to provide urgent
humanitarian assistance such as food and medicine in order to enable Somalia to
rebuild the institutions and the educational infrastructures and to absorb all
the youth in the general education schools inside Somalia as well as offer
scholarships at the university level in the universities of Member States.
9. Calls on all Somali
factions to make every effort that may be conducive to the demilitarization of
all the militias and other groupings simultaneously.
10. Calls also upon all
Somali factions to enter into negotiations for a constructive dialogue for a
peaceful settlement of the problem.
11. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and to
submit a report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON THE
CONSEQUENCES OF IRAQ'S AGGRESSION AGAINST KUWAIT
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Having taken
cognizance of the report submitted by the
Secretary General to the Twenty-second Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers
(DOC. No. ICFM/22-84/PIL/D);
Considering the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter which call for
strengthening Islamic solidarity among Member States;
Taking note of recent developments in the Iraq/Kuwait relations especially the
acceptance, by Iraq of Resolution 833 of the Security Council;
Mindful of the fundamental interests of the Islamic Ummah and of Islamic
Solidarity;
1. Welcomes the
recognition, by Iraq, of the sovereignty of the State of Kuwait, its national
security and political independence as well as its international borders in
compliance with Resolution No.833 (1993) of the Security Council.
2. Urges Iraq to pursue
efforts and thoroughly fulfill its obligations under the relevant Security
Council resolutions.
3. Calls on Iraq to
co-operate fully with the International Committee of the Red Cross with a view
to implementing its engagements pursuant to Para.2C and Para.3C of resolutions
No.686 (1991) and (30) of resolution No.687 (1991) pertaining to urgent release
of prisoners and hostages from among Kuwaiti military troops and civilians and
any others from other countries' citizens, especially following the agreement
between Iraq and Kuwait and the other concerned parties on December 8, 1994 to
set up a Subsidiary Committee to facilitate their task.
4. Affirms that Iraq, in
accepting resolution 686 (1991) and resolution 687 (1991) is deemed accountable
for implementing Para 2-6 of resolution 686 and
Para 16 of resolution 687 which involve the responsibility of Iraq under
the relevant Security Council resolutions for reparations in respect of any
direct loss or direct prejudice, including the losses inflicted on the
environment, the depletion of natural resources or any losses sustained by
foreign governments, their nationals or their companies.
5. Reaffirms, Security
Council resolution 949 which calls on Iraq not to use again its military or any
other forces in an aggressive or provocative manner to threaten its neighbours
or the U.N. operations in Iraq.
6. Reaffirms respect for
the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Iraq,
expresses its sympathy with the Iraqi people and calls on Iraq to promptly
implement the relevant resolutions of international legality.
7. Emphasizes that Iraq
must commit itself to implementing all the resolutions of the Security Council
regarding the elimination of weapons of mass destruction.
8. Requests the
Secretary General to follow-up the implementation of this resolution and
submit a report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON THE
CONFLICT BETWEEN ARMENIA AND
AZERBAIJAN
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the Charter of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference;
Gravely
concerned over the serious escalation of
aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Azerbaijan Republic which has
resulted in the occupation of more than 20% of Azeri territory;
Deeply
distressed over the plight of more than one
million Azeri displaced persons and refugees resulting from Armenian
aggression and magnitude and severity of humanitarian problems;
Recalling the principled position taken on this issue by the Fifth and
Seventh Extraordinary Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers,
held in Istanbul in June 1992, and Islamabad in September, 1994 respectively;
Also
recalling the relevant paragraphs of the Final
Communique adopted by the OIC Coordination Meeting of the Foreign Ministers at
the United Nations, New York, on 23 September, 1992 and 3 October, 1994;
Noting the efforts made by the neighbouring countries and regional
states, notably the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey to
promote a peaceful settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan;
Conscious of the threat posed to international peace and security by the
Armenian aggression;
Urging strict adherence to the Charter of the UN and full implementation
of Security Council resolutions;
Noting the destructive influence of the policy of aggression of the
Republic of Armenia on the peace process in the CSCE framework;
1. Strongly condemns the
aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Azerbaijan Republic;
2. Considers the actions
perpetrated against civilian Azeri population in occupied Azeri territory as
crimes against humanity;
3. Strongly demands the
strict implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions 822,
853, 874 and 884, immediate unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian
forces from all occupied Azeri territories inter alia Lachin and Shusha regions
and strongly urges Armenia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of the Azerbaijan Republic.
4. Calls on the Security
Council to recognize the existence of aggression against the Azerbaijan
Republic; take the necessary steps under Chapter VII of the Charter of the
United Nations to ensure compliance with its resolutions; condemn and reverse
aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Azerbaijan
Republic and decides to take coordinated action to this end at the United
Nations.
5. Reaffirms that,
acquisition of land by use of force cannot be recognized.
6. Calls for a just and
peaceful settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the basis
of respect for the principles of territorial integrity of states and
inviolability of internationally recognized frontiers.
7. Urges both Armenia
and Azerbaijan and all states member of the Minsk Group to engage constructively
in the ongoing CSCE peace process and refrain from any action that will make it
more difficult to reach a peaceful solution.
8. Reaffirms its total
solidarity and support for the efforts being made by the Government and people
of Azerbaijan to defend their country.
9. Calls for enabling
the displaced persons and refugees to return to their homes in safety, honour
and dignity.
10. Expresses its
concern over the severity of humanitarian problems concerning the existence of
more than one million displaced persons and refugees in the territory of the
Azerbaijan Republic and requests the member states, the Islamic
Development Bank and the other Islamic Institutions to render urgent financial
and humanitarian assistance to the Azerbaijan Republic.
11. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this Resolution and to submit a Report to the Twenty-third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
UNITED STATES AGGRESSION AGAINST
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Believing in the common destiny of Islamic States and in solidarity among
themselves;
Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the Charter of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference;
Reaffirming the support pledged by the OIC to the Islamic and Arab countries
subjected to imperialist and Zionist threats;
Taking into
consideration the obligation of all States to
refrain from the threat or use of force against the sovereignty, territorial
integrity or political independence of any other State;
Recalling all the relevant resolutions of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign
Ministers which condemned the measures taken by the United States Administration
against the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahirya and affirmed its right to
obtain adequate reparations for the material and human losses it had sustained;
Also
recalling the resolution of the Fifth Islamic
Summit Conference which condemned the United States aggression against the
Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and confirmed its right to full
reparations for the material and human losses arising therefrom;
Taking note of the Report of the Secretary General on the United States
aggression against the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (ICFM/22-94/
PIL/D.7);
1. Once again decides:
(a) to condemn the
continuing United States aggression and threats and plots against the Socialist
People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
(b) to support the right
of the Socialist People's Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya to appropriate reparations for the physical and human losses
sustained as a result of aggression.
(c) to support the right
of the Jamahiriya to demand reparations from the United States in conformity
with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 38/41.
2. Reaffirms its
solidarity with the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in defending its
independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity against the economic boycott
measures which seek to undermine its plans for development.
3. Condemns the U.S.
economic boycott measures against the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
and calls for their cancellation forthwith as they violate international law and
conventions.
4. Calls upon the United
States to desist from all threats, provocations and acts of aggression against
the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as such practices contravene
international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
5. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and report
to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the action taken
in this regard.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Having
studied the item concerning the current
crisis between the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on the one
hand, and both the United States of America and the United Kingdom, on the
other;
Guided by
the principles of the
Charter of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference which call for the
promotion of solidarity among the Member States;
Abiding by the objectives and principles of the United Nations which
stipulate that all Member States are committed to refrain from the use or the
threat of use of force in their international relations; the settlement of their
disputes by peaceful means, respect for the independence of all Member States,
and refrain from posing any threat to their sovereignty, territorial integrity
and safety of their people;
Reaffirming the resolution of the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference No. 20/6-P
(IS) on this crisis as well as all previous Islamic resolutions and the relevant
resolutions and statements issued by the international organisations such as the
Organisation of African Unity, the League of Arab States and the Non-Aligned
Movement, all of which had called for solidarity with the Great Jamahiriya and
had supported its efforts aiming at the achievement of a peaceful solution for
the crisis within the framework of respect for the Libyan national sovereignty
and the principles of international law;
Taking note of the stand of the Great Jamahiriya that denounces all forms and
types of terrorism and condemns all those that use or encourage it, and its
willingness to cooperate with any international or regional efforts exerted for
the solution of this problem;
Expressing satisfaction with the positive initiative undertaken by the Great
Jamahiriya for the solution of this crisis in accordance with international law
and in such a manner that does not contradict the respect for its sovereignty;
its acceptance of the UN Security Council Resolution No. 731/92 and its request
to the UN Secretary
General to find out the
mechanism for the implementation of this resolution while expressing its full
cooperation within the context of the initiatives it has taken and the proposals
it has put forward;
Expressing
its deep concern over the humanitarian and
material damages inflicted upon the Libyan Arab people and the neighbouring
peoples, as a result of the coercive measures applied in implementation of UN Security Council resolutions Nos.
748/92 and 883/93.
Expressing
its sorrow over the non-acceptance, by the other
parties to the dispute, the initiatives taken by the Great Jamahiriya and the
regional organisations so as to ensure a just and equitable solution to the
dispute with the Western States concerned;
And
affirming the risks posed by the continuation
of this crisis to the security and peace of the region particularly to the North
African and the Mediterranean Region:
1. Calls on all parties
to exert greater efforts to reach a solution of the crisis thereby ending the
plight to which the Libyan people are subjected as a result of the embargo
imposed on them.
2. Declares its support
for the proposal made in the resolution adopted by the League of Arab States
(Doc. 5373-DA,(101)-G 3) on 27 March 1994 calling for the holding of just trial
of the two suspects by Scottish Judges in accordance with Scottish law at the
seat of the International Court of Justice in The Hague and for urging the
Security Council to take into consideration this constructive proposal in order
to seek a peaceful solution to avoid any escalation of the crisis, which would
exacerbate tension in the region.
3. Calls upon the
Security Council to review its two resolutions Nos. 748 and 883 on the crisis.
4. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up this matter and submit a report thereon to the
Member States.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H, corresponding to 13-15 December, 1994,
Reaffirming the previous resolutions of the Islamic Conferences on the
question of Cyprus which express firm support for the rightful cause of the
Turkish Muslim Community of Cyprus who constitute an integral part of the
Islamic world;
Reiterating its support for the efforts of the UN Secretary General under his
mission of good offices towards a negotiated settlement mutually acceptable to
both sides;
Welcoming, in this context, the acceptance by the Turkish Cypriot side of the
package of confidence building measures suggested by the UN Secretary General
following his assessment of November 1992 that it would be difficult to achieve
any success in the negotiations towards a comprehensive settlement as long as
the current crisis of confidence between the two sides continues;
Noting that there had been sufficient progress for the United Nations to
implement the package of confidence building measures on the basis outlined in
the UN Secretary General's complementary report of 28 June 1994 concerning his
mission of good offices;
Recalling that in the more than 30 years since the establishment of UNFICYP,
it has not been possible to achieve a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus
problem;
Mindful of the necessity to respect the full equality of the two sides in
Cyprus in order to facilitate the efforts towards an overall settlement;
Recalling its resolution adopted at the 20th Session as well as the
resolution adopted by the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference which decided the
enhancement of the participation of the Turkish Muslim community of Cyprus in
the OIC;
Welcoming the Report of the Secretary General contained in document
ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.9;
Appreciating the economic study on the Turkish Muslim Community of Cyprus
undertaken by the Islamic Development Bank;
Having
considered in this context the request of the
Turkish Cypriot side for full membership in the Organization of the Islamic
Conference;
Expressing its solidarity with the Turkish Muslim Community of Cyprus and its
appreciation for their constructive efforts to attain a just and mutually
acceptable settlement;
1. Reaffirms the full
equality of the two parties in Cyprus as the principle enabling them to live
side-by-side in security, peace and harmony without the one having the ability
to exploit, oppress or threaten the other.
2. Urges the Member
States to strengthen effective solidarity with the Turkish Muslim people of
Cyprus and to increase and expand their relations in all fields and in
particular in the fields of trade, tourism, culture, information, investment and
sports.
3. Decides to support
until the Cyprus problem is solved, the rightful claim of the Turkish Muslim
Community of Cyprus for the right to be heard in all international fora where
the Cyprus problem comes up for discussion, on the basis of equality of the two
parties in Cyprus.
4. Requests the
Secretary General to take appropriate action on the economic study on the
Turkish Muslim Community of Cyprus undertaken by the Islamic Development Bank.
5. Considers that
building of mutual confidence between the two parties in the island is essential
to make progress towards an overall settlement of the question.
6. Calls on the two
parties to cooperate fully with the UN Secretary General to achieve agreement on
the modalities for implementing the confidence building measures at the earliest
possible time.
7. Decides to remain
seized of the request of the Turkish Muslim Community of Cyprus.
8. Requests the
Secretary General to take all the necessary measures for the implementation of
this Resolution and to make further recommendations as appropriate.
9. Requests further the
Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to monitor
closely developments in Cyprus and to present a comprehensive report to the next
Islamic Summit and the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling the relevant resolutions of the Islamic Summit and Foreign
Ministers Conferences on the Comorian Island of Mayotte as well as the relevant
UN General Assembly resolutions affirming the territorial unity of the Islamic
Federal Republic of the Comoros which is composed of four Islands:
Grande-Comore, Mayotte, Moheli and
Anjouan;
Bearing in
mind the pledges made by France on the eve
of the referendum for self-determination of 22 December 1974 held in the
Comoros, to respect the territorial integrity of the Archipelago on its
accession to independence;
Convinced that a just and lasting solution to the question of Mayotte is to
be found in respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the
Comoro Archipelago;
Also bearing
in mind the wish expressed by the
President of France during his visit to Moroni on 13-14 June 1990, to seek
actively a just solution to the problem;
Taking note of the repeated wish of the Government of the Comoros to initiate
as soon as possible a frank and serious dialogue with the French Government and
the representatives of the inhabitants of Mayotte with a view to accelerating
the return of the Comorian Island of Mayotte to the Islamic Federal Republic of
Comoros;
Considering that the separation of the Island of Mayotte from the other
Comorian Islands constitutes a grave violation of the territorial integrity of
the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros, and is a serious impediment to the
harmonious economic development of that country;
Bearing in
mind also the decisions of the Organization of
African Unity, the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries and the United Nation's
General Assembly on this question;
Having
considered the Report of the Secretary General
on the subject, (Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.19);
1. Reaffirms the unity
and territorial integrity of the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros and its
sovereignty over the Comorian Island of Mayotte.
2. Expresses
its active solidarity with the Comorian people and supports the Comorian
Government in its political and diplomatic efforts to effectively restore the
Island to its natural entity.
3. Urges the Government
of France to accelerate the process of negotiations with the Government of the
Comoros with a view to ensuring the effective and prompt return of the Island of
Mayotte to the Comoros;
4. Calls upon the
Member States to use their influence with France collectively and individually
so as to induce it to accelerate the negotiations with the Islamic Federal
Republic of the Comoros on the basis of the national unity and territorial
integrity of that country.
5. Rejects any idea of
dividing the island into departments, such idea being contrary to all
international resolutions and to the solution of the problem by means of
negotiations in conformity of the will of the Presidents of France and Comoros.
6. Invites the Secretary
General to continue his contacts with the French authorities in order to convey
to them the deep concern of the OIC over this problem, to follow the
developments in this regard in coordination with the Secretaries General of the
UN and the OAU and to submit a report thereon to the Twenty-Third Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
AND TO SAFEGUARD ITS IDENTITY AND CULTURAL
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling resolution No. 18/6-P(IS) of
the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference and the resolutions Nos. 23/18-P, 30/19-P,
24/20-P and 31/21-P adopted by the Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers on
supporting the efforts of Sudan to achieve national unity, peace and
development, and to safeguard its identity and cultural heritage;
Reaffirming its commitment to the
objectives and principles of the OIC Charter on promoting Islamic solidarity
among Member States and enhancing their ability to protect their unity,
sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, national rights and spiritual
heritage;
Observing that Sudan is facing attacks
and designs from numerous hostile foreign quarters aimed at destabilizing Sudan,
undermining its unity, and effacing its cultural identity;
Drawing attention to the
public opinion campaigns launched by hostile western circles with the aim of
paving the way for intervention in Sudan, through establishment of the so-called
security zones, under the guise of humanitarian action;
Expressing deep concern over foreign
designs aimed at instigating separatist rebels for demanding self-determination
as a prelude to secession of Southern Sudan;
1. Reaffirms
its complete solidarity with Sudan in confronting hostile designs, and defending
its unity, territorial integrity and stability.
2. Commends
Sudan's continued efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the problem of
Southern Sudan through negotiations and dialogue between various Sudanese
parties for achieving its stability and national development.
3. Expresses
its deep appreciation to the Member States which support the efforts of Sudan to
safeguard its unity and its national security and cultural heritage.
4.
Appeals to Member States to continue to support Sudan's efforts to
safeguard its unity, territorial integrity and identity, in conformity with the
principles embodied in the Charter and resolutions of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference.
5.
Requests the Secretary General to follow up this resolution and
report thereon to the Twenth-third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE ROLE OF OIC
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling Resolutions No.36/19-P, 19/20-P and 16/21-P adopted by the
Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty-First Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers
on the developments taking place in the world especially in Eastern and Central
Europe and their effects on the Islamic world as well as the Dakar Declaration
adopted by the Sixth Islamic Summit;
Having
considered the Report of the Secretary General
and of the Reflection Committee on this subject (Document
No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.11);
Recognizing
that the current international situation is characterized
by instability and uncertainty especially for the developing countries;
Being
Aware that the present situation requires
the Islamic States to contribute effectively towards the establishment of a New
World Order based on justice and equality for all, which should be an objective
of Joint Islamic Action within the framework of the OIC;
Having
taken cognizance of the current developments in Eastern and Central Europe in
the political, economic and social fields, and the repercussions thereof;
Deeply
concerned over the situation in the Balkans
arising from Serbian aggressive and expansionist policies which threaten the
peace and security of the region as a whole;
Taking
note of the fact that the democratic
change in Eastern and Central Europe has led to the strengthening of economic
relations and interdependence between East and West, and the flow of financial
resources to East European countries;
Expressing concern over the
immigration of and the settlement of European and other nationals of the Jewish
faith in the occupied Arab and Palestinian territories.
1. Reaffirms the need to maintain and promote ties of
friendship and cooperation between the Islamic world and the countries of
Eastern and Central Europe on the basis of mutual interests.
2. Expresses the
hope that strengthening of economic relations between Eastern
and Western Europe would not affect the order of priorities in respect of
economic cooperation and trade exchanges between those countries and Islamic
countries, nor have a negative impact on the flow of financial resources
extended by the advanced countries, whether Eastern or Western, for financing
development in Muslim and Third world countries.
3. Also Expresses the hope that the States of Eastern and
Western Europe and other States respect and protect the Islamic identity of the
Muslim communities and/or Muslim minorities living in their countries and their
right to practice freely their language and religion.
4. Warns against the perilous consequences of the transfer
and settlement of European and other nationals of Jewish faith in the occupied
Arab and Palestinian territories, and its negative impact on the peace process,
all of which increase tension in the Middle East region and threaten
international peace and security.
5. Invites the Reflection Committee to hold regular experts
meetings to follow up the developments in the international situation especially
in Central and Eastern Europe.
6. Requests the Reflection Committee to hold annual
Ministerial Meetings during the Coordination Meeting in New York and to consider
at its first meeting ways and means of implementation of its concepts and ideas
and to report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
7. Requests the Secretary General to continue to follow up
the developments in the international situation especially in Central and
Eastern Europe and the other regions, and report on the impact of these
developments on the role of OIC, as well as the recommendations of the
Reflection Committee to the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON THE SECURITY AND SOLIDARITY OF ISLAMIC STATES
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling the resolve of Member States
expressed in accordance with the Charter of the Organization of Islamic
Conference to unite their efforts in order to secure universal peace which
ensures security, freedom and justice for their people and all peoples
throughout the world;
Recalling also the purposes and
principles of the UN Charter;
Mindful of the objectives and
principles enshrined in the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference, especially the objectives of promoting Islamic solidarity among
Member States and strengthening their capacity to safeguard their security,
sovereignty, independence and national rights;
Recalling Resolutions 16/11-P, 19/13-P,
17/14-P, 31/15-P, 20/16-P, 24/17-P, 19/18-P, 20/19-P, 13/20-P and 17/21-P on the
Security and Solidarity of Islamic States adopted by the Eleventh, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth
and Twenty-first Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers;
Stressing the right of every Member
State to maintain its national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity;
Bearing in mind
the recommendations of the inter-governmental experts' group set up to
study this matter;
Taking into account the rapid
and profound changes taking place in the system of international relations and
its impact on different regions and states throughout the world;
Considering the continued occupation of
Palestine, Al-Quds Al-Sharif and of the other Arab territories and the continued
denial of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people as constituting a
serious threat to the security of Islamic States and world peace;
Expressing its deep concern at the
threats to the security of Member States and proliferation of crises and
conflicts affecting Islamic countries and peoples as well as at the threats and challenges to the solidarity of
the Islamic Ummah in all spheres of life and reaffirming the necessity to
safeguard the Islamic values and identity;
Recalling the provisions of the Dakar Declaration adopted by the Sixth
Islamic Summit which affirms the resolve of Member States to contribute actively
towards the establishment of a New International Order based on peace and
progress and respect for international legality and capable of guaranteeing
justice and equality for all;
Determined to vigorously oppose foreign domination, aggression, occupation,
hegemonism and spheres of influence, which result in the limitation of the
freedom of member States to determine their own political systems and pursue
economic, social and cultural development without any coercion, intimidation and
pressure from outside;
Emphasizing the absolute right of each Member State to maintain its natural
resources and to use them for the benefit, welfare and progress of their people;
Taking
note of the Report of the Secretary
General on the Security and Solidarity of Islamic States (ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.12);
1. Reiterates
that the security of each Muslim country is the concern of all Islamic
countries.
2. Firmly
resolves to strengthen the security of Member States, through cooperation
and solidarity among Islamic countries, in accordance with the objectives and
principles of the Charters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and of
the United Nations and as stipulated in the Dakar Declaration.
3. Reaffirms
the permanent and full sovereignty of the Islamic countries and peoples over
their natural resources and economic activities.
4. Expresses
the determination of the Member States to preserve and promote Islamic values in
all spheres of life especially those of solidarity and mutual respect;
5. Reaffirms
the need for respect for the principles of international law concerning the
sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity of States, non-use
of force in international relations, peaceful settlement of disputes and
non-intervention and non-interference in the internal affairs of States as
essential prerequisites for the security of Islamic States.
6. Requests
the Secretary General to set-up a Governmental Group of Experts for updating the
recommendations contained in the study on the security and solidarity of Islamic
States, in the light of current developments.
7. Requests
the Secretary General to submit a Report on the subject to the Twenty-third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling Resolution No. 24/17-P as well as all relevant resolutions adopted
by Islamic Conferences since the 17th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on
the question of Confidence and Security Building Measures among Islamic States;
Recognising that confidence and security building measures, especially when
applied in a comprehensive manner, have a potential to contribute significantly
to the enhancement of peace, security and stability;
Emphasizing the importance of the establishment and maintenance of security,
peace and stability throughout the Islamic World and of strengthening the
climate of mutual confidence and solidarity among Islamic Countries and
cooperation in all fields between them;
Noting the encouraging results of specific confidence and security
building measures agreed upon and implemented in some regions;
Mindful of the fact that there are situations peculiar to specific regions
which have a bearing on the nature of the confidence and security building
measures feasible in these regions;
Bearing
in mind the conclusion and recommendations of
the Group of Five Eminent Persons on the question of confidence and security
building measures among Islamic countries;
Referring to the report of the Disarmament Commission containing the agreed
text of the "Guidelines for appropriate types of confidence building
measures and for the implementation of such measures on a global or regional
level" endorsed by the UN General Assembly Resolution 43/78 H;
Considering that regional security and cooperation arrangements among Muslim
States in each region can enhance confidence and provide mechanisms where
security concerns and preoccupations can be aired and resolved among States of
each region;
Recalling the Dakar Declaration adopted by the Sixth Islamic Summit
Conference;
Taking
note of the Report of the Secretary
General on the subject (Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.12);
1. Reiterates
the resolve of Member States to encourage, wherever appropriate, the initiation
of confidence and security building measures, bilaterally or
at
the sub-regional levels in conformity with the provisions and principles
contained in the Dakar Declaration.
2. Requests
the Member States to provide their views to the General Secretariat on the
conclusions and recommendations made by the Group of Five Eminent Personalities
on confidence and security building measures among Islamic States.
3. Invites
the Member States to develop and formulate concrete proposals on confidence and
security building measures and submit them to the General Secretariat.
4. Requests
the Secretary General to report on the subject to the Twenty-third Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling the resolve of the member States expressed in the Charter of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference to unite their efforts in order to secure
universal peace which ensures security, freedom and justice for their people and
all peoples in the World;
Recalling also the principles and objectives and of the UN Charter;
Further
Recalling the United Nations General Assembly
Resolution 44/51 entitled "Protection and Security of Small States",
adopted at the 44th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1989;
Mindful of the principles and objectives enshrined in the Charter of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference, especially the objectives of promoting
Islamic solidarity among Member States and strengthening their capacity to
safeguard their sovereignty, independence and national rights;
Seriously
concerned at the threats posed by mercenaries
to small States;
Recollecting with deep concern the various incidents in which groups of
mercenaries have attempted to infringe upon the sovereignty, territorial
integrity, and the Islamic heritage of small States, including the attempted
invasion of Maldives in November 1988 and the interference in the Federal
Islamic Republic of Comoros in 1989;
Recalling Resolution No.19/21-P adopted by the Twenty-first Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers on the subject;
Taking
note of the Report of the Secretary
General on the subject (Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.12);
Bearing
in mind
the Report of the First Meeting of the Group of Five Eminent
Persons on the Question of the Security of Small States and the solidarity of
Islamic Ummah in safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of small
states from threats posed by actions of mercenaries;
1.Requests
Member States to give due consideration to the observations and recommendations
made by the Group of Five Eminent Persons on the subject and to submit their
views to the General Secretariat.
2. Reiterates
that the security of each Muslim country is the concern of all Islamic
countries.
3. Recognizes
that small States are particularly vulnerable to external threats and acts of
interference in their internal affairs.
4. Calls
upon the Member States to provide assistance, when requested by small Member
States, for the strengthening of their security in accordance with the
principles and objectives of the Charter of the OIC.
5. Requests
the Secretary General to submit a Report on the subject to the Twenty-third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Guided
by the objectives of the Charter of the
Organisation of the Islamic Conference as regards consolidation of international
peace and security on the basis of justice, and reaffirming its
commitment to the purposes of the United Nations Charter in safeguarding
international peace and security;
Considering that the United Nations, pursuant to the provisions of its
Charter, has a major role and responsibility in the field of disarmament and
promotion of international security, as well as of protection of future
generations from the calamities of war;
Noting that the current international situation requires that the
principles of disarmament as contained in the United Nations Charter become a
fundamental element in any collective effort designed to bring about a truly
secure world and protect mankind from the threat of weapons of mass-destruction,
particularly nuclear weapons;
Recalling in this regard the adoption by the General Assembly on 11
September 1987 of the Final Document of the International Conference on the
Relationship between Disarmament and Development, and emphasizing the increasing
importance of this relationship in the context of the current developments in
international relations;
Convinced of the need to promote international peace and security founded on
the principles and objectives of the United Nations Charter rejecting the
threat or use of force and calling for respect of the territorial
integrity and national independence of States, non-interference in their
internal affairs, and the right of peoples living under the yoke of foreign
domination and colonialism to self-determination, and based also on the
elimination of occupation, aggression, annexation, and all forms of racial
discrimination;
Recognizing the importance of equitable and balanced disarmament measures,
which guarantee the right of every State
to balanced security;
Acknowledging that the independence, territorial integrity, regional security
and sovereignty of the non-nuclear-weapon States should be ensured through
credible guarantees against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;
Deeply
concerned at the threats posed to peace and
security in the Middle East in view of the possession by Israel of weapons of
mass destruction particularly nuclear weapons, and related delivery systems, and
at their continued aggressive and expansionist policies against the peoples of
the Middle East;
Recalling the resolution of the International Atomic Energy Agency No.601 of
25 September 1992 regarding the application of the Agency's Safeguards System in
the Middle East;
Welcoming initiatives of Member States relating to the establishment of a
Zone free from weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East, notably nuclear
weapons;
Recognizing that the establishment of mass-destruction-weapon-free Zones
constitutes an important disarmament measure, which helps in easing tension and
achieving security and stability in these Zones, particularly in the Middle East
region;
Welcoming the progress achieved by the African States towards the conclusion
of a Treaty to make Africa into nuclear weapon free zone;
Recalling the Final Communiques and resolutions on disarmament adopted by
the Islamic Conferences and the Non-Aligned Movement;
1.Calls
for the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction notably nuclear weapons
with a view to creating a world free of such weapons and for the intensification
of efforts aimed at finding a solution to disarmament issues as a whole,
particularly the elimination of nuclear weapons.
2.Emphasizes
the need to conduct negotiations within the framework of the Conference on
Disarmament according to the priorities specified in the Plan of Action of the
Final Document of the Tenth UN General Assembly Special Session;
3.Considers
it necessary that all States be afforded an opportunity to participate on
an equal footing in the work of the Conference on Disarmament so as to ensure
universal representation.
4.Considers
that all States have an inalienable right to develop their programmes for
peaceful uses of nuclear energy for their economic and social development and
that all States are entitled to have access to the technology and equipment
needed for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
5.Emphasizes
the importance of ensuring the adherence of all States to the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
6.Welcomes
the initiatives of some Member States for the establishment of a Zone free from
all weapons of mass destruction notably nuclear weapons in the Middle East,
within the framework of the United Nations, and calls for an early establishment
of such a Zone. In this context, it notes with satisfaction and appreciation the
comprehensive Egyptian recommendations announced on 4 July 1991 aimed at
expediting the establishment of the Middle East as a zone free of all weapons of
mass destruction.
7.Calls
upon the Conference on Disarmament to intensify its efforts to come to an
early agreement on concluding an international convention providing
non-nuclear-weapon States with credible guarantees against the use or threat of
use of nuclear weapons preferably before 1995 NPT Review Conference.
8.Requests
the Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and
submit a report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling that the establishment of Nuclear Weapon Free Zones in various
regions of the world is one of the measures which can most effectively guarantee
the non- proliferation of nuclear weapons, as well as contribute to the
achievement of general and complete disarmament;
Convinced that the establishment of Nuclear Weapon Free Zones in various
regions will serve to protect the States of such regions against the threat or
use of Nuclear Weapons;
Recalling that the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the United
Nations General Assembly recommended the establishment of Nuclear Weapon Free
Zones in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia;
Also
recalling the resolutions adopted by various
Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers on the establishment of Nuclear Weapon
Free Zones in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia;
Recalling all relevant resolutions adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly at its 48th Session on this subject;
Bearing
in mind the Declaration on Denuclearization
of Africa adopted by the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the
Organization of African Unity at its First Ordinary Session held in Cairo from
17 to 21 July 1964;
Noting the statements made at the highest level by Governments of South
Asian States pledging themselves
not to acquire or manufacture nuclear weapons and to devote their nuclear
programmes exclusively to the economic and social development of their peoples.
Welcoming the proposal for the conclusion of a bilateral or regional nuclear
test ban agreement in South Asia as well as the proposal to convene under the UN
auspices of a Conference on nuclear non-proliferation in South Asia.
Welcoming also the proposal to hold
consultations among five nations with a view to ensuring nuclear
non-proliferation in South Asia;
1.Notes the Report of the Secretary General on the
establishment of Nuclear Weapon Free Zones in Africa, the Middle East and South
Asia (Document ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.16).
2.Calls upon all States, particularly the States of the
Regions concerned, to respond positively to proposals for the establishment of
Nuclear Weapon Free Zones in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
3.Reaffirms the determination of Member States to take
measures to prevent nuclear proliferation on a non-discriminatory and universal
basis.
4.Welcomes the progress made towards the conclusion of a
Treaty for the establishment of a Nuclear Weapon Free Zone in Africa.
5.Strongly urges all States especially nuclear weapon States
to exert pressure on Israel to become party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty.
6.Welcomes the various proposals made by Pakistan to keep
the South Asian region free of nuclear weapons including the proposed 5-nation
consultations to ensure nuclear non-proliferation in the region.
7.Also welcomes the decision of the ASEAN States to work
towards the realization of a South East Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone.
8.Requests all member States to cooperate at the United
Nations and other relevant international fora to promote the establishment of
Nuclear Weapon Free Zones in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.
9.Requests the Secretary General to follow developments in
this regard and report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Deeply concerned over the
existence of significant nuclear arsenals in the world and the possibility of
the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;
Taking into consideration that it is
imperative for the international community to develop effective measures to
ensure the security of non-nuclear weapon states against the threat or use of
nuclear weapons, whatever their origin;
Recognizing that effective measures to
protect non-nuclear weapon states against the threat or use of nuclear weapons
may positively contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons;
Recalling the efforts made since 1968 to
evolve effective and credible security assurances to Non- Nuclear Weapon States;
Noting that these measures have
failed to provide credible assurances to non-nuclear weapon states against the
use or threat of use of nuclear weapons;
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the
Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers, the United Nations General Assembly as
well as the decision of the Tenth Conference of Heads of State and Government of
the the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries held in Jakarta from 1 to 6 September
1992, and the decision of the Eleventh Ministerial Meeting of NAM held in Cairo
in 1994 on the need for assurances by nuclear powers to non-nuclear weapon
states to the effect that the former shall not resort to threat or use of
nuclear weapons against them;
Further recalling that the
Final Document of the Tenth Special Session of the United Nations General
Assembly had called upon nuclear weapon states to conclude urgently arrangements
to assure non-nuclear states against the threat or use of nuclear weapons;
Noting that the UN General Assembly
at its 48th Session recommended that the Conference on Disarmament should
actively continue intensive negotiations with a view to reaching early agreement
and concluding effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear weapon
states against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, taking into
account the widespread support for the conclusion of an International
Convention;
Expressing deep concern over the threat of use of nuclear weapons against the
Islamic States;
Taking note of the Report of the Secretary General on the subject
(Document no.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.16);
1. Notes
with satisfaction that within the Conference of Disarmament there is no
objection in principle to the conclusion of an international convention to
protect non-nuclear weapon States against the threat or use of nuclear weapons.
2. Requests
the members of the Conference on Disarmament to work urgently towards an
agreement on an international convention to assure non-nuclear weapon States
against the threat or use of nuclear weapons and to explore all additional means
to provide effective assurances to Non-Nuclear Weapon States in the global or
regional context.
3. Recommends
that the Islamic countries should make efforts at all international fora with a
view to promoting the above-mentioned objectives aimed at strengthening the
security of non-nuclear weapon States against the threat or use of nuclear
weapons.
4. Urges
all States especially the nuclear weapons states to engage in serious
negotiations in competent international fora for the early conclusion of a
comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty preferably before 1995 NPT Review
Conference.
5. Requests
the Secretary General to follow developments in this respect and report thereon
to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Believing that the efforts of the international community to move towards
the ideal of general and complete disarmament are guided by the desire for
genuine peace and security, the elimination of the danger of war and the release
of economic, intellectual and other resources for peaceful pursuits;
Affirming the commitment of all Member States to the purposes and principles
enshrined in the Charters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the
United Nations in the conduct of their international relations;
Noting that unbridled regional arms race and arms build up impedes
efforts for confidence building;
Noting that the essential guidelines for progress towards general and
complete disarmament were adopted at the Tenth Special Session of the UN General
Assembly vide its Resolution No. S-10/2;
Recalling Resolution 47/52 J adopted by the 47th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly;
Welcoming the prospects of genuine progress in the field of disarmament
engendered in recent years;
Recognizing the importance of confidence building measures for regional and
international peace and security;
Recalling resolution No.23/21-P adopted by the Twenty-first Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers on the subject;
Convinced that endeavours by countries to promote regional disarmament,
taking into account the specific characteristics of each region and in
accordance with the principle of undiminished security at the lowest level of
armaments, would enhance the security of smaller States and would thus
contribute to international peace and security by reducing the risk of regional
conflicts.
1.Stresses
that sustained efforts are needed, within the framework of the Conference on
Disarmament and under the umbrella of the United Nations, to make progress on
the entire range of disarmament issues.
2.Affirms
that global and regional approaches to disarmament complement each other and
should therefore be pursued to promote regional and international peace and
security.
3.Encourages
the conclusion of equitable and non-discriminatory agreements for nuclear
non-proliferation, disarmament and confidence-building at regional and
sub-regional levels.
4.Welcomes
the initiatives towards disarmament, nuclear non-proliferation and security
undertaken by some countries at the regional and sub-regional levels.
5.Supports
and encourages efforts aimed at promoting confidence-building measures at
regional and sub-regional levels in order to ease regional tensions and to
further disarmament and non-proliferation measures at regional and sub-regional
levels, taking into account the relevant characteristics of each region.
6.Considers
that regional agreements on ceilings for arms production and purchases and
military expenditure can contribute to fostering of confidence and make
resources available for development.
7.Requests
the Secretary General to follow developments in this respect and report thereon
to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling the resolve of the Member States expressed in accordance with the
Charter of the Organization of Islamic Conference to unite their efforts in
order to secure universal peace which ensures freedom, justice and security for
their people and all peoples throughout the world;
Recalling also the purposes and principles of the UN Charter;
Bearing
in mind
the need for redressing the
asymmetries in the levels of security arising from military imbalances at
regional and sub-regional levels;
Recalling Resolution 24/21-P issued by the Twenty-first Islamic Conference
of Foreign Ministers on this subject;
1.Recognizes
the need for enhancing regional security and stability through the settlement of
outstanding disputes and the establishment of equitable and verifiable balance
of armaments at lower levels.
2.Calls
upon the international community and states concerned to adopt measures
which would ease global and regional tensions and result in a just and lasting
resolution of outstanding conflicts and disputes thus facilitating meaningful
disarmament and arms control measures.
3.Requests
the Secretary General to submit a report on the subject to the Twenty-third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
In
application of the teachings and noble principles of
exalted Islamic religion which urge the consolidation of solidarity and
fraternity among the members of the unified Islamic Ummah and enjoins opposition
to sedition;
Committed to the objectives and principles enunciated in the Charter notably
provisions of Article II relating to the strengthening of solidarity and non
interference in the internal affairs of member states;
Recalling the resolutions of the Third Islamic Summit held in Makkah
Al-Mukarramah 19-22 Rabi'ul Awal 1401H (25-28 January 1981) which stressed the
need to strengthen solidarity among Member States on the basis of mutual respect
and commitment to non-interference in the internal affairs of one another, and
support for the causes of freedom, justice and peace;
Recalling also Resolution 16/6-P(IS) adopted by the Sixth Islamic Summit
Conference on the subject;
1.Calls
upon Member States to observe the principles of good neighbourliness, and to
prevent the use of their territories or government bodies by individuals or
groups bent on doing harm to other Member States.
2.Decides
that no movement exploiting the noble Islamic religion should be allowed to
carry out any hostile activity against any Member State, and reaffirms the
necessity of consolidating coordination among Member States so as to control the
phenomenon of intellectual terrorism and extremism.
3.Stresses
the need to continue to strengthen cooperation and coordination among Member
States at all levels, and to deepen their consultation so as to remove all
causes of dissension and promote understanding among them.
4.Invites
the Secretary General and Reflection Committee to study this topic and submit a
report thereon to the next Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Having
taken cognizance of the report of the
Consultative Meeting of the Committee for Islamic Solidarity with the Peoples of
the Sahel, held in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on 9 September,
1994, on the fringe of the Seventh Extraordinary Session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Welcoming the convening of the Eleventh Session of the Committee for Islamic
Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel, on 30 September, 1994, in New York, on
the fringe of the OIC Annual Coordination Meeting of Foreign Ministers;
Taking
into account the need for the urgent
implementation of the OIC/CILSS/IDB Programme for the Sahel, which could be
compromised if not implemented as soon as possible;
Taking
note of the Secretary General's report
which reviewed, inter alia, the steps already taken in the elaboration and
approval of the OIC/CILSS/IDB Programme;
1- Expresses
appreciation for the efforts made by the OIC General Secretariat, CILSS and IDB
for the elaboration and finalization of the OIC/CILSS/IDB Programme for the
Sahel.
2- Stresses
the necessity of giving priority to the rapid implementation of the special
OIC/CILSS/IDB Programme for the Sahelian populations.
3- Expresses
its thanks and gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Fahd Ibn
Abdul Aziz, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for starting the
implementation of the third phase of the programme of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia for providing water to Sahel countries as announced at the Sixth Islamic
Summit held in Dakar.
4- Appeals urgently to all the Member States to contribute
generously to the funding of the OIC/CILSS/IDB Programme.
5- Appeals to Member States to pledge generous contributions
towards funding the Programme.
6- Invites
those countries who wish to contribute to the programme to attend the joint
meeting of OIC Secretariat/CILSS/IDB to be held in Kuwait within two months.
7- Expresses its appreciation to His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the Sixth Islamic Summit,
to His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of
Kuwait and Chairman of the Committee of Islamic Solidarity with the Peoples of
the Sahel, to His Excellency Antonio Mascarenas De Monteiro, President of the
Republic of Cape Verde and current Chairman of the CILSS, to His Excellency Dr.
Hamid Algabid, Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
to His Excellency Dr. Ousama Jaafar Faquih, President of the Islamic Development
Bank, as well as to all members of the Committee for their efforts in favour of
the OIC/CILSS/IDB Programme and urges them to continue their efforts with a view
to achieving effective and rapid implementation of the Programme.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling its previous resolutions on
the subject, in particular resolution 15/5-P (IS) of the Fifth Islamic Summit
Conference and the relevant provisions of the Dakar Declaration adopted by the
Sixth Islamic Summit Conference;
Emphasizing that the African development
crisis is of deep concern to the entire Islamic Ummah;
Noting with appreciation the positive
response of the international community, particularly the Islamic countries, to
the economic difficulties being faced by the continent of Africa;
Realizing that the United Nations
Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development 1986-1990
adopted by the Special Session of the General Assembly in May 1986 did not
become the focal point for economic policy or for resources mobilization for the
African development efforts;
Deeply concerned that
despite the reform and restructuring being undertaken by the African countries,
their economic development continues to be impeded, inter-alia, by an
unfavourable economic environment, inadequate flow of resources and a heavy debt
burden;
Recalling that the U.N. General Assembly
adopted at its 46th Session the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of
Africa in the 1990's;
Taking note of the Secretary General's
report on this subject (Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.18);
1. Welcomes the efforts made by the African countries
towards their economic recovery and development in conformity with the Treaty of
Abuja concluded in 1991 establishing the African Economic Community aimed at
progressive economic integration of Africa.
2. Stresses the importance of the successful implementation
of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990's and
calls upon the international community to fulfil its commitments on the basis of
the principle of shared responsibility and full partnership with Africa.
3. Expresses appreciation for the countries which have
provided assistance to Africa through bilateral or multilateral channels.
4. Calls upon the international community, particularly the
developed countries and the concerned international financial agencies, to make
a substantial contribution to the objectives of African Economic Recovery and
Development inter-alia by increase in financial flows, especially concessional
flows, to Africa, particularly to sub-Saharan countries, through measures for an
increase in Africa's export earnings and a reduction in the adverse impact on
African economies of fluctuations in those earnings and through measures to
limit and reduce the burden that external debt imposes on African recovery,
reform and development.
5. Calls upon Member States to increase their assistance to
the countries of Africa in order to enable them to initiate and implement the
necessary structural changes required to hasten their economic development.
6. Invites the international community to strengthen its
support of Africa's efforts to diversify its commodity sector as well as for
market promotion activities and export.
7. Recommends that Member States and the international
community give special attention to providing continued assistance in the sector
of agriculture in order to enable the countries of Africa to achieve
self-sufficiency as soon as possible.
8. Urges the developed countries and international financial
institutions to give special attention to alleviating the extreme debt burden of
the African States.
9. Requests the Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of this resolution and to submit a report to the next Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling Resolutions No.29/14-P, No.
38/19-P, No. 28/20-P and No.30/21-P of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign
Ministers as well as Resolution No.17/6-P(IS) of the Sixth Islamic Summit
Conference on reparations for damages caused by colonialism, and after effects
of wars, particularly mines ;
Recalling also Resolution No.32 of the 5th Summit Conference of Non-Aligned
States, held in Colombo from 16 to 19 August, 1976 concerning the after effects
of wars;
Also referring to the content of the
Declaration of the 9th Summit Conference of Non-Aligned States, held in
Belgrade, from 4 to 7 September, 1989 on reparations for the period of
colonialism;
Also recalling the resolutions of the UN
General Assembly and other relevant UN organs on the remnants of war including
mines;
Further recalling the
historical precedents on reparations for the damages caused by occupation and
war and their sequels, particularly those of two world wars;
Recognizing that the existence of physical
remnants of the war, including mines, in the territories of developing countries
seriously impedes the developmental efforts of these countries and causes a loss
of life and property;
Convinced that the responsibility for
removing the remnants of wars should fall on the countries that had laid them;
Recognizing that poverty and the obstacles
to economic and social development in developing countries are due primarily to
the depletion of those countries' economic and human resources by the States
which had colonized them;
Also convinced that the effective solution to
the problems caused to the developing countries by colonialism, occupation or
settlement lies in the commitment of former colonial powers to shoulder the
responsibility of compensating for the losses suffered by those countries;
Further
convinced that reparations for colonialism are
the least that former colonial powers can do to rehabilitate the people of the
countries they had colonized;
Further
convinced that the peoples of the world have a
firm desire to end all forms of colonialism;
1.
Reaffirms its condemnation of colonialism in all its forms as an
act of aggression which violates all international conventions and principles of
international law.
2.
Recognizes that the effects of colonialism have impeded economic
and social development plans and programmes in the developing countries and are
still impeding these countries' development and progress.
3. Reaffirms
the right of the developing countries to obtain fair compensation for the human
and material losses they have suffered as a result of colonialism.
4.
Affirms the right of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
Jamahirya for reparations for all the human and material losses it has sustained
as a result of the period of Italian invasion and colonization of the Libyan
territories.
5.
Invites all past and present colonialist powers to shoulder their
responsibilities and make reparations for all the economic, social and cultural
consequences of their occupation of developing countries.
6.Requests
States involved in the Second World War to extend technical and financial
assistance as well as the necessary information and requisite maps so as to
assist in immediately removing mines left behind by their forces in some areas
of Member States, which are still causing extensive damage and impeding the
developmental efforts in these areas.
7.
Affirms the right of the developing countries to recover their
cultural property which was looted during the period of colonialism, including
antiquities, masterpieces, manuscripts and historical documents.
8.
Urges the international community to take effective measures to
prevent the recurrence of colonialism and liquidate its after-effects.
9.
Decides to keep this issue under consideration and requests
the Secretary General to submit a report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling Resolution 32/21-P, of the Twenty-First Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers;
Bearing
in mind the historic contribution of the
Islamic civilization in building, enriching and developing human civilization at
large;
Conscious of the need for continued active participation in building human
civilization and for interacting with it in such a way as to achieve an adequate
standard of living, on the basis of mutual understanding among peoples and
nations, away from acts of aggression and violations of the principles of the
United Nations Charter and international norms;
Proceeding from the inalienable right of peoples to development;
Believing that economic, social and cultural progress is contingent upon the
peaceful uses of science and technology on the broadest scale possible, in
accordance with the requirements of development;
Conscious that science and technology are the outcome of an integrated human
endeavour and that their peaceful applications should be marshalled for the
service of the whole of mankind;
Taking
note of the Report of the Secretary
General on the subject (Document No. ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.22);
1. Affirms
the inalienable right of the Islamic Ummah to develop, acquire and make use of
science and technology for progress in economic, social and cultural fields;
2. Rejects
the policies and measures adopted by any State or group of States to hinder
scientific and technological progress for peaceful purposes in the Islamic
States, as such measures are inconsistent with the legitimate right of all
States and peoples to attain an appropriate, modern and civilized standard of
living and serve the cause of world peace, security and stability.
3. Calls
upon industrialized States to facilitate the transfer of technology to
developing countries and remove the restrictions hindering this process.
4. Calls upon Member States to strengthen cooperation among
themselves in the fields of science and technology for peaceful purposes,
especially in the framework of the Standing Committee for Scientific and
Technological Cooperation.
5. Recommends that Member States consult each other on
united action to be taken with regard to any State or group of States
restricting the transfer of technology to developing countries.
6. Requests the Secretary General to monitor this issue and
submit a report thereon to the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Considering the serious problems arising
from the dumping of dangerous toxic wastes in certain Islamic Countries by some
industrialized countries;
Deeply concerned at the fact
that the dumping of radioactive and toxic waste endangers human life, marine
fauna and the ecosystem in general;
Bearing in mind the Code of
Practice in the International Transboundary Movement of Radio Active Waste
established by the International Atomic Energy Agency;
Also bearing in mind the
conclusion by African States of the Bamako Convention on the Import of Hazardous
Wastes into Africa and control of their transboundary movements within Africa;
Deploring the instances of dumping of
toxic wastes in Somalia's territorial waters;
Taking note of the Report of the Secretary
General on the subject (Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/D.23);
1. Affirms that the dumping of toxic and nuclear wastes in
Member States is a crime against humanity.
2. Condemns all multinational corporations which engage in
this shameful practice of dumping toxic waste thus seriously endangering life
and environment on our planet.
3. Invites all the Member States to conduct an intensive
campaign to enlighten their respective populations about the devastating effects
of toxic waste on human life, fauna and flora.
4. Calls upon all States which produce dangerous and toxic
waste to take all the measures necessary for treating and recycling this waste
in their own countries.
5. Urges all the Member States to ban all the illegal
trans-border movements of dangerous and toxic waste, transported without the
necessary safeguards and the prior consent of the importing country.
6. Requests
the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency in particular to
intensify efforts to conclude a legally binding instrument on the effective
prohibition of any dumping of radioactive or nuclear wastes.
7. Requests
the Secretary General to follow the developments on this subject and to submit a
report to the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling Resolution 34/21-P adopted by the Twenty-first Islamic Conference
of Foreign Ministers on the problem of Refugees;
Deeply
concerned over the plight of refugees in many
parts of the world, most of whom are members of the Islamic community;
Reaffirming the solidarity of Member States with the countries providing
asylum to the refugees, and thus assuming immense political, economic and social
burdens, in a spirit of Islamic brotherhood and in accordance with the
principles of the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference;
Convinced that solidarity is dictated by the principles of brotherhood and
the defence of human rights and human dignity, which are deep-rooted in the
Islamic heritage and traditions;
Recalling the mandate of the UNHCR in providing protection and adequate care
and maintenance to refugees;
Noting with deep concern the declining levels of international assistance
extended to the countries of asylum to help them to continue providing
assistance to refugees;
Fully
convinced that the lasting solution of the
refugee problem consists in providing favourable conditions for their return to
their homelands in safety and dignity;
Having
considered the Report of the Secretary General
on the subject (Document No.ICFM/22-94/PIL/ D.24);
1.Notes
with satisfaction the ongoing efforts of the Secretary General to further
enhance the capacity of the OIC to provide humanitarian assistance to the
refugees in cooperation with the UNHCR.
2.Expresses
its appreciation to Member States, donor countries, the UNHCR, the U.N.
specialized agencies, and other humanitarian institutions for the valuable
assistance they extend to refugees in Islamic countries.
3.Expresses also its deep appreciation to countries of
asylum for their generous assistance to refugees irrespective of their critical
economic situation as well as presence of large number of displaced persons.
4.Reaffirms its deep concern for the security, stability and
infrastructure of those Muslim countries whose economic and social development
is seriously affected by the presence of millions of refugees.
5.Calls on Member States, to coordinate their action at
international level with a view to determining the main reasons behind the
exodus of refugees to Islamic and other countries and strive, in cooperation
with the UNHCR, to enable those refugees to return to their homes whenever
circumstances permit.
6.Urges Member States and the Islamic Development Bank to
increase their assistance to the Islamic countries sheltering refugees given the
economic and social difficulties caused by the presence of those refugees.
7.Calls on Member States to cooperate with the UNHCR to end
the downward trend of assistance to refugees and to secure additional resources
to alleviate the suffering of those refugees in Islamic countries.
8.Urges non-Member States to create better conditions for
their Muslim communities, so that they are not forced to escape or are driven
out as refugees because of religious, ethnic or racial oppression.
9.Condemns all acts of repression against the refugees
including armed attacks on their camps and pressures on the countries sheltering
them.
10.Urges the Secretary General to continue to closely liase
with the countries of asylum and cooperate and coordinate with the UNHCR with a
view to intensifying the efforts of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference for the alleviation of the plight of the refugees in
the Muslim World and to report thereon to the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers.
ON
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December,
1994),
Recalling the goals and principles of the Organisation of the Islamic
Conference aiming in particular at consolidating Islamic solidarity among Member
States and strengthening cooperation between them in the economic, social,
cultural and scientific fields as well as in other vital fields;
Taking
into account the Peace Agreement concluded in
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) on October 9th, 1994 between the Government of the
Republic of Niger and the Coordination of the Armed Resistance;
Convinced of the necessity of providing Niger with the necessary assistance
for its economic and social development, the sole guarantee of stability;
1. Expresses satisfaction at the signing of the Peace Agreement.
2. Commends
the efforts exerted by mediating countries for their important contribution to
the conclusion of this Agreement.
3. Requests
Member States, the General Secretariat of the Organisation of the Islamic
Conference and the other Islamic Institutions to provide Niger with the
necessary assistance to enable it to consolidate its national unity and achieve
its regional developmental objectives within the framework of the implementation
of the above-mentioned Agreement.
4. Invites
the Secretary General to follow-up the implementation of the provisions of the
present resolution and report thereon to the Twenty-third Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers.
ON THE REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Based on resolution No. 19/6-P (IS)
entitled "Islamic solidarity with Mali for restoration of peace and
development of its Northern Regions" adopted by the Sixth Islamic Summit
held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, on 9-11 December, 1991;
Recalling resolution No.29/21-P adopted
by the Twenty-first Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Karachi from
25 to 29 April 1993 aimed at achieving the same objective;
Having examined the
conclusions of the report of the Mission of the Islamic Solidarity Fund on the
implementation of the emergency programme for the rehabilitation of the regions
of Timbuctu, Gao and Kidal;
Deeply concerned over the
lack of financing for this programme;
Convinced that the return of peace,
rehabilitation of the displaced peoples and their socio-economic development
cannot be achieved without the support and assistance of friendly countries and
institutions;
Keeping in view the
principles and objectives of the Charter of the OIC;
Mindful
of the spirit of Islamic
solidarity;
1-Requests the member states and Islamic institutions to
provide necessary financial assistance for the projects of the emergency
programme for ensuring the return of the refugees, their rehabilitation and for
the social, economic and cultural development of the Northern Regions of Mali.
2-Thanks the OIC, IGATHA, Rabita and ISF for their
contribution to the efforts of the Government of Mali for the rehabilitation and
development of the Northern Regions.
3-Requests the Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of this resolution and submit a report to the Twenty-third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H,
corresponding to 13-15 December, 1994,
Recalling that Muslim communities and
minorities living in Non-OIC Member States account for over one third of the
Islamic Ummah;
Recalling also the principles and
objectives of the OIC Charter, the Resolutions adopted by Islamic Summit
Conferences, Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers and
international conventions and agreements, particularly those calling for
observance of human rights and political, social, cultural, economic and
religious freedoms;
Further recalling UN General
Assembly Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and
Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;
Reaffirming its commitment to Muslim
communities and minorities living in Non-OIC Member States and expressing its
concern at the forms of intolerance towards some of these communities and
minorities;
Condemning persecution and violations,
especially those committed by aggression or occupation forces against Muslim
communities and minorities in some non-OIC Member States.
Having considered the Report
submitted by the Secretary General on the situation of Muslim Communities and
minorities (Document No.ICFM/22-94/MM/D.1);
1.Expresses its appreciation of the Secretary General's
Report which contains a comprehensive study on Islamic Communities and
minorities in Non-Member States.
2.Expresses its satisfaction at the efforts exerted by the
Secretary General for the implementation of the resolutions adopted on the
Islamic Communities and Minorities in Non- Member States and requests the
Secretary General to continue these efforts.
3.Urges Member States to pay due attention to the problems
faced by the Islamic communities and minorities living in Non-OIC Member States,
to play an effective role in protecting them, and to do their utmost to induce
the countries where they live to recognize their right to full citizenship,
grant them all their civil and religious rights and treat them equitably in
accordance with the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms
stipulated in international conventions and treaties.
4.Requests the Secretary General to make contacts with the
Member States having communities of their nationals living in Non-Member States
to become acquainted with their experiences and efforts to preserve their
identity and authentic Islamic heritage.
5.Expresses its deep concern at certain recent instances of
discrimination and acts of violence against Muslim immigrants in Europe,
constituting violation of their human rights including but not limited to the
breach of their freedom of religious and cultural practices. It requests the
Secretary General to take necessary measures to ensure protection of fundamental
rights of Muslim immigrants living in Europe, as well as to preserving their
identity and Islamic heritage and for seeking solutions to the problems facing
these immigrants.
6. Expresses its concern at the continuing denial and
violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Muslim communities and
minorities and urges full respect of all the rights and individual as well as
collective freedoms of those communities and minorities.
7.Urges that effective measures be taken to prevent further
deterioration of the very tense situation in Kosova and the Sanjak, and to
protect Muslim communities there.
8.Calls upon the OIC Member States to carry out individual
and collective contacts with Governments of non-OIC-Member States concerned so
as to ensure the safety and integrity for the values and rights of the Muslim
communities and minorities and further calls upon the OIC Member States
to consult among themselves about action to be taken in cases of violation,
aggression and occupation against Muslim communities and minorities.
9.Appreciates the Secretary General's recent statements
which highlighted the anxiety and concern of the Islamic Ummah over the
desecration of Islamic Holy Places and requests the Secretary General to
continue his efforts aimed at protecting the heritage and sacred values of Islam
in non-Member States.
10. Requests the Secretary General to continue to monitor
the developments concerning the situation of the Muslim communities and
minorities in various non-OIC-Member States, to contact the governments of
States with Islamic minorities and communities and to cooperate with Islamic
associations and institutions, as well as with relevant international
organisations, for implementation of the resolutions adopted in this regard.
11.Urges the Member States and the Islamic Associations and
Institutions to extend every kind of support and generous
assistance to the General Secretariat so that it may carry out in the
best manner the tasks assigned to it in terms of visits, meetings and seminars
to study the situation of Muslim communities and minorities in non-OIC Member
States and examine the problems they face in an effort to find appropriate
solutions thereto, within the framework of respect for the sovereignty of the
States in which they live.
12.Requests the Secretary General to submit to next Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers, a report contained a comprehensive list of the
Muslim Communities and Minorities in Non-Member States.
13Decides to consider the issue at the Twenty-Third Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H,
(13-15 December, 1994),
Bearing in mind the
previous resolutions and final communiques of the OIC on the question of Muslims
in Southern Philippines, particularly para 77 of the Final Declaration of the
Eleventh Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, Resolutions
4/4-P of 1973, 18/5-P of 1974, 2/8-P and 7/8-P of 1977; 20/9-P of 1978,
25/15-P of 1984, 43/19-P of 1990; 33/20-P of 1991 and 11/6-P (IS) of 1991;
Recalling the final communique of the
Sixth Islamic Summit welcoming the resumption of negotiations between the Moro
National Liberation Front and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines
under the auspices of the OIC aimed at reaching a political, just and
comprehensive solution of the problem in the framework of the national
sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Philippines;
Taking into consideration the
recommendations of the Ministerial Committee of Six entrusted by the Islamic
Conference with the follow up of the question of Muslims in Southern
Philippines;
Recalling the Tripoli Agreement signed
on 23 December 1976, under the auspices of the OIC, between the Government of
the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front;
Recalling both Memoranda of
Understanding by which the Government of the Philippines and the Moro National
Liberation Front have concluded two rounds of preliminary talks, held in
Tripoli, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on 2-4 October, 1992 and in Cipanas, Western
Java, Republic of Indonesia on 14-16 April, 1993;
Recalling the role of the Government of
Indonesia in hosting and facilitating the first and second rounds of formal
peace talks in Jakarta on 25 October to 7 November 1993 and from 1 to 5
September 1994 and the meetings of the various technical committees between the
GRP and the MNLF;
Having considered the Report
submitted by the Secretary General on the question of Muslims in Southern
Philippines, (Document No.ICFM/22-94/MM/D.2).
1. Reaffirms
the resolutions adopted by the Islamic Conferences on solidarity with the
Muslims in Southern Philippines in their just struggle for the realization of
their legitimate aspirations within the framework of the sovereignty and
territorial integrity of the Republic of Philippines.
2. Pays
tribute to the leaders of the Moro National Liberation Front, the sole
legitimate representative of Muslims in Southern Philippines ("Bangsamoro
people") for their unfailing readiness to a just, comprehensive, and final
solution to the question of Muslims in Southern Philippines through dialogue and
negotiation with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines under the
auspices of the OIC, and the commitment of the Front to the Tripoli Agreement of
1976 and the subsequent agreements which were concluded between the two parties
with the participation of the Ministerial Committee of the Six and the OIC
Secretary General.
3. Welcomes
the agreement of the participants in the formal peace negotiations between the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation
Front with the participation of the Ministerial Committee of the Six and the OIC
Secretary General, to the fact that their talks shall focus on effective means
to fully implement the 1976 Tripoli Agreement in letter and spirit including:
(a) those measures in the Agreement, which had been left for further subsequent
talks, and (b) the transitional implementing structure and mechanism.
4. Pays
tribute to the spirit of good will and understanding which prevailed at the
first and second rounds of formal peace talks between the Government of the
Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front with the
participation of the Ministerial Committee of the Six and the OIC Secretary
General which facilitated the achievement of positive results as reflected in
the signing of a series of agreements.
5. Welcomes
the Memorandum of Agreement
which crowned the first round of formal peace talks between the Government of
the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front with the
participation of the Ministerial Committee of the Six and the OIC Secretary
General, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 25 October to
7 November, 1993.
6. Welcomes
also the 1994 Interim Agreement which crowned the second round of formal
peace talks held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1 to 5 September, 1994.
7. Welcomes
further the 1993 Interim
Cease-fire Agreement between the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation
Front, with the participation of the Ministerial Committee of the Six and the
OIC Secretary General, as well as the Joint Cease-fire
Guidelines
and Ground Rules for implementing the 1993 Interim Cease-fire Agreement aimed at
creating a positive atmosphere to
strengthen the necessary mutual confidence for the success of the formal peace
negotiations.
8. Welcomes
the readiness of the Philippine Government to enhance the confidence-building
process between the Philippine Government, the Moro National Liberation Front
and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference; and also welcomes its resolve to
maintain the momentum generated by goodwill for participating in a wide ranging
process to seek creative solutions to the key issues so as to ensure the success
of the third round of formal peace negotiations particularly which the
Conference hopes to be the final one and the success of the peace process in
southern Philippines in general.
9. Reaffirms
its solidarity with the Bangsamoro people and the Moro National Liberation Front
(MNLF) and its readiness to continue providing every form of assistance -
humanitarian, material, financial and political - to the Muslims in Southern
Philippines and to the Moro National Liberation Front until their just and
legitimate aspirations are fulfilled.
10. Urges
the OIC Member States as well as all Islamic philanthropic establishments,
individuals and humanitarian organizations in the Islamic Ummah to generously
extend financial assistance to the MNLF to augment its capacity to further the
peace process in the true spirit of Islamic unity and solidarity.
11.
Notes with satisfaction the efforts made by the Secretary General
and the Ministerial Committee of the Six to
find a just and comprehensive solution to the problem of Muslims in the Southern
Philippines.
12.
Requests the Ministerial Committee of the Six and the OIC
Secretary General to continue following up this question closely until a
peaceful, just, comprehensive permanent solution to the problem of the Muslims
in the Southern Philippines is achieved within the framework of the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of the Republic of the Philippines.
13. Pays
tribute to the role of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in achieving the Tripoli
Agreement on 23 December 1976 and in hosting the first exploratory talks in
Tripoli from 2 to 4 October 1992.
14. Pays
tribute to the role of the Government of Indonesia in hosting and
facilitating the two rounds of the formal peace talks from 25 October to 7
November 1993 and from 1 to 5 September 1994 and warmly welcomes its readiness
to host the third round of formal peace talks in Mid-1995.
15.
Requests the Secretary General to communicate this Resolution to
the Government of the Republic of Philippines
and to the Moro National Liberation Front.
16.
Requests the Secretary General to take the necessary measures to
implement this Resolution and submit a report thereon to the Twenty-Third
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON THE
The
Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in
Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H,
(13-15 December, 1994),
Having
studied in depth the intentional distortion
of the image of Islam in parts of the outside world;
Being
aware of the dangerous cases of confusion
and distortion to which the essence of the tolerant Islamic faith is being
subjected either through ignorance or through a deliberate and premeditated
intent to undermine the Islamic sanctities;
Recognizing the need for greater Islamic solidarity and cooperation to respond
to the challenge represented by the distortion of the image and values of Islam;
Being
aware of the trust reposed in them for
defending Islam as a righteous way of life for individuals and communities;
Emphasizing their total confidence in the ability of the glorious Islamic
religion and its blessed Sharia to find solutions to the problems facing
Muslims;
Being
conscious of the duty to promote the true and
honourable picture of the noble Islamic religion, and to highlight the moral
resources and potentialities inherent in the teachings of Islam for organising
individual and collective relations as well as ties among nations and peoples
all over the world and the importance of mass media in this regard;
Reaffirming the noble purpose of the establishment of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference namely to achieve mutual support and solidarity among the
peoples of the Islamic world, as a religious duty and enhancement of security,
stability and prosperity of Islamic countries and peoples;
Highlighting the spirit of openness and the virtue of dialogue and mild
exhortation enjoined by our noble religion;
1.Affirm
that it is their noble duty to rise up against all attempts at presenting a
distorted image of Islam and Muslims and associating them with terrorism or
extremism which are totally alien and inapplicable to Islamic religion and
tradition, and express their determination to project the correct image of
Islam, resorting in this regard to the spirit of "Ijtihad" in Islam
based on general principles of Islamic Sharia.
2.Condemn the evil
intention of the quarters that seize every opportunity to discredit Islam or
present it as contrary to progress and development or as a threat to the
foundations of modern civilization.
3.Rejects the use of
this distorted image of Islam to justify aggression and occupation against
Muslim countries and peoples;
4.Denounce the double
standard approach adopted by anti-Islamic quarters whenever a just cause of
interest to the Islamic Ummah is at stake.
5.Affirm the readiness
of the Islamic Ummah stemming from the teachings of Islam to engage in a
constructive dialogue with the revealed religions in a spirit of tolerance and
respect for international legality.
6.Decide to appoint a
group of experts nominated by the respective Member States, specializing in
Islamic culture and civilization, in the principles of Islamic law and in
information techniques, whose task it will be to make recommendations and
develop programmes for meeting the challenges facing the Islamic Ummah. This
group should be open to participation by all member-states.
7.Request the Secretary
General to prepare a report on the subject after contacting Member States in
order to elicit their views about the terms of reference and the programme of
work of the expert group, and to present the report to the Chairman of the
Islamic Summit prior to its submission to the next session of the ICFM for a
final decision.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling Resolution 12/5-P(IS) of the
Fifth Islamic Summit Conference regarding the establishment of the International
Islamic Court of Justice;
Desiring to speed up the establishment
of the International Islamic Court of Justice so that it may contribute to the
peaceful settlement of disputes among Islamic States;
Having considered the Report
of the Secretary General on the progress made towards the establishment of the
Court (ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.1);
1.Expresses its appreciation to the Member States that have
ratified the statute of the Court and the amendment of Article (3) of the
Charter by the addition of a fourth paragraph (d) concerning the International
Islamic Court of Justice.
2.Urges the Member States that have not yet ratified the
Statute of the Court and the amendment of the Charter to accelerate the
completion of the ratification procedure and to deposit their instruments of
ratification at the General Secretariat as soon as possible, so that the quorum
necessary for the Court to become operational may be attained.
3.Calls for continued coordination and consultation between
the State of Kuwait, the host country, and the General Secretariat to look for
the best ways and means for accelerating the establishment of the Court and the
functioning thereof.
4.Invites the Secretary General to continue his intensive
contacts and consultations with the Member States to expedite the attainment of
the necessary quorum of ratifications to establish the Court and the
commencement of its work.
5.Requests the Secretary General to follow up the
implementation of this resolution and report thereon to the Twenty-Third Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Simmit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling the motives and the noble
objectives which dictate the need and importance of underlining human rights
which are guaranteed by the glorious religion of Islam;
Bearing in mind the
objectives of the Charter of the OIC and the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights to promote and encourage respect for human rights without distinction as
to the race, sex or religion;
Mindful of the integrity of Islamic
values on human rights and the great importance which Islam attaches to human
rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction;
Recalling Resolution No. 49/19-P of the
Nineteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers adopting and
issuing the document entitled "Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in
Islam" which includes general guidance to the Member States in the field of
human rights;
Recalling also Resolution No. 37/20-P
and Resolution No. 40/21-P of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Islamic Conferences
of Foreign Ministers underlining the importance of the following up of the Cairo
Declaration on Human Rights in Islam;
Recognizing the utmost importance of the
issue of human rights in international relations and in particular in
relations among the OIC Member States, resulting from the current
developments and interactions in the international arena;
Aware of the direct implications of
this matter on the speedy achievement of development, progress and stability in
various economic, social and political fields;
Having taken note of the Report of the
First Meeting of the Government Expert Group on the Follow-Up of the Cairo
Declaration on Human Rights in Islam which is attached to the relevant Report of
the Secretary General (Document No. ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.2);
1. Welcomes the unanimous decision of the Nineteenth Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers to issue the Cairo Declaration on human rights
in Islam which will serve as a general guidance for Member States in the field
of human rights.
2.Recognizes the importance of following up of the Cairo
Declaration on Human Rights in Islam and to retain it as an item on the Agenda
of the Regular Sessions of the Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers and its
continued consideration for the effectiveness of joint and concerted
action by Member States and the General Secretariat in order to
facilitate the promotion of all Islamic values in the field of human rights.
3.Expresses its appreciation for the contributions made by
the Member States in the World Conference of Human Rights, organized by the
United Nations in Vienna in the summer of 1993, and the coordination of their
positions during the Conference on the basis of the principles and guidelines
contained in the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam.
4.Takes note of the Report of the inter- Governmental Expert
Group on the Follow-up of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam and
requests the Secretary General to convene another meeting of the Government
Expert Group during the year 1994-95 in order to finalize its task in accordance
with the contents of the Group's Report which is contained in Document No.
(emhr/2-94/REP.1 FINAL).
5.Requests the Secretary General to report to the
Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the progress in the
implementation of this resolution.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Bearing in mind the objectives of the
Charter of OIC and the "Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam" to
promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all
in accordance with Islamic values and teachings as well as the Charter of the
United Nations and the Universal Declaration on Human Rights;
Mindful of the Islamic values on human
rights, the supreme place of mankind in Islam as vicegerent of Allah on earth
and accordingly the great importance that is being attached by the Islamic
thought to promote and encourage respect for human rights;
Aware that the increasing importance
of human rights throughout the world calls for further intensification of the
efforts of the Islamic Ummah and Islamic organizations in order to take
appropriate initiatives at the national, regional and international levels for
the promotion and protection of human rights;
Having taken note of the
report of the Secretary General on the coordination among Member States in the
field of Human Rights in accordance with Resolution 41/21-P (ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.2
A);
Emphasizing the significance of the World
Conference on Human rights, the coordination of the positions of the
Organization's Member States thereto, and the positive contribution made by the
Member States and the General Secretariat towards the proceedings of the
Conference;
Emphasizing also the
importance of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and the World
Social Development Summit in Copenhagen, the coordination of the positions of
the Organization's Member States thereto, and the positive contribution which
should be made by the Member States and the General Secretariat towards the
proceedings of the Confernce and the Summit;
Noting the attempts to exploit the
issue of human rights to undermine the principles of the Islamic Shariah and to
interfere in the affairs of Islamic States;
Reaffirming the paragraphs relating to
human rights contained in the Final Communique of the meeting of the Ministers
of Foreign Affairs of the Member States in the OIC, held in New York on October
3, 1994.
1. Expresses its appreciation and thanks to the Member
States and the General Secretariat for their positive role and contributions in
the World Conference on Human Rights based on the guidelines outlined in
"the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam".
2. Reitrates the need for further and more regular
consultation and coordination among Member States in the field of human rights,
particularly in the United Nations General Assembly, the Economic and Social
Council, the Commission on Human Rights and other relevant bodies.
3. Underlines the necessity of cooperation and coordination
among Member States in international conferences, including the Social
Development Summit and the World Conference on Women, where proper emphasis on
development should be stressed.
4. Calls for the continuation of the necessary measure of
vigilance and caution in the face of the wrong interpretations and insult of the
Islamic Shariah in the reports of some rapporteurs of the international bodies
and organisations.
5. Requests the Secretary General to facilitate cooperation
and coordination among Member States in these bodies and fora, and report to the
Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the measures and
mechanisms to enhance coordinated and regular cooperation among Member States in
this area.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Having considered the Report
of the Secretary General on the Status of signature, ratification, and accession
to the Agreements concluded under the auspices of the Organization of the
Islamic Conference (Document No. ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.3);
Deploring that the quorum required for
the coming into effect many of these Agreements is not yet fulfilled in
accordance with the provisions of their Statutes;
Realizing the importance of expediting
the signing and/ or ratification, by Member States, of these agreements for
strengthening the role of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and
facilitate its functioning and diversify and widen the fields of cooperation
among Member States;
1. Urges, anew, the Member States to sign and/or ratify, as
soon as possible, the various agreements concluded in the framework of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference.
2. Requests the Secretary General to follow-up this matter
and submit a report thereon to the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Committed to the moral and human
principles that the O.I.C. Member States believe in, and inspired by their
sublime and tolerant religion; their heritage and tradition which call for the
renunciation of all forms of injustice, aggression and acts of intolerance;
Proceeding from the conviction that there
is an international consensus on combating terrorism in all its forms;
eliminating the evils and causes of terrorism directed against the life and
property of innocent people, the violation of the sovereignty of States, and the
jeopardizing of the rights of peoples;
Convinced of the need for drawing
clear-cut and agreed upon international criteria, enabling to differentiate
clearly between terrorism and people's struggle for national liberation;
Emphasizing the need for Islamic
cooperation to take practical measures whereby terrorism is effectively fought
and checked;
Confirming the inalienable and legitimate
right to self-determination and
independence for all peoples living under colonial and racist regimes and
foreign occupation, and particularly the struggle of national liberation
movements;
Condemning all terrorist acts, including
acts perpetrated by States, either directly or indirectly, which spread violence
and terror and aim at destabilizing countries
and societies;
Denouncing the frantic attempts at
obliterating the distinction between terrorism and the legitimate struggle of
peoples which conforms with the principles of international law and the
provisions of the Charters of the O.I.C. and the U.N.;
Having observed the
classifications adopted by some quarters due to tenditious political
considerations in accordance with which some of the Islamic States are placed
under what they name the list of States that harbour terrorism;
Recalling U.N. General Assembly
Resolution 1514 (1960) on granting the right to self-determination and
independence to colonised countries and peoples, and U.N. General Assembly
Resolution 42/104, adopted on 7 December 1987;
Recalling also Resolution
35/5-P (IS) and Resolution 19/5-P(IS) adopted by the Fifth Islamic
Summit, and Resolution 43/21-P adopted by the Twenty-First Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers;
Having considered the
Secretary General's report on the convening of an International Conference under
the auspices of the UN to define terrorism and distinguish it from people's
struggle for national liberation (Document No. ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.4;
1. Reiterates its support for convening an International
Conference under the auspices of the United Nations to define terrorism and to
distinguish it from the struggle of peoples for national liberation.
2. Commends the efforts made during the Forty-Eighth Session
of the U.N. General Assembly regarding the convening of an International
Conference.
3. Invites Member States in their replies to the
Questionnaire circulated by the U.N. Secretary General, in keeping with General
Assembly Resolution 44/29, to stress the need for convening an International
Conference for defining the meaning of terrorism, and for distinguishing
terrorism from the struggle of peoples for national liberation and also calls
upon them to exert all the necessary efforts during the next Session of the U.N.
General Assembly in support of holding the International Conference as early as
possible.
4. Requests the Secretary General to report to the
Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers on the implementation of
this Resolution.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling the Resolution No. 44/21-P
adopted at the Twenty-first Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in
Karachi as well as the Final Communique issued by the Conference on the
preparation of a Code of Conduct for Combating international terrorism;
Having considered the report
of the Secretary General No. ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.4(A) and the report No.
OIC/WG-TER/1-93/REP.1 FINAL of the meetings of the open-ended inter-governmental
working group on combating international terrorism;
1.Decides to approve the Code of Conduct for the Member
States of the OIC on Combating international terrorism which is annexed to this
Resolution.
2.Requests the Secretary General to communicate this Code of
Conduct to the international and regional Organiztions concerned and to
dessiminate it, to the largest extent possible, to information media in the
official languages of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
3.Requests the Secretary General to include an item on the
Agenda of the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers relating to
the "Follow-up" of the Code of Conduct for Combatting International
Terrorism".
Annex to Res. 43/7-P(IS)
CODE
OF CONDUCT FOR THE MEMBER STATES OF THE
The Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference:
In accordance with the precepts of our tolerant Islamic religion,
which rejects terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and call for
strengthening brotherhood and solidarity among the Muslims as well as avoiding
divisiveness and discord.
In keeping with the provisions of the OIC Charter and its
objectives of bringing about an appropriate climate for strengthening
cooperation and understanding among Member States, respecting their sovereignty,
territorial integrity, national stability and security and non-interference in
their internal affairs;
Recalling the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Declaration issued by the Third
Islamic Summit and the Resolution No.16/6-P (IS) of the Sixth Islamic Summit
Conference in Dakar;
In the face of continuing terrorist acts in all their forms and
manifestations, including those where States are involved directly or
indirectly, and which spread violence and terror and constitute a serious threat
to international peace, stability and security;
Taking into consideration and respecting the relevant international
legal instruments;
Proceeding from the conviction that there is an international
consensus on combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,
eliminating the evils and causes of terrorism directed against the life and
property of innocent people and sovereignty and territorial integrity of States;
Emphasizing the importance of international and regional
cooperation, especially among member states, in combating effectively all forms
of terrorism;
Convinced also of the need for drawing clear-cut and agreed upon
international criteria, enabling to differentiate clearly between terrorism and
peoples struggle for national liberation against all forms of colonialism,
occupation and racial discrimination.
Confirming the inalienable and legitimate right to
self-determination and independence for all peoples living under colonial and
racist regimes and foreign occupation, and particularly the struggle of national
liberation movements;
HAVE AGREED ON THE FOLLOWING:
1-Declaring that terrorism cannot be justified under any
circumstances and thus they unequivocally condemn all acts, methods and
practices of terrorism regardless of their origins, causes and purposes, without
prejudice to the legitimate rights of people under occupation to struggle for
their independence and self-determination in conformity with the provisions of
the OIC and UN Charters;
2.They express their strong commitment to combat terrorism and to
take firm and effective bilateral and collective steps to prevent acts of
terrorism in all its forms, and in order to achieve that end, they will strive
in particular to:
a)Reaffirm their commitment to refrain from undertaking, attempting
or participating in any way in financing, instigating or supporting directly or
indirectly acts of terrorism.
b)Take all necessary measures to ensure that their territories are
not used for planning, organizing, executing, initiating or participating in any
terrorist activity including infiltration of terrorist elements into their
countries as well as taking residence therein, individually or collectively, and
also the harbouring, training, arming, financing, recruiting or providing any
facilities to such elements likely to enable them to achieve their aims;
c)Enhance cooperation among Member States, in accordance with their
internal laws and relevant International arrangements and conventions, in
countering and combating terrorist acts, prosecuting their perpetrators or
handing them over to their respective countries or the State where the act was
committed, in accordance with their bilateral Agreements and
arrangements, as well as cooperation in the fields of exchange of
relevant information on terrorists and their activities.
3.They reaffirm their commitment to ensure the protection, security
and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and personnel, in accordance with
relevant international conventions.
4.They affirm their determination and commitment to enhance their
information and media activities so as to counter biased campaigns against
Islam, by highlighting the true image of our noble religion and exposing the
schemes of terrorist groups, duality of their message and the danger of their
role to the stability and security of member states.
5.They underline the importance of introducing, in their
educational curricula, the noble human values, principles and ethics of Islam
which forbid the practice of terrorism.
6.They express their commitment to the principles and provisions of
this Code of Conduct.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Recalling Resolutions 28/12-P, 25/13-P,
22/14-P, 19/15-P, 3/16-P, 35/17-P, 31/18-P, 40/19-P, 29/20-P and 45/21-P on
combating hijacking of aircraft adopted by the Islamic Conferences of Foreign
Ministers;
Taking into consideration that the
hijacking of aircraft and the anguish caused to innocent passengers is a crime
as grave as highway robbery which is prohibited by the Islamic Shariah in
accordance with the text of the Holy Quran (Surat Al-Maida/33);
Noting that crimes of hijacking
aircraft have continued in spite of all international agreements and conventions
prohibiting them and calling for the imposition of more severe sanctions against
hijacking;
Deeply concerned at the acts
of violence against innocent passengers in addition to the dread, terror and
suffering caused to them and to their relatives and the unjustified physical and
mental torture inflicted on other passengers contrary to the provisions of
Islamic Shariah;
Having considered the report
of the Secretary General on the strengthening of Islamic solidarity in combating
hijacking (ICFM/22-94/LEG/D.5);
Firmly deploring at the
hijacking of aircrafts of OIC Member States for securing illegitimate
objectives;
Aware that the escalating acts of
violence associated with the hijacking of aircraft which have gone as far as
murdering the innocent constitute a flagrant violation of the precepts of Islam,
the religion of all Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference,
which prohibits the slaying of any one which God has forbidden unless for a just
cause;
Conscious of the need for the full
observance of international conventions against hijacking;
1.Condemns all forms of international terrorism including
the crime of hijacking aircraft and unlawful acts against the safety and
security of civil aviation.
2.Calls on Member States to refrain from yielding to the demands of
hijackers which constitute a form of extortion contrary to the interests of the
peoples and countries of the OIC and established rules.
3.Calls upon Member States to take all necessary measures to
curb such crimes and to inflict the most severe punishments against offenders
involved in them or to hand them over to the other States concerned.
4.Calls upon Member States which have not acceded to the Tokyo
Convention (1963), the Hague Convention (1970) and the Montreal Convention
(1971) on penalties for hijacking and guarantees for the security and safety of
civil aviation, to expedite their ratification of and accession to these
Conventions and urges the States which have already acceded to these Conventions
to strictly and firmly implement their provisions.
5.Calls upon all Member States on whose territories hijacked planes
land to exert the utmost efforts to foil the designs of the hijackers in
accordance with international rules in this regard and, in cooperation with the
country owning the aircraft, to prevent the aircraft from taking off, in
accordance with the relevant international agreements.
6.Requests the Member States facing such situations to provide
necessary assistance to the passengers, the crew members, the aircraft and the
countries owning them, in accordance with the provisions of international
agreements.
7.Requests the Secretary General to take the necessary measures for
the implementation of this resolution and to submit a report thereon to the next
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers.
INFORMATION
AFFAIRS
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415H, (13-15 December, 1994),
Having taken
cognizance through the Report of the Secretary General, of the
recommendations made by the Ministerial Follow Up Committee set-up by the Second
Islamic Conference of Information Ministers which was held in Cairo, Arab
Republic of Egypt on 19 and 20 January, 1994;
Recalling Resolutions Nos. 43/18-P, 51/19-P, 40/20-P, 46/21-P, and 47/21-P
of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers;
Noting with
satisfaction the activities of the Ministerial
Follow-up Committee of the Second Islamic Conference of Information Ministers;
1-Expresses its profound
gratidude to the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for having hosted the
second session of the Ministerial Follow up Committee of the Second Islamic
Conference of Information Ministers.
2-Takes note of the
report of the Secretary General on the recommendations of the Ministerial Follow
up Committee of the Second Islamic Conference of Information Ministers.
3-Urges the Member
States to support the Follow-up Committee so that it can perform its role
satisfactorily.
4-Expresses thanks to
the government of the Syrian Arab Republic for offering to host the third
session of the Islamic Conference of Information in Damascus.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit
Conference (Session of Fraternity and Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of
Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H (13-15 December, 1994),
Having
considered
the Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the 1993/94
Programme of Action within the framework of the Information Plan;
Recalling resolutions 10/4-P (IS), 1/5-P (IS) and 1/6-P (IS) of the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth Islamic Summits, the recommendations of the Standing Committee
for Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC) at its 1st, 2nd and 3rd sessions,
resolutions 44/11-P, 39/12-P, 30/14-P, 28/15-P, 33/16-P, 48/17-P, 44/18-P,
32/19-P and 41/20-P of the 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and
20th ICFMs on the Information Plan
of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference;
Recalling
also resolution 48/21-P of the 21st
Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers adopting the 1992-93 Programme of Action
and calling on the Secretary General to submit a report on its implementation to
COMIAC to the 22nd ICFM;
Recalling
further
the recommendations of the Fourth Session of Standing Committee on
Information and Cultural Affairs held in Dakar from 31 October to 2 November
1991, under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Abdou Diouf, President of the
Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the said Committee, on the financing and
implementing of the Information Plan;
Recalling
further the commitments made by Member States
to establish an appropriate communication network aimed at reducing the
imbalance in the flow of information in the Islamic World on the one hand and a
specific information system to assert their national and cultural identities and
combat the hostile campaigns directed at Islam and Muslims, on the other
hand;
1. Reaffirms the need for Member States' strong support
to, and effective participation in, the implementation of the Information Plan
to ensure its success.
2. Appeals to Member States:
a)To assume, individually or through cooperation among
themselves, the execution of a number of operations of the Information Plan;
b)To settle
their arrears of contributions to the budget of the General Secretariat so that
the latter can make up for the delay in implementation of the Plan arising out
of such arrears;
3. Approves the
1994-95 Action Programme submitted
by the General Secretariat and drawn from the Information Plan, this programme
having to be implemented in accordance with the recommendations of the 4th
Session of COMIAC and the following financial conditions:
-US$ 500,000 from mandatory contributions by Member States,
and
-US$ 500,000 from voluntary contributions and donations.
4. Appeals to
Member States to pay their mandatory contributions and also make voluntary
contributions necessary for the implementation of this Action Programme.
5. Reaffirms
the need for Member States to strengthen cooperation among their information
organs, institutions and organizations, this being the only way to unite their
efforts and pool their human, material and financial resources so as to provide
the Islamic Ummah with an information system that is credible, up-to-date, and
capable of defending its religion, its interests and its stands effectively.
6. Requests the
Secretary General to follow up the implementation of this resolution and submit
a report thereon to COMIAC and to the Twenty-Third Islamic Conference of Foreign
Ministers.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Having considered the
introductory report of the OIC Secretary General on the OIC specialized
institutions in the field of information, and the report submitted by the
Islamic International News Agency (IINA) on its activities and projects;
Noting with satisfaction the
achievements of the Agency in the field of information and journalism;
Expressing deep concern over the failure
of some countries to settle their contributions to the Agency's budget;
Having noted the efforts being made by the
Agency to expand and diversify its activities in the field of publication of
books and bulletins on current events in the Islamic world, as well as reports
and surveys on Islamic States, despite the financial, technical and journalistic
difficulties it is experiencing;
Noting the role of the Agency in
forcing its way to meet competition with other agencies by expanding its
activities in the field of publications and bulletins which constitute reference
documents for researchers in the Islamic world;
1. Expresses its thanks and appreciation to the Government
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the constant support extended to the Agency,
and to the Member States which have contributed human, moral and material
assistance to the Agency, thereby enabling it to pursue its progress in the
field of information;
2. Calls on Member States to pay their subscriptions and
settle their contributions to the Agency budget so that the Agency can fulfil
its responsibilities.
3. Urges Member
States to extend support to the Agency by providing it with additional editorial
and technical staff so that it may achieve its objectives in the service of
Islamic information.
4. Requests information institutions in Member States to
provide the Agency with upto date information reports and printed material on
developments in their countries.
ON
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 11 to 13 Rajab, 1415H
(13-15 December, 1994),
Having considered
the
introductory report of the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic
Conference on the OIC institutions specializing in the field of information and
the report of the Secretary General of the Islamic States Broadcasting
Organization on its activities, projects and action plans;
Noting with satisfaction the
achievements of the Organization in the service of the Islamic Da'wah, the
dissemination of Arabic and the defense of Islamic causes;
Expressing concern over the
increasing arrears of a very large number of Member States in the Organisation's
budget;
1. Expresses deep gratitude and appreciation to King Fahd
Ibn Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, for his generous donation of
$ 800,000 to ISBO to cover the Organization's share in the production of a
television programme for teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers.
2. Expresses thanks and appreciation to the Radio and
Television Union of the Arab Republic of Egypt for executing the television
programme to teach Arabic to non-Arabic speakers and bearing half the cost of
its production.
3. Expresses thanks and appreciation to the Member States
which have settled their contributions to the Organization's budget.
4. Calls on the Member States concerned to regularly settle
their full contributions to the Organization's annual budget and arrange for the
early settlement of their arrears so that the Organisation can implement the
programmes and projects it has adopted and achieve the objectives of the Islamic
Ummah in the service of Dawah and Islamic information.
ON THE
The Seventh Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Fraternity and
Revival), held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco from 11 to 13 Rajab 1415h
(13-15 December, 1994),
Taking into consideration that the
Fifth Session of the Standing Committee for Information and Cultural Affairs
(COMIAC) will examine the implementation of Resolution No. 6/18-AF adopted by
the Eighteenth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers which stipulates "to
merge both the International Islamic News Agency (IINA) and the Islamic States
Broadcasting Organization (ISBO) to be the Islamic Communication Centre
(ICC)", as referred to in the preamble of Resolution No.1/6-ORG(IS) adopted
by the Sixth Islamic Summit Conference and that the Committee will also examine
para (3) of Resolution IIMC-2/6 adopted by the Second Islamic Conference of
Information Ministers which calls on the General Secretariat "to submit
again the question of possibility of maintaining both IINA and ISBO as
independent institutions specialized in Islamic Information, in the Report of
the General Secretariat which will be submitted to the Islamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers, as a request to be submitted again by the OIC General
Secretariat to the next Islamic Summit Conference".
Requests the Secretary General to
submit to the Fifth Session of the Standing Committee for Information and
Cultural Affairs (COMIAC) a report on the implementation of the relevant
resolutions on the situation of IINA and ISBO.