Islamic Body Calls for Dialogue Between India, Pakistan
JEDDAH,
Saudi Arabia, June 2 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - The
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) called on India and
Pakistan Sunday, June 2, to resolve their dispute through peaceful
dialogue and offered to help defuse the conflict between them.
OIC
Secretary General Abdelwahed Belkeziz said in a statement that he was
following with “deep concern the growing tension between India and
Pakistan over the conflic on Kashmir.”
“All
disputes should be resolved through dialogue and recognized peaceful
means, and that there is no justification for the threat to use
force,” Belkeziz said.
He
expressed “full readiness to exert goodwill efforts with the two
countries to defuse tension and facilitate dialogue as a step towards
serious and fruitful negotiations to reach a just and durable
settlement for outstanding issues.”
Belkeziz
added that the Jeddah-based OIC joined the world community “in
condemning terrorism in all its forms.”
“The
secretary general appeals to the international community to intervene
and make Pakistan and India to avoid escalating tension.
“He
also calls on the two countries for self-restraint, withdraw their
troops from the border to positions occupied before the crisis and
allow international observers to monitor the situation,” the
statement said.
