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Saudi Arab,Jeddah Jan 02 (APP):An Extraordinary Open-Ended Session of the OIC Executive Committee was convened at the OIC Secretariat to address the situation arising from Israel’s recognition of the so-called Somalil and Region of the Federal Republic of Somalia as an independent state.
The Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the OIC, Ambassador Syed Mohammad Fawad Sher, represented Pakistan at the extraordinary session.
The meeting strongly condemned Israel’s unilateral and unlawful recognition of Somaliland and reiterated the OIC’s unified support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Ambassador Fawad Sher in his remarks at the session, reaffirmed Pakistan’s Pakistan’s unwavering support for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
He strongly condemned the unilateral and unlawful recognition by Israel of the Somaliland region of the Federal Republic of Somalia calling it a direct assault on Somalia’s internationally recognised borders.
He stated that, against the backdrop of Israel’s previous references to the Somaliland part of the Federal Republic of Somalia as a destination for the deportation of Palestinian people, particularly from Gaza, its unlawful recognition of Somaliland was deeply troubling.
He added that Israel’s dispossession and occupation of Palestinian land have been a central source of instability and conflict in the Middle East and that it was now exporting this destabilising conduct to the Horn of Africa with serious implications for regional peace and security.
He emphasized Pakistan’s categorical rejection of any proposal or plan aimed at the forced dislocation of Palestinians and reaffirmed Pakistan’s steadfast support for the Palestinian people in their legitimate struggle for self-determination.
He asserted that the only path to lasting peace and stability lies in the realisation of an independent, contiguous and sovereign state of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders and with Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital.
Ambassador Fawad Sher called upon the OIC and the international community to stand in firm solidarity with the Federal Republic of Somalia at this crucial juncture.
The meeting also adopted a Joint Communique at its culmination encapsulating the views of the OIC Member States in unequivocal support of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
It also took note of Somalia’s request to hold another OIC High-level meeting to address the potential grave consequences arising from Israel’s illegal action of recognizing the so-called Somaliland region of the Federal Republic of Somalia.