Pakistan will not attend OIC meeting in Abu Dhabi: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday announced that Pakistan will not attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) being hosted by the United Arab Emirates on March 1-2.

This was stated by Shah Mehmood Qureshi while addressing to the joint parliament session of the Parliament under Speaker Asad Qaiser continued for a second day today on Indian aggression against Pakistan.

FM Qureshi pointed out that India is not member of the OIC, adding that the OIC has invited India without any consultation with Pakistan. “India is neither a member nor an observer of the OIC,” he mentioned.

The minister clarified that he sent two letters, the latest only yesterday, to the UAE calling upon the body to withdraw its invitation to the Indian foreign minister. He informed the Parliament that he requested the OIC to either rescind the invitation or postpone the session in view of the prevailing situation, neither of which was done.

“I have decided not to attend OIC Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Abu Dhabi,” Qureshi confirmed. He reiterated that Pakistan will not attend the session in the wake of protest against the OIC’s decision to invite Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Abu Dhabi.

Terming the UAE has always helped Pakistan in difficult times, the foreign minister noted with regret that despite Pakistan’s protest, the OIC’s invitation to Swaraj was not rescinded.

“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to change constitution of India. He [Modi] is exploiting killing of Indian soldiers for upcoming elections. Several Indian political parties are well aware of Modi’s policy,” he termed.

UN, Russia offers to play role as mediator between Pak, India

He also said that The Russia offered to become mediator for negotiations between Pakistan and India. He added that the UN secretary general also offered to play role as mediator to resolve the problem of Pakistan and India.

The 46th session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers is being hosted by the UAE in Abu Dhabi on March 1-2, under the title “50 Years of Islamic Cooperation: Road Map for Prosperity and Development.”

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