(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Astana, Dhu-AlHijjah 20, 1438, September 11, 2017, SPA -- The Heads of State and government of the member states of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) held a meeting to discuss the current developments of the situation of the
Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar, on the sidelines of the 1st OIC Summit of Science
and Technology in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, on 10th September 2017, on the initiative of
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey, the current chairman of the OIC
Summit.
The Meeting expressed grave concern over the recent systematic brutal acts perpetrated by
security forces against the Rohingya Muslim Community in Myanmar, which constitute a serious
and blatant violation of international law, and which have affected over 270,000 Muslims who
have been forcibly displaced to Bangladesh, in addition to the burning of their houses and places
of worship.
The Meeting called upon the Government of Myanmar to accept the UN Human Rights
Council's fact-finding mission to conduct a thorough and independent investigation into all
alleged violations of international human rights law and to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The Meeting urged the Government of Myanmar to honor its obligations under international
law and human rights covenants, and to take all measures to immediately halt acts of dispersion
and discriminatory practices against Rohingya Muslims, as well as the continuous attempts to
obliterate their Islamic culture and identity, including delisting them from household lists
and demolition of places of worship, institutions and houses of Muslim minorities.
The Meeting urged the Government of Myanmar to eliminate the root causes, including the
denial of citizenship based on the 1982 Citizenship Act which has led to
statelessness and deprival of the rights of the Rohingya Muslim Minority, and to continued
dispossession and discrimination against them, and urged it to work towards a just and
sustainable solution to this issue.
The Meeting urged the Government of Myanmar to take urgent measures for a sustainable return
of Rohingya refugees and internally and externally displaced Rohingya Muslims to their
homeland, Rakhine State, in safety, security, dignity and with ensured livelihood.
The Meeting reiterated its call to the Government of Myanmar to revive the agreement to open
an OIC Office for humanitarian affairs in Yangon after signing a Memorandum of Cooperation
with the OIC to that effect. The purpose of the OIC office was to provide pure humanitarian
assistance without distinction between the victims of violence.
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