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| New Delhi slams OICÂ’s resolutions |
| 2009-05-30 |
| New Delhi has once again taken exception to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference’s (OIC) ritual of passing disparaging resolutions against India and playing down terrorist incidents that take place on its soil. The OIC is the second largest inter-governmental organisation after the United Nations and has membership of 57 states. “We note with regret that the OIC has chosen to comment on India’s internal affairs during the 36th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in Syria. The OIC has no locus standi on India’s internal affairs,” said a Ministry of External Affairs statement. The Foreign office was also dismayed over a resolution referring to the terrorist attack in Mumbai in November last year as a mere “incident.” “It is most unfortunate that the spectre of terrorism confronting the international community, of which the attack on Mumbai by elements from Pakistan was an extreme manifestation, is not being unambiguously addressed by the OIC. We strongly reject such resolutions,” it added. Last year, India had objected to observations on Jammu and Kashmir in the final document of the OIC summit in Dakar, Senegal. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 The OIC is the second largest inter-governmental organisation after the United Nations and has membership of 57 states. Does that make it the 2nd most useless deliberative body on the planet? And didn't a recent Presidential candidate 'misspeak' about 57 states? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-05-30 14:43 |