Diplomacy
Muslim Bloc Holds Kashmir Meeting on Sidelines of UN General Assembly
Anadolu · 3 days ago · Read the Full Story on Anadolu
AI SUMMARY
The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir met during the UN General Assembly in New York to reaffirm support for Kashmiri self-determination and express concern over regional tensions and the detention of Kashmiri leaders.
- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir met Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
- Member states attending included Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Niger.
- OIC Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed reaffirmed support for the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination as a foundation for peace.
- The group expressed serious concern over the continued detention and denial of bail of Kashmiri leaders Yasin Malik, Asiya Andrabi, and cancer-diagnosed Shabbir Shah.
- The contact group expressed solidarity with Pakistan and concern over military escalation in May 2025, welcoming the subsequent India-Pakistan ceasefire.
- India has not yet reacted to the OIC statement.
- Pakistan's top diplomat Ishaq Dar highlighted restrictions in the disputed valley and stated that Jammu and Kashmir remains an internationally recognized UN Security Council dispute.
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