ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister on Friday said he will not attend the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi starting on March 1st.
FM Qureshi made this statement in National Assembly and said he has decided not to go to Abu Dhabi since the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was invited as a ‘Guest of Honour'.
Foreign Minister said other Pakistani official will represent the country in the Council of Foreign Ministers.
Pakistan Foreign Ministry in a statement, on Friday, also objected Indian participation in the meeting.
“India is a country with unresolved disputes with Pakistan, a founding member of OIC. India is also responsible for horrendous human rights violations of the people of Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir,” Foreign Ministry said.
“Pakistan believes that with such a record India has no legal or moral grounds to be present at the meeting,” the statement read.
Foreign Ministry said, Pakistan’s strong objections in this regard have been clearly communicated.
Earlier FM Qureshi sent, on 26 February 2019, a letter to his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan and conveyed Pakistan’s concerns for inviting Indian Foreign Minister to attend the Inaugural Plenary session of OIC meeting.
The 46th session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers will be held under the theme of “50 years of Islamic cooperation.”
