Develop mechanism to fight terror, UAE tells OIC
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice
President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the
foreign ministers of member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC) at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.
Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the ministers who wished
the UAE continued progress and prosperity.
Present at the meeting was Sheikh Abdullah Bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The foreign ministers of OIC member states are in
Abu Dhabi to participate in the 46th session of the OIC Council of Foreign
Ministers.
The UAE has called on the OIC to set up a
mechanism that handles issues of terrorism, extremism and hate speech.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed made the proposal while
delivering the keynote address at the Forty-Sixth Session of the Council of
Foreign Ministers (CFM), of Member States, in Abu Dhabi.
Sheikh Abdullah said the mechanism would take
tough measures against any forms of terrorism and extremism and demand that OIC
member states cease direct or indirect support to entities or individuals
involved in terrorism and extremism or providing safe shelters, and harbouring,
financing or assisting them.
Abu Dhabi is hosting the high-level meeting on 1st
and 2nd March, 2019, under the theme “50 Years of Islamic Cooperation: Roadmap
for Prosperity and Development.”
The CFM coincides with the celebration of the
OIC’s 50th anniversary this autumn which provides us with an opportunity to
reflect on the OIC’s work and its core principles and values.
“We are confident that the meeting will produce
outcomes that will enable the Islamic World to overcome its challenges and
build a more promising future,’’ he said.
