The foreign minister, Dipu Moni, has called for advancing peace and development through greater cooperation among OIC member states based on the ideals of compassion, justice, dignity, tolerance and unity.
She made the call when she was addressing the Council of Foreign Ministers of the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference, re-named as Organisation for Islamic Cooperation, in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
The minister, during her statement at the 38th session of the council, also stressed on the need for enhancing intra-OIC trade and reducing resource gap between developed and developing countries, said a message received in Dhaka.
In the context of the ongoing political turmoil in some of the OIC members in the Middle-East and North Africa, she emphasised on meeting the legitimate needs of the people by ensuring good governance and socio-economic development.
She also urged the international community, particularly the Quartet, to force Israel to stop its unlawful practices and create conditions for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State in its pre-1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital in the interests of world peace and security.
During the meeting, Dipu Moni handed over the Instrument of Ratification of the TPS-OIC Rules of Origin to the secretary general. The Trade Preferential System of the OIC came into force with Bangladesh's ratification of this protocol. With the Trade Preferential System and related protocols in force, the intra-OIC trade is now expected to receive new momentum.
Source : New Age
