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29th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC Final Communique

INAL COMMUNIQUE
OF THE TWENTY-NINTH SESSION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS
(SESSION OF SOLIDARITY AND DIALOGUE)
KHARTOUM — REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN
14-16 RABIUL THANI 1423H (25-27 JUNE 2002)
1. In response to the kind invitation by the Government of the Republic of the Sudan, the Twenty-ninth Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (Session of Solidarity and Dialogue) was convened in Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan, on 14-16 Rabiul Thani 1423H (25-27 June 2002).
2. The Conference was opened with a graceful recitation of verses from the holy Quran. The Conference then extended its condolences and expressed its sympathy to the Islamic Republic of Iran because of the earthquake which shook it and a minute of silence was observed in memory of the victims.
3. His Excellency President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, President of the Republic of the Sudan, delivered a speech in which he welcomed the participating Ministers and members of delegations and described the Conference as a sizable cohesive international gathering, where we should strive in earnest to strengthen solidarity and consolidate ties until this becomes the living reality of our relations as states, peoples, regimes, and governments.
His Excellency the President asserted that our peoples are bound by spiritual, cultural, and civilizational ties, all springing from one source to which they look for guidance in their daily lives, their systems of government, their legislations, and their worship. He also asserted that today's world is different, that the new challenges are multifarious, and that the countries of the world, including the major industrial countries, have now realized that they can no longer face those challenges alone.
His Excellency stressed the enormous responsibility that the Conference has assumed in working to restore the balance in the shaken international relations and declared that the Islamic world with its glorious civilization, positive values, abundant resources, strategic location, and capacity for giving and contributions to all aspects of human advancement cannot be ignored or disregarded, let alone wiped out in what is referred to as the clash of civilizations.
His Excellency the President recalled that Khartoum hosted the Summit of the Arab Leaders following the June 1967 setback which voiced the three famous “NOs”. As it hosts this great Islamic Conference, Khartoum sends forth another three NOs to the whole world:
No going back on our religion but steadfast attachment to its guidelines with wisdom and sagacity.
No terrorism in Islam but peace, tolerance, interaction, and defense of self, land, honor, and religion.
No division or dispersal but unity, solidarity, and dialogue.