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2nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC final Comminique
FINAL DECLARATION 1. In conformity with the resolution of the Jeddah Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers adopted on 25th March, 1970, the Second Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers met in Karachi from December 26 to 28, 1970. The following countries participated in the Conference: Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Republic, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Republic and Yemen Arab Republic. 2. The Secretary General of the League of Arab States and a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization attended the Conference as observers. 3. The Conference elected His Excellency Dr. Abdul Mutalib Malik, head of the Pakistan delegation, as Chairman and His Excellency Omar Arteh, Foreign Minister of Somalia, as Rapporteur. 4. The Conference expressed its profound sorrow for the demise of President Gamal Abdul Nasser, eminent leader of the Muslim, world and paid tribute to his role in world peace and justice. 5. The Conference also expressed its profound grief for the cyclonic disaster which had recently struck Pakistan and extended their deepest sympathy to the victims. 6. The delegates thanked the Government and people of Pakistan for the warm welcome and hospitality accorded to them and for the excellent arrangements made for the Conference. 7. The Chairman informed the Conference that in pursuance of the decisions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Jeddah, the Government of Malaysia had nominated as Secretary General Y.T.M. Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, former Prime Minister of Malaysia. The Conference confirmed the appointment of Y.T.M. Tunku Abdul Rahman as Secretary General. The Chairman recalled that the various positions which the delegations expressed in Jeddah regarding the establishment of the Secretariat were still maintained. 8. In his inaugural welcome address to the Conference, His Excellency General Mohammad Yahya Khan, President of Pakistan, particularly emphasized that Islam is a religion of peace but peace could endure only if it was founded on honour and justice. This objective of peace with honour could be achieved through a meaningful association among the Muslim peoples based on mutual cooperation and solidarity. He voiced the hope that, inspired by the common heritage of Islam, the Conference would identify steps towards the achievement of the common interest of the Muslim peoples.
