ARAB NEWS
*The Organization of Islamic Cooperation decided to form
a ministerial committee to handle and monitor the Rohingya issue on an
international scale
*The committee will collect information and evidence for
accountability purposes, and will support UN organizations
DHAKA: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on
Sunday decided to form a ministerial committee to handle and monitor the
Rohingya issue internationally.
The decision came on the last day of its Council of
Foreign Ministers’ meeting. Abubacarr Tambadou, Gambia’s attorney general and
justice minister tabled the proposal.
The committee will collect information and evidence for
accountability purposes, and will support UN organizations, the International
Criminal Court (ICC) and other NGOs working with Rohingya to sustain
international political pressure on Myanmar, he said.
Bangladeshi Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali said: “We
will come up with a proper formula for the establishment of this committee, and
this will be circulated by the OIC secretariat later on.”
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Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin, former OIC vice chairman and
former Bangladeshi ambassador to Saudi Arabia, told Arab News that the
organization “should work as a united force and play a more active role on the
world stage.”
He added: “The OIC needs to take a very bold step, and
the leadership should come from Saudi Arabia.”
Former Bangladeshi Ambassador Mohammed Jamir said the
formation of the committee “will help not only to create pressure, but also
political and financial engagement from OIC member states that are keen to
resolve the crisis in the shortest possible time.”
The OIC on Sunday condemned Myanmar for its atrocities
against Rohingya Muslims, and commended Bangladesh for its humanitarian
efforts.