OIC to hold emergency meeting on Jammu and Kashmir today
Last updated on: 22 June,2020 06:10 am
Meeting will bring together FMs of Azerbaijan, Niger, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir will hold an emergency meeting via videoconference today (Monday) to discuss the latest situation in the disputed territory.
The online meet will bring together the foreign ministers (FMs) of the Jammu And Kashmir Contact Group member states: Azerbaijan, Niger, Pakistan Saudi Arabia and Turkey, the OIC said in a statement.
“The meeting is part of a series of continuous Jammu And Kashmir Contact Group meetings to address the issue,” OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen was quoted as saying.
On Aug. 5, 2019 the Indian government revoked Article 370 and other related provisions from its Constitution, scrapping the country’s only Muslim-majority state with its autonomy. It was also split into two federally administered territories.
Simultaneously, it locked the region down, detaining thousands of people, imposing movement restrictions and enforcing a communications blackout.