- Home
- World
- News
- OIC Secretary-General Suspends the Status of the Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to the OIC
OIC Secretary-General Suspends The Status Of The Special Envoy Of The Kingdom Of Sweden To The OIC
Umer Jamshaid Published July 24, 2023 | 02:53 PM
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has informed the Government of Sweden that it has decided to suspend the status of the Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to the OIC, in line with the recommendations of the Final Communique, issued by the OIC Executive Committee’s extraordinary meeting held on July 2, 2023
Jeddah (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24 July, 2023) The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has informed the Government of Sweden that it has decided to suspend the status of the Special Envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to the OIC, in line with the recommendations of the Final Communique, issued by the OIC Executive Committee’s extraordinary meeting held on July 2, 2023.
The meeting asked the Secretary-General to consider possible steps to review the official framework linking the General Secretariat to any country in which copies of the Holy Qur’an or other Islamic values and symbols are desecrated with the consent of the authorities concerned, including suspending the status of the Special Envoy.
The Secretary-General conveyed this decision in a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden.
On the other hand, the Secretary-General welcomed the measures taken by some Member States to protest against the repeated attacks on Islamic sanctities.
He called on all Member States to take the sovereign decisions they deem appropriate to express their position condemning the granting by the Swedish authorities of licenses that enabled the repeated abuse of the sanctity of the Holy Qur’an and Islamic symbols, and to express the OIC states’ rejection of such disgraceful acts under the pretext of freedom of expression.
The Secretary-General stressed the importance of taking the necessary legislative measures to criminalize such attacks, bearing in mind that the exercise of freedom of expression entailed special duties and responsibilities.
He also emphasized that acts of desecration of copies of the Holy Qur’an and insulting the Holy Prophet Muhammad, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, and Islamic symbols, were not just ordinary Islamophobia incidents.
Furthermore, he exhorted the international community to urgently implement international law, which clearly prohibits any advocacy of religious hatred. He pointed out the importance of adhering to the provisions of the resolution adopted recently by the UN Human Rights Council regarding "combating religious hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence."
The General Secretariat is preparing to hold an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers as soon as possible to continue deliberating on this issue and to take the decisions it deems appropriate.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
LHC links bikes distribution scheme with environmental NOC
Peace, stability key to reaping fruits of CPEC: Ahsan Iqbal
Woman brutally attacked outside court in Bahawalnagar
Pakistan establishes two hospitals, ten dispensaries in Makkah, Madinah for Hajj ..
Commissioner Larkana imposes ban on tractor trolleys passing through canal emban ..
Federal Ombudsman's regional head visits NBP
Criminal killed in “shoot-out” with police in Attock
Pakistan lifts Central Asian Volleyball C'ship title
PM directs preparing tariff rationalization for export sector industries
Elders urge to reconstruct 6-kilometer road from Bahrain to Kalam
PFF delegation attends 74th FIFA Congress
Shahzeb wins silver medal for Pakistan in Asian Taekwondo C’ship
More Stories From World
-
King Charles III to attend D-Day anniversary in France: palace
32 minutes ago -
Wounded Slovakia PM Fico undergoes new surgery
20 minutes ago -
Sweden boosts security after gunfire near Israeli embassy
20 minutes ago -
South Africa ends deadly building collapse rescue
20 minutes ago -
China ready to work with Arab states to carry forward friendship: Xi Jinping
20 minutes ago -
Russia presses offensive into Ukraine
2 hours ago
-
EU warns Microsoft to give Bing AI risk data or face fine
2 hours ago -
UN has got only 12% of funds sought for war-wracked Sudan
3 hours ago -
BRI, CPEC to play significant role for Pakistan's economic growth: Chinese analysts
3 hours ago -
Putin in trade push on final day of China trip
3 hours ago -
Russian northeast offensive pushes on as Putin blames Kyiv
3 hours ago -
Slovak PM has new surgery, condition 'still very serious'
4 hours ago