Thursday | 14/02/2013
Rohingya News Agency – (RTT): The 56-nation bloc Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC) plans to establish a secure financial network
to support the Palestinians, according to OIC Secretary-General
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
The network aims at meeting major needs of the Palestinian people in the context of Israel scaling up tough fiscal measures against them by imposing new taxes and making their life difficult, he said during talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Wednesday.
The two also discussed the developments in Syria and Mali as well as
the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Arab media reported.
Ihsanoglu told the U.N. chief the need to take necessary measures for protecting the Muslim minority in Myanmar and putting an end to violence against them.
Ihsanoglu briefed Ban on the resolutions adopted at the recently concluded OIC summit in Cairo that had instructed him to take necessary steps to solve the issues of Palestine, Syria, Mali and Myanmar with U.N. support.
Earlier addressing the Security Council, the OIC chief said the U.N. had a big responsibility in protecting civilians in Syria and finding a peaceful solution to the crisis. The Council and the international community has so far failed in protecting civilians in Syria, he said.
“Seizure of Palestinian lands and construction of more settlements in occupied territories by Israel have affected the Council’s credibility,” Ihsanoglu said while reiterating the Palestinians’ right to have an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
The network aims at meeting major needs of the Palestinian people in the context of Israel scaling up tough fiscal measures against them by imposing new taxes and making their life difficult, he said during talks with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Wednesday.
The two also discussed the developments in Syria and Mali as well as
the situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Arab media reported.
Ihsanoglu told the U.N. chief the need to take necessary measures for protecting the Muslim minority in Myanmar and putting an end to violence against them.
Ihsanoglu briefed Ban on the resolutions adopted at the recently concluded OIC summit in Cairo that had instructed him to take necessary steps to solve the issues of Palestine, Syria, Mali and Myanmar with U.N. support.
Earlier addressing the Security Council, the OIC chief said the U.N. had a big responsibility in protecting civilians in Syria and finding a peaceful solution to the crisis. The Council and the international community has so far failed in protecting civilians in Syria, he said.
“Seizure of Palestinian lands and construction of more settlements in occupied territories by Israel have affected the Council’s credibility,” Ihsanoglu said while reiterating the Palestinians’ right to have an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
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