March 13, 2008	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 4, 1429

ISLAMABAD, March 12: Foreign Minister Inam-ul-Haque would lead Pakistans delegation at the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference beginning in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, on Thursday, foreign office said on Wednesday.

This will be first time that Pakistan will be represented at an OIC summit by a ministerial delegation, instead of the head of state or government.

Mr Haque is already in Dakar and attended the ministerial meetings held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The ministerial meeting, the foreign office said, unanimously adopted resolutions on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and the reform of the United Nations and expansion of the UN Security Council.

The resolution on Jammu and Kashmir called for expeditious implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the OIC mission headed by Secretary General’s Special Representative on Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan and Azad Kashmir in March, 2007.

It regretted that India had not allowed the OIC mission to visit occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The resolution supported the Composite Dialogue process between Pakistan and India and expressed the hope that India would reciprocate the spirit of flexibility shown by Pakistan and work towards finding a just and peaceful settlement to the Jammu and Kashmir dispute in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.

On the reform of the Security Council, the meeting reaffirmed that any proposal which neglected adequate representation of the Islamic Ummah in any category of membership in an extended Security Council would not be acceptable to the Islamic world.

The leaders stressed that the OIC’s demand for adequate representation in the Security Council was in keeping with the significant demographic and political weight of the OIC countries.

Underlining the importance of a negotiated solution with the broadest possible agreement, it called for constructive consultations among UN member states to find a common basis and framework for further progress. Rejecting artificial deadlines, it reaffirmed that a decision on Security Council reform should be made by consensus.