India rejects Islamic body’s resolutions on Kashmir

India on Tuesday outrightly rejected the resolutions passed by the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) relating to Jammu and Kashmir.

In its statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the OIC has no locus standi on India’s internal affairs, strongly advising the organisation to refrain from making such references in future.

"India notes with utmost regret that the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), during its 44th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on July 1011, 2017, has again adopted certain resolutions which contain factually incorrect and misleading references to matters internal to India, including the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. “India out rightly rejects all such references,” it added.

The 44th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held in Abidjan, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire had called upon India to implement the UN Security Council resolutions to resolve the Kashmir dispute.

The resolution, adopted unanimously by the 56member Council on the alleged human rights violation, noted that Jammu and Kashmir remains the core dispute between India and Pakistan.