Islamabad, August 01, 2023 (PPI-OT): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to work closely with OIC member countries to highlight concerns about the willful acts of the burning and desecration of the Holy Quran. He was speaking at the 18th Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in a virtual format.
The Foreign Minister welcomed the adoption of resolutions in the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly advocating inter-religious dialogue and shunning religious hatred. He also called for promoting inter-faith harmony and peaceful co-existence.
The Foreign Minister reiterated his proposal for an Action Plan, which would inter alia include the appointment of a UN Special Envoy to combat Islamophobia and the establishment of judicial mechanisms to hold the perpetrators accountable.
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