Tashkent, Uzbekistan: The Tashkent Declaration of the 43rd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed hope that the platform of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will contribute to strengthening confidence between Pakistan and India, maintaining a constructive dialogue and effective multifaceted cooperation, ensuring security and stability in the regions of South and Central Asia.
The Tashkent Declaration of the 43rd Session that was attended by the Foreign Ministers and heads of delegations of member OIC expressed concerns over the growing tensions and instability in various regions of the world, aggravation of ongoing conflicts, manifestations of deliberate attempts to tarnish the sacred religion of Islam and countering the Islamic world with other cultures and religions.
The Tashkent Declaration said that there was (is) a growing need to convey to the entire world community the true humanistic essence and tolerance of Islam.
Tashkent Declaration says that the entire Islamic world deeply mourn the recent untimely passing of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a prominent politician of modernity and the great son of the Uzbek nation, His Excellency Mr. Islam Karimov.
The Declaration appreciated the enormous contribution made by President Islam Karimov during his lifetime to the cause of ensuring the unity of the Islamic Ummah, maintaining and strengthening security and stability in Central Asia and the world as a whole, care for the heritage of outstanding scientists and thinkers of the Islamic world, protection of Islam in the international arena as a religion of peace and creativity, sustainable progressive socio-economic development of member-states of the OIC, formation of the younger generation in the spirit of respect for the true values of the Sacred religion of Islam, improving the system of cadres training, upbringing of highly-educated, intellectually and harmoniously developed youth, strengthening of mutual understanding and respect among the OIC countries by enhancing cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
