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FINAL DOCUMENTS ADOPTED BY THE 7th SESION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (Democracy – Justice – Prosperity) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 7 – 8 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433H 30 – 31 JANUARY, 2012
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DOCUMENT NO. SUBJECT PAGE NO. CONF/7-2012/PDEC.1/FINAL Palembang Declaration adopted at the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference 1 CONF/7-2012/DEC.1/FINAL Final Communique adopted by the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference 6 FWMP/7-2012/DEC.1/FINAL Communique adopted by the First Conference on the Women Parliamentarians 15 REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
Report of the 6th Session of the Standing Specialized Committee on Political and SSC-PE/6-2012/REP.1/FINAL 20 Economic Affairs. CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.1 Resolution no.1-PE/7-CONF on the Situation in Palestine 21 Resolution no. 2-PE/7-CONF on the role of Muslim parliaments in confronting Israeli plans CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.2 25 concerning jewishness of Israel and judaization of Al-Quds. CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.3 Resolution No.3-PE/7-CONF On Palestine full-fledged Membership in the United Nations 28 CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.4 Resolution No.4-PE/7-CONF on Syrian Arab Golan 30 CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.5 Resolution No.5-PE/7-CONF on The Situation in Lebanon 31 Resolution No.6-PE/7-CONF on supporting the inalienable rights of all nations to have CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.6 32 free access to and usage of modern technologies Resolution No.7-PE/7-CONF on Making the Middle East a zone free of Weapons of Mass CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.7 34 Destruction CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.8 Resolution No.8-PE/7-CONF on The Situation in Iraq 37 CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.9 Resolution No.9-PE/7-CONF on The Situation in Sudan 39 CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.10 Resolution No.10-PE/7-CONF on Combating International Terrorism 40 Resolution No.11-PE/7-CONF on Promoting Solidarity and unity among Muslim States to CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.11 43 confront increasing challenges which target the capabilities of the Islamic Ummah CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.12 Resolution No.12-PE/7-CONF on The Situation in Somalia 45 CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.13 Resolution No.13-PE/7-CONF on The Situation in Cyprus 46 CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.14 Resolution No.14-PE/7-CONF on The Situation of Jammu and Kashmir 48 Resolution No.15-PE/7-CONF on The Aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.15 50 Republic of Azerbaijan CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.16 Resolution No.16-PE/7-CONF on Rejecting all sanctions imposed on any Islamic Country 53 Resolution No.17-PE/7-CONF on The Necessity to make consultations and prior CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.17 54 coordination between Islamic Parliaments on the sideline of International Meetings Resolution No.18-PE/7-CONF on joint Islamic action to face the effects of the global CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.18 56 financial crisis CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.19 Resolution no 19-PE/7-CONF The position of Turkish Minority in West Trakia 58 Resolution no 20-PE/7-CONF on the Role of the PUIC in promoting, consolidating and CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.20 protecting the rights of the Muslim Minorities and Communities in the Non-Members of the 60 OIC CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.21 Resolution no 21-PE/7-CONF on the dynamics of the people in the Islamic World 62 Resolution no 22-PE/7-CONF On the global financial crisis and its impact upon the CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.22 63 economies of developing countries and in particularly on Islamic countries
DOCUMENT NO SUBJECT PAGE NO. REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT Report of the 6th Session of the Standing Specialized Committee on Legal Affairs, Human SSCLEH/6-2010/REP.1/FINAL 67 Rights and Environment. Resolution No.1-LHE/6-CONF on PUIC-OIC Cooperation on the Implementation of the CONF/7-2012/LHE-RES.1 68 Ten-Year Programme of Aaction. Resolution No.2-LHE/7-CONF ON on signing/ratification of (accession to) the charter and CONF/7-2012/LHE-RES.2 70 the agreements concluded under the organization of the islamic cooperation CONF/7-2012/LHE-RES.3 Resolution No.3-LHE/7-CONF ON cooperation with the united nations 71 Resolution No.3-LHE/6-CONF on Democracy, Human Rights and the International CONF/7-2012/LHE-RES.4 72 Humanitarian Law
CONF/7-2012/LHE-RES.5 Resolution No.5-LHE/7-CONF ON environmental protection and sustainable development 74
RESOLUTION No.6-LHE/7-CONF ON establishing legal framework for the protection of CONF/7-2012/LHE-RES.6 76 the rights of migrant workers REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Report of the Sixth Session of the Specialized Standing Committee on Women, SSC-WSC/6-2012/REP.1/FINAL 80 Social and Cultural Affairs Resolution No.1-WSC/7-CONF on supporting the efforts to establish sustainable dialogue between Islamic and western parliaments in order to eliminate all forms CONF/7-2012/WSC-RES.1 82 of intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief. Resolution No.2-WSC/7-CONF on promoting dialogue among civilizations with CONF/7-2012/WSC-RES.2 84 special emphasis on facing western campaigns against Islamic values Resolution No.3-WSC/7-CONF on Enhancing the Role of Women in all CONF/7-2012/WSC-RES.3 86 development aspects in PUIC Member States to strengthen democracy. Resolution No.4-WSC/7-CONF on protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque against Israeli CONF/7-2012WSC-RES.4 89 threats CONF/7-2012WSC-RES.5 Resolution No. 5-WSC/7-CONF on protection of holy places IN Islamic States 90 Resolution No.6-WSC/7-CONF on promoting the status of youth in the Islamic CONF/7-2012WSC-RES.6 91 World Resolution No.7-WSC/7-CONF on the child care and protection in the Islamic CONF/7-2012WSC-RES.7 92 world Resolution No.8-WSC/7-CONF on role of Islamic parliaments in confronting CONF/7-2012WSC-RES.8 94 global pandemics and fatal diseases Report of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference held in Palembang, Republic of CONF/7/2012/REP.1/FINAL 95 Indonesia. ANNEX-1 List of Participants for the Conference and the General Committee 105 CONF/7/2012/REP.1/FINAL ANNEX-2 Nominations of Members for the 15th Session of the PUIC General Committee 1`19 CONF/7/2012/REP.1/FINAL ANNEX-3 Nominations of Members for the Executive Committee 121 CONF/7/2012/REP.1/FINAL ANNEX-4 Nominations of Members for the four Standing Specialized Committee 123 CONF/7/2012/REP.1/FINAL ANNEX-5 Reservation from the Islamic Republic of Iran 127 CONF/7/2012/REP.1/FINAL
DOCUMENT NO SUBJECT PAGE NO. REPORT OF THE 14th SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL HELD IN PALEMBANG, CNCL/14-2012/REP.1/FINAL 128 REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee 134 EXC/27-2012/REP.1/FINAL Report of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee
EXC/27-2012/DA.1/FINAL 141 Draft Agenda of the 27th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee
EXC/27-2012/WP.1/FINAL 141 Draft Program of Work of the 27th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee.
EXC/27-2012/D.1/FINAL Report of the Secretary General submitted to the 27th Meeting of the Executive 142 Committee SSC-PE/6-2012/DA.1/FINAL Draft Agenda of the 6th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committee on Political 143 and Economic Affairs- Palembang, The Republic of Indonesia 26 -27 January 2012 Draft Agenda of the 6th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committee on Legal SSC-LHE/6-2012/DA.1/FINAL 145 Affairs, Human Rights and Environment- Palembang, The Republic of Indonesia 26January2012 SSC-WSC/6-2012/DA.1/FINAL Draft Agenda of the 6th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committee on Women, 146 Social and Cultural Affairs- Palembang, The Republic of Indonesia 26 -27 January 2012 CMWP/1-2012/DA.1/FINAL Draft Agenda of the Conference on the Muslim Women Parliamentarians, Palembang – 147 Republic of Indonesia 27January2012 CNCL/14-2012/DA.1/FINAL Draft Agenda of the Fourteenth Session of the PUIC Council- Palembang, The Republic of 148 Indonesia 28 -29 January 2012 CONF/7-2012/DA.1/FINAL Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference- Palembang, The Republic of 149 Indonesia 30 -31 January 2012 Report of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee EXC/26-2011/REP.1-FINAL Report of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee 153 EXC/26-2011/DA.1-FINAL Agenda of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee 156 EXC/26-2011/WP.1-FINAL Program of Work of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee. 157 Report of the Secretary General submitted to the 26th Meeting of EXC/26-2011/D.1-FINAL 159 the Executive Committee EXC/27-2012/DA.1-REV.1 Draft Agenda of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee 176 Draft Agenda of the 6th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized SSC-PE/6-2012/DA.1-REV.1 177 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs Draft Agenda of the 6th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized SSC-LHE/6-2012/DA.1-REV.1 179 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Environment. Draft Agenda of the 6th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized SSC-WSC/6-2012/DA.1-REV.1 180 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs. Draft Agenda of the Conference on the Muslim Women CMWP/1-2012/DA.1-REV.1 1181 Parliamentarians, Palembang – Republic of Indonesia. Draft Agenda of the Fourteenth Session of the PUIC General CNCL/14-2012/DA.1-REV.1 182 Committee (Council) CONF/7-2012/DA.1-REV.1 Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference 183
DOCUMENT NO SUBJECT PAGE NO. Report of the First Conference on Muslim Women FWMP/7-2012/REP.1/FINAL Parliamentarians held in Palembang, Republic of 185 Indonesia on 27th January, 2012. 13th SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL HELD IN ABU DHABI Abu Dhabi Declaration adopted by 13th Session of the Council of the CNCL/13-2011/DEC.1/FINAL Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUIC) Abu Dhabi- United Arab 190 Emirates 13 Safar, 1432h, 18 January, 2011 REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS196 Agenda of the 5th Standing Specialized Committee on Political and Economic SSC-PE/5-2011/DA.1/FINAL 199 Affairs Report of the 5th Session of the Standing Specialized Committee on Political and SSC-PE/5-2011/REP.1/FINAL 201 Economic Affairs. CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.1 Resolution no.1-PE/13-CNCL on the Situation in Palestine 203 Resolution no. 2-PE/13-CNCL on the role of Muslim parliaments in confronting CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.2 207 Israeli plans concerning jewishness of Israel and judaization of Al-Quds CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.3 Resolution No.3-PE/13-CNCL on Syrian Arab Golan 209 CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.4 Resolution No.4-PE/13-CNCL on The Situation in Lebanon 210 Resolution No.5-PE/13-CNCL on supporting the equal and inalienable rights of all CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.5 nations to have free access to and usage of modern technology and energy for 212 their peaceful purposes Resolution No.6-PE/13-CNCL on Making the Middle East a zone free of Weapons of CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.6 214 Mass Destruction CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.7 Resolution No.7-PE/13-CNCL on The Situation in Iraq 216 CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.8 Resolution No.8-PE/13-CNCL on The Situation in Sudan 218 CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.9 Resolution No.9-PE/13-CNCL on Combating International Terrorism 219 Resolution No.10-PE/13-CNCL on Promoting Solidarity and unity among Muslim States to CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.10 221 confront increasing challenges which target the capabilities of the Islamic Ummah CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.11 Resolution No.11-PE/13-CNCL on The Situation in Somalia 223 CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.12 Resolution No.12-PE/13-CNCL on The Situation in Cyprus 224 CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.13 Resolution No.13-PE/13-CNCL on The Situation of Jammu and Kashmir 232 Resolution No.14-PE/13-CNCL on The Aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.14 224 Republic of Azerbaijan Resolution No.15-PE/13-CNCL on Rejecting all sanctions imposed on any Islamic CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.15 227 Country Resolution No.16-PE/13-CNCL on The Necessity to make consultations and prior CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.16 231 coordination between Islamic Parliaments on the sideline of International Meetings CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.17 Resolution No.17-PE/13-CNCL on Cooperation between PUIC and ICYF-DC 233 Resolution No.18-PE/13-CNCL on joint Islamic action to face the effects of the CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.18 235 global financial crisis Resolution No.19-PE/13-CNCL on voluntary contributions allocating to the Islamic CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.19 solidarity fund to finance interdependence and solidarity action among Islamic 237 states in case of disasters Resolution no 20-PE/13-CNCL on the protection of the rights of migrant workers CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.20 238 and members of their families CNCL/13-2011/PE-RES.21 Resolution no 21-PE/13-CNCL on solidarity with Tunisia 239 REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT Agenda of the 5th Standing Specialized Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights SSC-LHE/5-2011/DA.1/FINAL 241 and Environment REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS of the Fifth Session of the Specialized Standing Committee for Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment CNCL/13-2011/LHE-REC.1/FINAL 242 adopted by the 13th Session of the PUIC Council Abu Dhabi - state of the United Arab Emirates, 18 January 2011
DOCUMENT NO SUBJECT PAGE NO. REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Agenda of the 5th Standing Specialized Committee on Women, Social and Cultural SSC-WSC/5-2011/DA.1/FINAL 246 Affairs Report of the Fifth Session of the Specialized Standing Committee on Women, SSC-WSC/5-2011/REP.1/FINAL Social and Cultural Affairs adopted by the thirteenth session of the PUIC Council 247 Abu Dhabi – state of the United Arab Emirates 13 Safar, 1432h, 18 January, 2011 Resolution No.1-WSC/13-CNCL on supporting the efforts to establish CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.1 248 sustainable dialogue between Islamic and western parliaments on promoting dialogue among civilizations CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.2 Resolution No.2-WSC/13-CNCL 249 with special emphasis on facing western campaigns against Islamic values Resolution No.3-WSC/13-CNCL on adopting a un decision on issuing an CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.3 251 international legislation banning insult of divine religions and their symbols CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.4 Resolution No.4-WSC/13-CNCL on Promoting the Role of Women 252 Resolution No.5-WSC/13-CNCL on protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque against Israeli CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.5 254 threats CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.6 Resolution No. 6-WSC/13-CNCL on protection of Islamic holy places 255 Resolution No. 7-WSC/13-CNCL on promoting the position of the youth in the CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.7 256 Islamic world Resolution No.8-WSC/13-CNCL on the child care and protection in the Islamic CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.8 257 world Resolution No. 9-WSC/13-CNCL on role of Islamic parliaments in confronting CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.9 258 global pandemics and fatal diseases Report of the Thirteenth Session of the Council of the Parliamentary CNCL/13-2011/REP.1/FINAL Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) Abu Dhabi, United Arab 259 Emirates 18 January 2011 Report of the Secretary General submitted to the 13th session of the PUIC CNCL/13-2011/D.1/FINAL 267 Council CNCL/13-2011/BUDGET Estimative Budget for the Fiscal Year 2011 291 Agenda of the Thirteenth Session of the Council of the Parliamentary Union of CNCL/13-2011/DA.1/FINAL 297 the OIC Member States (PUIC) Program of Work of the Thirteenth Session of the Council of the Parliamentary CNCL/13-2011/WP.1/FINAL 298 Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) CMRG/AF-2011/DA.1/FINAL Agenda of the Consultation Meeting of the African Group. 299 CONF/7-2012/DA.1 Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference 300 List of the Participants of the 13th PUIC Council Abu Dhabi – United Arab of CNCL/13-2011/LIST 301 Emirates 18 January – 2011 23rd MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXC/23-2010/DEC. 1/FINAL Declaration adopted by the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee. 308 Report of the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee Dubai, State of the United Arab EXC/23-2010/REP.1/FINAL 311 Emirates 20 – 21 June, 2010 ANNEX-1 Speech of the Chairman of the 23rd Executive Committee and Speaker of the Federal 315 EXC/23-2010/SP.1 Council of UAE. ANNEX-2 rd EXC/23-2010/DA.1/FINAL Agenda of the 23 Meeting of the Executive Committee. 313 ANNEX-2 rd EXC/23-2010/WP.1/FINAL Program of Work of the 23 Meeting of the Executive Committee. 318
ANNEX-3 rd EXC/23-2010/D.1/FINAL Report of the Secretary General to the 23 Meeting of the Executive Committee. 319
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ANNEX-4 th EXC/23-2010/D.2 Follow up implementation of the resolutions of the 6 PUIC Conference 329
ANNEX-5 Draft Amended Statute of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States presented 331 PUIC/STATUTE/REV.4 to the 23rd Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, Dubai 20- 21 June, 2010.. Table showing the view of the Member Parliaments for submission to the next PUIC ANNEX-6 393 EXC/23-2010/D.3 Conference ANNEX-7 EXC/23-2010/D.4 Developing the Technical work Mechanisms of the General Secretariat 403 ANNEX-9 EXC/23-2010/CABLE Motion of Thanks 407 ANNEX-10 EXC/23-2010/D.5 Reservations from the Iran Parliament. 408 EXC/23-2010/List List of Participants. 409 24th MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXC/24-2010/REP..1/FINAL Report of the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee 411 Opening Speech H.E. Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Ghurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council of the State ANNEX-1 of the United Arab Emirates and President of the PUIC Council, delivered a speech welcoming their Excellencies EXC/24-2010/D.1 415 the members of the Executive Committee
ANNEX-2 th EXC/24-2010/DA.1 Draft Agenda of the 24 Meeting of the Executive Committee 418 ANNEX-3 Report of the Secretary General submitted to the 24th Meeting of the Executive 419 EXC/24-2010/D.1/REV.1 Committee ANNEX-4 Development of Technical Work Mechanisms of the General-Secretariat of the Parliamentary Union of the EXC/24-2010/DA.1 Member States of the Organization of Islamic Conference 427 ANNEX-5 Proposal submitted by the UAE concerning revision and regulation of the agendas of the 433 EXC/24-2010/D.1 PUIC Council and Conference through the work of the PUIC Committees ANNEX-6 CNCL/13-2011/DA.1 Draft Agenda of the Thirteenth Session of the PUIC Council 435 ANNEX-6 Draft Agenda of the 5th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committee on Political 436 SSC-PE/5-2011/DA.1/REV.2 and Economic Affairs ANNEX-6 Draft Agenda of the 5th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committee on Legal 438 SSC-LHE/5-2011/DA.1/REV.1 Affairs, Human Rights and Environment. ANNEX-6 Draft Agenda of the 5th Session of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committee on 439 SSC-WSC/5-2011/DA.1/REV.1 Women, Social and Cultural Affairs. ANNEX-6 CMRG/AF-2011/DA.1 Draft Agenda of the Consultation Meeting of the African Group. 440 ANNEX-7 EXC/24=2010/DEC.1/FINAL ABU DHABI DECLARATION 441 25th MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EXC/25-2011/REP.1/FINAL Report of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee 443 Speech of H.E. Professor Abdel Aziz Abdallah Al Ghurair, President of the PUIC Council EXC/25-2011/SP.1 and Speaker of the Federal National Council of UAE, to the PUIC Executive Committee 448 Meeting EXC/25-2011/DA.1/FINAL Agenda of the 25th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee 450 EXC/25-2011/WP.1/FINAL Work Programme of the 25th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee. 451 CNC/13-2011/DA.1 Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council 452 Proposal presented by the UAE on “A parliamentary vision for confronting the challenges EXC/25-2011/D.2 453 facing the stability, advancement and development of the Islamic World
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PALEMBANG DECLARATION ON DEMOCRACY, JUSTICE, PROSPERITY Palembang, Republic of Indonesia 7 – 8 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433 30 – 31 January, 2012
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We, the Representatives of the PUIC Member Parliaments, and other distinguished delegations participating in the 7th PUIC Conference held in Palembang, Indonesia on 30 - 31 January 2012, generously hosted by the Indonesian House of Representatives, hereby declare the following:
Democracy
Guided by the lofty principles of Islamic precepts on justice, shoora, moral values, and equality before the law and in pursuance of the Sunnah of Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him, his family and companions) who practiced consultation (Shoora) with his companions, acknowledge the importance to implement good governance of the state by accommodating the aspirations of the Ummah.
1. Reaffirm our dedication to the high principles of our faith which enshrine the values of peace, compassion, tolerance, equality, justice and human dignity for the Ummah and all humankind, and therefore, resolve to promote peace, justice, common prosperity and democracy.
2. Commit ourselves to take further steps in strengthening the presence and roles of PUIC as a forum to voice common interests of Islamic World to the international community.
3. Welcome the success of some PUIC Member States which have made peaceful transition of power and call on them to constructively support the ongoing process of consolidation in accordance with their respective norms and culture. In this regard by sharing best practices and lesson learned in promoting the world value of democracy, human rights in accordance with the lofty Islamic precepts. To safeguard national integrity and sovereignty, we strongly reject any foreign intervention which might be damaging both the national and international security.
4. Determine to strengthen the union’s role in promoting cooperation among parliamentarians and contributing to the development of the Ummah.
5. Recognize that it cannot be denied that PUIC is often associated with more than one billion Muslims in the world and issues related to Islam, therefore, it is essential to promote a more inclusive, thoughtfulness, and united PUIC as the need of making a stronger union by accommodating countries that have Muslim community into the organization. Thus the momentum of the amendment of the Statute of PUIC shall be taken as a strategic opportunity to improve the performance of the PUIC.
6. In line with the need for a stronger PUIC, we reiterate our commitment to fully implement all the unanimously adopted PUIC Resolutions.
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7. Under the framework of dialogue, we emphasize the need to strengthen common understanding among religious communities to develop the sense of mutual respect and equality, as well as to build socio-political stability; also recognize that to expel the growing thoughts of Islamophobia and Xenophobia, inter-cultural dialogue particularly between the Islamic and Western Parliaments should be formally established both in an institutional framework and bilateral cooperation.
8. Acknowledge that the inter-faith, inter-cultural dialogue should be used to promote the values and the principles of human rights including the religious rights of the Muslim minorities; furthermore, such forums should also encourage more peaceful interaction and communication among different communities.
9. Mindful of the great damage resulting from disputes among the followers of the various Islamic schools of thought, and their impact on the solidarity and unity of the entire Muslim Ummah.
10. Aspire to strengthen mutual understanding, tolerance and respect among followers of Islamic schools of thought in such a way as to contribute to the consolidation of bonds of brotherhood among Muslims, as they share the same beliefs and the same commitments to carry out the obligations of Islam.
PEACE AND JUSTICE
11. Support the bid of Palestinian’s statehood based on the 1967 borders, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its’ Capital and the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian territories, the return of Palestinian refugees to their homes from which they have been forced to immigrate and condemn the Judaization measures by Israel towards the Al-Quds Al-Sharif. We also express our grave concern about the critical political, socioeconomic, human rights, humanitarian, and security situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as a result of Israel’s continuing military occupation and illegal actions and provocations against the Palestinian people and their land. Demand releasing all detained Comment [MV1]: Dit. KIPS - Kemlu Palestinian, especially the ministers and members of Parliament, for most of whom is H.E.DR. Aziz Al Duwaik, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Urge International Community to exercise pressure on Israel in order to ensure return of Palestinians released from Israeli prisons to their homes and their enjoyment of their legitimate human rights.
12. Call upon all international communities to extend full assistance for taking necessary actions to regain the control of all Palestinian territories and guarantee the free movement of Palestinians including , opening Gaza’s airport, seaport, and its connection with the West Bank. In this connection, we commit ourselves to implement all related resolutions regarding Palestine, including the resolution on the issue of visiting Gaza by Parliament Speakers of PUIC Member Parliaments to express our parliamentary stands on the matters.
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13. Express our effective support for the Palestinian peoples’ rights to self- determination and the establishment of their independent state with full- fledged membership at the United Nations. Welcome the admission of Palestine to the membership of UNESCO and to seize this situation as a golden opportunity to attain full Palestinian membership at the UN and other UN agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO).
14. Encourage the PUIC Member States and other international communities to double their contributions to UN agencies where Palestine is listed as member, toward collective efforts in bringing political, social and economic development to the people of Palestine, as well as to compensate the loss Comment [MV2]: Dit. KIPS – Kemlu of aid from Israeli’s allies.
15. Mindful of our endeavor to support the effort to sustain regional and international stability, strongly reiterate that independence is the right of every state and therefore, foreign occupation, military operation, and all kinds of colonization must be eliminated for the sake of every nation- state’s sovereignty.
16. Call upon the international community in particular the PUIC Member Comment [MV3]: Dit. KIPS - Kemlu States to support the global disarmament efforts with the aim to create a world free of weapons of mass destruction, in particular nuclear weapons. In this regard, we consider that the ratification of CTBT as one Comment [MV4]: Dit. KIPS - Kemlu of our efforts in promoting a free-nuclear weapon world. We Comment [MV5]: Dit. KIPS - Kemlu acknowledge the inalienable rights of every country to use nuclear energy and technology for peaceful purposes, including their policies according to the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and express our concerns over the restrictions imposed by some states on international cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy and we strongly condemn the terrorist operation which targeted a number of Iranian Scientists working in this field.
17. Acknowledge the urgency to strengthen the roles of women in all aspects of social, economy, and political life; recognize gender partnership along with women empowerment programs is critical for the achievement of sustainable economic growth and development; Assure that gender equality in the distribution of power will provide positive multiplier effects in the accomplishment of key development goals, including poverty alleviation and the welfare of children.
18. Recognize that woman equal to man in terms of human dignity, and has rights to enjoy as well as duties to perform as stipulated by the Holy Quran and pure Sunnah. To that end, any discouragement on the effort towards women empowerment is against Islamic and human values. Therefore, urge the States of PUIC Member Parliaments to advance the national regulations on the rights of women and encourage all Muslim individuals to develop their thoughts and wisdom to acknowledge the equal status of human dignity of man and woman.
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SOLIDARITY AND PROSPERITY AMONG MUSLIMS
Mindful that our Islamic religion embraces the most advanced values of friendship, cooperation and solidarity; and cognizant that Muslims across the world share rich common heritage which can foster friendly relations among and within the international communities; believe that the spirit of Islamic solidarity and friendship provide solid foundation for common aspirations.
19. Determine to strengthen mutual cooperation among Islamic countries today as indispensable step in facing the recent global challenges including the economic and financial crises.
20. Guided by the Holy Quran which enjoins on Muslims, to achieve unity as stated in the text of the verse: “And hold fast, altogether by the rope which Allah [stretches out for you] and be not divided among yourselves…” (3:103), Express deep concern and caution about issues which are faced by our Muslim brothers such as: the humanitarian crisis in Palestine, famine in the Horn of Africa and the Dynamics of peoples in the Islamic world, the sustainable living conditions of Muslim minorities in non-Islamic regions, and conditions of Muslim women; Call upon all PUIC Member States to stand in unity in facing the aforementioned issues.
21 Cognizant that the promotion and strengthening of friendly relationship and cooperation among PUIC member states should be based on equality and mutual respect in compliance with Islamic principles and agreed international conventions. However, efforts shall also be exerted to support the rights of our Muslim brothers and sisters, which are minorities in their respective nations, to actively contribute to all their socio-political and economic aspects of life.
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FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ ADOPTED BY THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (DEMOCRACY – JUSTICE – PROSPERITY) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 7 – 8 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433 30 – 31 JANUARY 2012
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FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ
We, the Heads and Members of the delegations of the PUIC Member Parliaments participating in the proceedings of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference held in the City of Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7-8, Rabi Ul Awwal, 1433H corresponding to 30-31, January 2012, under the slogan DEMOCRACY – JUSTICE – PROSPERITY;
Having discussed developments and challenges facing the Islamic world as included in the agenda of the Session, decided on the following:
FIRST: PALESTINIAN ISSUE
1. Emphasize that the Palestinian issue, being the core of the Middle East conflict, should remain the key issue on which Member States should take a unified Islamic position in international forums until the realization of the inalienable legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, represented in liberation from occupation and the establishment of the independent Palestinian state on the soil of Palestine with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital; 2. Strongly Support the request submitted by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for recognition of the Palestinian State and its acceptance as a full-fledged member of the United Nations; 3. Condemn the continued crimes perpetrated by the Israeli occupation authorities in Palestine especially in the Gaza Strip that claimed the lives of thousands of innocent martyrs and wounded people which constitute gross violations of Palestinian human rights. Demand punishing Israeli officials responsible for perpetrating all war crimes in Gaza Strip and all the other occupied Palestinian territories; Continuously denounce practices of exclusion, siege of the Palestinian people, and the Israeli repressive measures involving assassination, detention, demolition of houses, bulldozing land, establishment of settlements and erection of the separation wall. Call for large-scale action to put an end to the blockade. Demand expeditiously to take action to carry out reconstruction operations in Gaza Strip and obliterate traces of the barbaric Israeli assault from its land marks. 4. Stress the necessity of lending support to the steadfastness, bold resistance and determination of the Palestinian people to confront the Israeli aggression for the restoration of all their occupied territories. Welcome the agreement reached by Palestinian factions on ending the state of schism and realizing national reconciliation, leading to closing ranks and unifying stances for the achievement of national goals, including the right of return for all Palestinians. We pay tribute in this respect to efforts of the Arab Republic of Egypt which have resulted in the conclusion of the Cairo Agreement on 4/5/2011. 5. Strongly reject Israel's plan to declare the occupied city of Al Quds as the capital of Israel and the Jewish people, considered as a direct aggression on the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights. Declare the city of Al Quds Al Sharif as a spiritual capital for all Arabs and Muslims and the ever-lasting capital of the State of Palestine.
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6. Strongly condemn continuation of excavation and demolition works undertaken by the Israeli occupied forces in the underneath and around Al-Aqsa Mosque considered a gross transgression on Islamic sanctities and the status of the City of Al Quds-al-Sharif; Call on the United Nations and the international community to fully bear their legal and moral responsibilities and to bring all forms of pressure to bear on Israel to bring its illicit actions to an end. Declare our rejection of all Israeli measures which target the Arab and Islamic identity of the City of Al Quds and acts at its Judaization. 7. Declare the constitution of a Standing Parliamentary Committee called (Palestine Committee) to be composed of thirteen PUIC Member Parliaments; welcome the invitation of Turkey to host the First Meeting of this Committee. 8. Strongly condemn the Israeli settlement expansionist policy; Emphasize the necessity of halting settlement-related activity as well as legal and administrative measures and procedures intended to change the legal status and demographic composition of the City of Al-Quds; Call on the UN Security Council to act promptly to dismantle Israeli settlements in compliance with its resolution No (465), while underscoring the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their lands from which they have been forced to emigrate. 9. Commend efforts of the Palestinian side which led to the release of large numbers of Palestinians from Israeli prisons, and demands ensuring the rights of released Palestinian strongly condemn the practices of the Israeli entities such as the arrest of Dr. Aziz Al Duwaik, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a number of members of the council, as well as parliamentary and political figures, and demand their immediate release. 10. Demand freezing membership of Israel in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) because of Israel’s arresting Palestinian parliamentarians and its disrespect of international law through violation of the rights and free action by Palestinian parliamentarians. 11. Emphasize the necessity of implementing the resolution concerning the visit of a delegation of speakers of PUIC Member Parliaments to Gaza, and request H.E. Dr. Marzuki Alie, in his capacity as PUIC President, to follow up the matter.
SECOND: IRAQ
1. Express satisfaction with the evacuation of foreign forces from Iraqi territories and the restoration of Iraq’s national sovereignty. 2. Invite States of PUIC Member Parliaments to support the Iraqi government's efforts to restore security and stability as well as realize national reconciliation in Iraq. Welcome the decision by a number of Member States to resume the work of their diplomatic missions in Iraq. Invite also the rest of the Member States to open or reopen their embassies and diplomatic missions in Baghdad.
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THIRD: LEBANON
1. Emphasize Lebanon's legitimate right of resistance to complete liberation of occupied Lebanese territories and defend its sovereignty, security and national resources which are endangered by the Israeli entities. 2. Express our solidarity with Lebanon and determination to maintain cooperation with the Lebanese government to enable it to bring about security and stability under national unity. 3. Invite Islamic states to shoulder their responsibilities for reconstruction of Lebanon and building of what had been destroyed by the outrageous Israeli war.
FOURTH: SYRIA
Underscore support of Syria’s right in restoring the occupied Syrian Arab Golan; Commend the steadfastness of Syrian citizens in the Golan and their attachment and clinging to their Syrian Arab land and identity; Further assert that Israel’s decisions to impose its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan are null and in contravention with international laws.
FIFTH: THE SUDAN
1. Emphasize our backing of the Sudan in the face of any and all foreign threats; show solidarity with it in defense of its sovereignty, security and stability; Highly Value all the good efforts, regionally and internationally, to bring about peace in Darfur; Call on the international community to fulfill all its declared commitments for the realization of peace and sustainable development in the Sudan. 2. Welcome the signing of the Doha document for peace in Darfur by the government of the Sudan and the armed factions and highly appreciate the constructive role played by the sisterly State of Qatar and all parties in order to draw up this document which has laid down a solid foundation for security, stability and development. 3. Request Islamic states to increase their developmental, financial and technical assistance, to address the root causes of the problem. 4. Declare our rejection of the decision of the International Criminal Court on 4/3/2009 including an arrest warrant against His Excellency President Omar Hassan El Bashir; Call for the final revocation of this decision unconditionally.
SIXTH: SOMALIA
1. Urge all the categories of the Somali people to achieve comprehensive national reconciliation so as to be able to restore security, stability to the country and preserve the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Somalia. 2. Call for extending urgent material and moral support to the Somali people to face the famine which ravished the country and in which thousands of people perished 3. Call for immediate halt to actions of piracy that have threatened security, peace as well as freedom of international navigation. Appeal to Muslim States to extend aid to Somalia in order to confront this phenomenon. 9
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SEVENTH: PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
Emphasize the right of all countries to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes including their nuclear energy cycle policies in accordance with the Non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty; Voice our concern over restrictions imposed by some countries with regard to international cooperation in the field of research and transfer of equipment, materials and technology for peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Such restrictions are in conflict with Article 4 of the NPT. Denounce escalating pressures and threats, wherever surfaced, to prevent exercise of this legal right. Stress the necessity of settling differences by using peaceful diplomatic means.
EIGHTH: MAKING THE MIDDLE EAST A ZONE FREE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Express our strong concern over Israeli nuclear capacities and threats. Emphasize the necessity of subjecting Israel to opening its nuclear facilities and programs for control and inspection in line with the rules of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ensuring its accession to the Non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty as well as freeing the Middle East of weapons of mass destruction, which constitutes the basis of security and stability in the region and enables avoidance of double standards in international dealing.
NINTH: CYPRUS
1. Call upon Member States to enhance effective solidarity with the Turkish-Cypriot State and maintain close association with it with a view to overcoming the unjust isolation imposed on it and strengthen relations in all domains. Reaffirm energizing previous resolutions adopted by both the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation and the PUIC on the Cypriot issue. 2. Welcome the willingness shown by the Turkish-Cypriot side and Turkey to reach a viable political settlement in agreement with the plan of the UN Secretary General. 3. Call on Greece to view the necessity of respecting the rights of the Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace and Dodecanese; Demand that it takes measures to prevent acts of vandalism against mosques, places of worship and cemeteries of Muslims in this region.
TENTH: JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Call for finding a peaceful settlement of Jammu and Kashmir issue consistently with relevant UN resolutions and as agreed in Simla in particular. Support peace-seeking diplomatic efforts of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan including bilateral talks with India, taking into consideration the right of Jammu and Kashmir citizens to self-determination.
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ELEVENTH: AZERBAIJAN
1. Demand strict implementation of Security Council resolutions No 822, 853, 874 and 884 as well as the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian troops from all occupied Azerbaijani territories; Strongly urge Armenia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 2. Condemn the savage aggression against mosques and Islamic holy places resulting in the massive loss of Islamic, monumental and cultural heritage in Azerbaijani territories; Condemn also the horrific massacre which took place in the Azerbaijani town of Khojali in 1992 and demand the prosecution of those responsible for it. 3. Reaffirm full solidarity and support of efforts made by the government and people of the Republic of Azerbaijan in defense of their territories; Urge to provide humanitarian assistance to Azerbaijani refugees and displaced persons who are facing harsh living conditions in preparation for their return to their homes from which they have been dispersed.
TWELFTH: SOLIDARITY WITH TURKEY
Call for paying no heed to the decision of the French legislative authority concerning criminalsing denial of Armenians allegations; Emphasize that reviving differences back from history does not help in establishing positive interaction between nations, therefore the unilateral initiative by the legislative authority in France concerning the historical Turkish-Armenian differences, which are currently being negotiated between Turkey and the Republic of Armenia will not help to advance these negotiations. Furthermore curtailing history, as France is doing through its aforementioned initiative, is basically in contradiction with the freedom of expression, world values and the principles of international law, and that it is better to leave writing of history to historians.
THIRTEENTH: TERRORISM
1. Condemn the phenomenon of terrorism. Confirm that this phenomenon is in stark conflict with the teachings of Islam which call for tolerance, mercy, rejection of violence and forbiddance of other forms of aggression, especially murder, regardless of color, religion or ethnicity. 2. Emphasize the inevitability of separation between terrorism in all its manifestations and forms and the states' and peoples' rights to legitimate resistance and armed struggle against occupation and colonialism for the liberation of their homelands and the retrieval of their legitimate rights as enshrined in the UN Charter and all international conventions and instruments, being an authentic right of peoples under occupation. Call for the convocation of an international conference to define the concept of terrorism and develop a code of conduct among states as well as the establishment of an international center for combatting terrorism, especially organized State terrorism. Support the call of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to establish an international center for combatting terrorism. 3. Strongly condemn terrorist acts which have targeted researchers, scientists and university professors in a number of Muslim countries, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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FOURTEENTH: DYNAMICS OF PEOPLE’S IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
1. Welcome the dynamics of people in the Islamic World, if it leads to positive and constructive results. 2. Call for stressing the commitment of our governments to the principles of human rights and allowing their peoples to exercise their human rights and basic freedoms in accordance with the teaching of our tolerant religion. We also call for strengthening values of consultancy, democracy and relevant rules of the international law.
FIFTEENTH: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
1. Express concern over the far-reaching negative implications of the global economic and financial crisis on the economic growth of Member States and their development plans, balances of payment and capacity to access international finance and foreign investment. 2. Underline the necessity of ensuring suitable representation of the Islamic world in all ongoing negotiations on the impacts of the global financial crisis, such as activities of the G-20, to become more balanced and responsive to the respective demands of Islamic countries. 3. Strongly reject the principle of imposing sanctions on states whether unilaterally or multilaterally; Express our absolute solidarity with Islamic states subject to such sanctions; Stress that economic and financial measures should not be used as tools for political coercion. 4. Call for providing assistance to the poorest Islamic countries and others vulnerable to natural disasters and social unrest to help them overcome their plights and engage in the development process. 5. Call for increasing intra-trade between OIC Member States; and support strengthening the role of Islamic Banks in the financial system and the economic growth of these States.
SIXTEENTH: LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT
1. Emphasize the importance of cooperation with the OIC in implementing the Ten-Year Plan of Action and request expediting accession or ratification of agreements concluded in the framework of the OIC aimed at energizing these agreements 2. Recommend the necessity of teaching a special course on the values of (shora), democracy and human rights in the PUIC States as part of school curricula in a way which conforms with the Islamic Sharia. Reject double standards in evaluating issues of human rights in the various countries.
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3. Call for establishing a legal framework in order to make national legislations of the Member States more harmonized with the international conventions on the rights of migrant workers. Call also for facilitating access of migrant workers to access to the judicial system while observing the principle of equality before the law without discrimination, and finding appropriate means to deal with the victims of violence specially women working outside their countries. 4. Call on non-Muslim States where Muslims live to ensure and provide civil rights to these Muslims, including their right to equitable human treatment. Stress that religious and ethnic minorities in the Islamic world are an integral part of their societies and states and that they exercise their full citizenship as regards rights and duties. 5. Appeal to the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to formulate a comprehensive sustainable policy aimed at enhancing economic growth and developing social conditions and protecting the environment.
SEVENTEENTH: WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
1. Commend the parliaments which have established focal units on dialogue between civilizations and call for developing their work by various means. Call for preparing a plan to realize effective and constructive dialogue between the Islamic and Western civilizations as well as projecting a true and positive image of the Islamic civilization. Appeal to the Islamic Development Bank and Islamic Solidarity Fund to support this project. Commend the establishment of a center for dialogue between followers of religions and culture in Vienna which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has sought to establish and support. 2. Call for involving Muslim women parliamentarians regularly in all PUIC conferences and in the decision-taking process within the Union. Highly appreciate the initiative of the Indonesian Parliament to organize a conference of Muslim women parliamentarians in Palembang on January 27, 2012. Also highly appreciate the approval of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Sudan to host the second Conference of Muslim women parliamentarians as part of the proceedings of the 8th Session of the PUIC Conference which will be held in Khartoum in 2013. Also highly appreciate the approval of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco to host the a Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians which will be held during 2012. 3. Urge to take action to implement the Rabat Declaration adopted by the Islamic Conference of Ministers in charge of children. 4. Request enactment of legislations which help the combatting epidemics and to cooperate with regional and international organizations to check the spread of epidemics. 5. Call on our governments to act so that the UN may adopt a resolution ensuring total respect for all divine religions and not to utilize freedom of expression to insult any religion. Also call for putting an end to the phenomenon of religious hatred between people. 6. Strongly condemn the republication of caricatures which insult Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) and demand immediate cessation of these provocations.
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7. Urge Member States to pay attention to education and establishment of research Centres for the issue of Muslim youth in order to prepare them for confronting negative impacts of globalization and to preserve their Muslim identity. 8. Commend the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to involve women as full members of the Shoura Council as well as granting women the right of election and candidacy in municipal council.
EIGHTEENTH: ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTARY DECLARATION
Declare the formation of a committee of experts to draw up a Draft Islamic Parliamentary Declaration, composed of nine experts from the Member Parliaments, and that the first meeting of this committee shall be held within two months in the State of the United Arab Emirates as per the proposal made by the Federal National Council.
NINETEENTH: MOTION OF THANKS
The Conference expresses sincere thanks and appreciation to the government, people and officials of the Republic of Indonesia, and expresses special thanks and gratitude to the House of Representatives of Indonesia for their generous hospitality and excellent preparations which have resulted in the success of the proceedings of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. The Conference highly appreciates all the efforts that have been exerted in order to achieve the cherished objectives and expresses its good wishes for progress and prosperity to the leaders and people of Indonesia.
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DECLARATION OF MUSLIM WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS 7th SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (DEMOCRACY – JUSTICE – PROSPERITY) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 27 JANUARY 2012
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1. We, representatives of the Muslim Women Parliaments IN PUIC Member Parliaments as well as other honourable delegations participating in the 1st Conference of the Muslim Women Parliamentarians of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC member States (PUIC) held in Palembang, Indonesia, January 27th, 2012, hereby declare the result of our deliberations as follows: 2. As women are also citizen of the world, we consider that it is essential to involve as many women in the socio-political life of their respective countries, as well as the Muslim world. We feel concerned over the paucity of participation of Muslim Women, and urge all member states of the PUIC to take action to address with this situation. 3. As always represented in the Holy Quran, women have the same opportunity as their men counterparts in public areas. We shall recognize the equal rights of women and men in all aspects such as education, employment, business, and their active participation in the socio-political life. 4. In this framework, women shall be given the same equal opportunity with men to pursue higher and better education, as they are also the milestone for the next generation. A good education will expand opportunities and horizons for women in exploring political life of their respective countries. Therefore women can take a better role in national democracy and development. 5. Enhancing the involvement of women in decision making process is fundamental to the advancement of mankind as well as to promote sustainable development for the people across the world. 6. Contrary to Islamic values still there is recognition of the negative and disfigured image of the Muslim women by the non-Muslim world. In some regions the stereo typical image of the position of Muslim women still predominates and may impeach the continuation of empowering women. 7. There is an increasing feeling of lack of trust in fear between the west and the Islamic world which needs rectifying. We believe that this misconception on both sides maybe treated through closer relationship and open contacts between Muslim and non-Muslim sides. 8. It is encombant on Muslim across the World to act together and cooperate to strengthening the real values of Islam, including Modern peaceful values. We shall effectively contribute to the projection of Islam a religion that ensures complete protection for women rights and encourages their participation in all aspects of development. 9. We acknowledge that most important issues that threaten the cohesion of the Muslim family is constituted by violations of human rights. In this respect Islam has recognized that the basic right of women is the same noble rights of men, such as the equality in bearing and sharing personnel responsibilities.
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10. We on our side encourage all member states to promote a more balanced role between men and women in all aspects of family life, and consider the family as the foundation on which stands the basic teaching of coming generation. 11. The rights of Muslim women according to the Holy Quran shall be respected and protected by the state. When this right is not fully protected and promoted, states shall accede to the civil society to perform as defender that can ensure the protection of women’s rights. In the socio-political field, Islamic Organizations and Civil Society Institutions shall monitor the state’s guarantee to the full participation of women in all social and political activities, as well as in the decision making process. 12. In this respect institutions of the civil society and Islamic organizations ought to be used as forums for individuals to participate in the socio-political life of their countries, and not just as mere forms of protecting the individuals against state repression or majority rule. We encourage all States to effectively cooperate with Islamic Organization and the civil society to protect the values of civil human rights in Islam, especially in protecting women right. 13. We consider that women can play a particularly important role in the prevention and resolution of conflicts. Women shall be given equal participation in the peace process in order to establish sustainable peace. The unique perspective of women also bring alternative in the prevention of conflict, especially on the grass-roots and community levels. 14. We further appreciate the positive contribution women can make in post- conflict reconstruction and peace consolidation. Empowering women in conflict situations would help preventing gender-based violence, and further maintain peace in the conflict area. We encourage all states of PUIC Member Parliaments to take steps and initiatives to advance the role of women in all aspects of conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building. 15. The unsettled political situation in Palestine under Israeli occupation, especially in West Bank and Gaza Strip has affected men and women differently. Many Palestinian Men migrated to the neighboring countries to work, while the rest fight for their liberation. Given that situation, the role of Palestinian women has become very important in Palestine. Women are the guardians of their families and take over responsibilities which were previously held by men, including greater role in taking care of their children’s health and education. 16. We encourage all states of the PUIC Member Parliaments to keep supporting Palestinian women as saviors and caregivers of their children. We also extend our acknowledgement for the struggle of Palestinian women in defending for their dignity and their family. 17. Due to the suffering of women and children in the occupied Syrian Golan as a result of Zionist occupation since the aggression of June 1967, we also call on all States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to exercise pressure on Israel to force her to abide by the UN resolutions relating to putting an end to the occupation of the Syrian Golan.
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18. We welcome the proposal of the Parliament of Morocco to host the preparatory meeting prior to the Second Conference of the Muslim Women Parliamentarians of the PUIC in 2012. We request the Bureau of the Conference, consisting of Hon. Dr. Nurhayati Ali Assegaf as President (Indonesia); Hon. Ms. Mansoura Hamid Nouri as Vice President representing African Group (Chad); Hon. Mrs. Khadija Zoumi as the Vice President representing Arab Group (Morocco) and Hon. Dr. Susaningtyas N.H. Kertopatii in her capacity as Rapporteur (Indonesia) to submit a progress report on implementation of this declaration to the Preparatory Meeting as well as the Second Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians.
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REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ADOPTED BY THE 7th SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (Democracy – Justice – Prosperity) Palembang – Republic of Indonesia 7 – 8 Rabie Awwal, 1433H. 30 - 31 January, 2012.
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SSC-PE/6-2012/REP.1/FINAL REPORT OF THE 6th SESSION OF THE STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012
1. The Standing Specialized Committee on Political and Economic Affairs held its 6th Meeting in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia, on 26 – 27 January 2012, under the chairmanship of the Committee Rapporteur, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Hajji, representative of the House of Counselors, Kingdom of Morocco. Meeting of the First Day was presided by H.E. Dr. Hadyat Nur Wahid, Indonesian Member of Parliament in view of the late arrival in Palembang of H.E. Dr. Ahmed Haji. 2. The Meeting was attended by their Excellencies: Arab Group: H.E. Mr. Ahmed Hajji - Kingdom of Morocco H.E. Mr. Faisal Abu Shahla - State of Palestine H.E. Hon. Mr. Kotby Al-Mahdy, Republic of Sudan From this group, the Representative of State of Kuwait was absent. Asian Group: H.E. Mr. Sabir Rustum Khanli- Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Sidarto Danusubroto - Republic of Indonesia H.E. Mr. Emrullah IṢLER - Republic of Turkey Representative of Islamic Republic of Iran was absent. African Group: H.E. Mr. Hamadou Sali – Republic of Cameroon H.E. Mr. Léon-Paul Mvouba Okori - Republic of Gabon H.E. Mr. Moussa Cisse - Republic of Mali From this group, the representative of Uganda was absent. The Meeting was also attended by a number of delegates as observers, namely: • H.E. Mr. El-Ayachi Daadoua, the People Democratic Republic of Algeria; • H.E. Mr. Marwan Dudin, Hashmite Kingdom of Jordan; • H.E. Mr. Nawar Saheli, Republic of Lebanon; • H.E. Mr. Hassan Assaka, Syrian Arab Republic. 3. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi, PUIC Assistant Secretary General, represented the General Secretariat. He welcomed the Members of the Committee on behalf of the Secretary General. 4. 4. The Meeting reviewed the agenda and discussed its 22 political and economic affairs. The discussion included interventions by the Members which finally resulted in the adoption of the following resolutions which are submitted to the august PUIC Conference.to be submitted to the august PUIC Conference.
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CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.1 RESOLUTION No.1-PE/7-CONF ON SITUATION IN PALESTINE
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Proceeding from the principles and objectives enshrined in the PUIC Statute and the OIC Charter,
Pursuant to the Islamic resolutions on the cause of Palestine,
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly and Security Council concerning the Palestinian issue,
Referring to the resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council relating to the violations of human rights in occupied Arab Palestinian territories
Proceeding from the resolutions adopted by the First Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Conference, at the level of Parliament Speakers, held in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic on 30 June, 2010.
Stressing that the Israeli expansionist policies, practices and plans do not only imperil Arab States and the peace process, but also threaten Muslim States and endanger international peace and security;
1. Affirms that the cause of Palestine and Al Quds Al Sharif is a pivotal issue to the Arab and Islamic nations, and declares the city of Al Quds Al Sharif as the spiritual capital of Arabs and Muslims and the permanent capital of the State of Palestine. 2. Strongly condemns the continuing Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza Strip, considered as a blatant violation of the International Law, and the International Humanitarian Law and constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity; and calls for prosecuting the perpetrators of these crimes to realize international justice. 3. Confirms the recognition by the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments of the independent State of Palestine, with the borders of the territories occupied after the 4th of June, 1967, with the city of Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital and requests the immediate application of this recognition by the OIC Member States which have not yet done so, and that they upgrade the level of relations with the State of Palestine to the level of “Embassy”
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4. Strongly condemns and rejects Israeli settlement in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, including Quds Al Sharif, and considers it as an illegitimate act which should be eliminated. And requests the international community to adopt a clear cut stance on condemning Israel for continuation with settlements. 5. Welcomes UNESCO decision to recognize the State of Palestine as a full-fledged member of the Organization and requests the international community and all the States of the world to recognize the independent State of Palestine. 6. Welcomes the resolution of the UN General Assembly in December 2011, concerning the “Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination”, which was adopted by a majority of 182 votes. Commends the joint efforts of Muslim and Arab States which resulted in obtaining this overwhelming majority at the UN. 7. Hails the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli aggression and the unjust blockade imposed on the Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip. Reiterates its support to the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people for restoring their national, legitimate, inalienable and original rights, including the right to self-determination, the establishment of an independent State with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital and solving the issue of the Palestinian refugees in accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution 194, of 1948. 8. Demands total lifting of the land, sea and air unjust blockade of Gaza Strip aimed at ending the suffering of its people imposed on it for more than three years, which constitutes collective punishment of more than 1.7 million Gazans. 9. Mandates the General Secretariat with following up the issue of visiting Gaza by Parliament Speakers in implementation of the Resolution of the First Extraordinary Conference, held in Damascus on 30 June, 2010, which has been emphasized by the resolutions adopted by the PUIC Extraordinary Conference, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 19th January, 2011. 10. Strongly demands the Israeli occupation authorities to pay financial reparations to the families of the martyrs as well as to those injured during the aggression on Gaza in December 2008. Other financial reparations are also to be paid for demolishing Palestinian houses, properties as well as public and private, civilian and government institutions in Gaza, in implementation of international laws, in reparation for the destruction of the UNRWA institutions during that cruel aggression and requests the UN Secretary General to announce the conclusions of the investigation concerning aggression on UNRWA. It also requests the international community to exert pressure on the occupation authorities to expedite the payment of these reparations. 11. Stresses its strong condemnation of the barbaric Israeli attack on the humanitarian assistance ship, the Marmara, which constituted a blatant violation of the international law, and welcomes the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/65/195 endorsing the conclusions of the International Fact Finding Mission of the UN Human Rights Council, and while reiterating its solidarity with the families of the victims of this attack, supports the demand of the Republic of Turkey to receive an apology for it, and demands the payment of adequate compensations to the victims’’ families.
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12. Reaffirms that the City of Al Quds Al Sharif is an integral part of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, as stated in the Security Council Resolutions 242 of 1967 and 338 of 1973 to which the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, is applicable and in several Security Council Resolutions. Strongly denounces the occupation authorities for their repeated violations of sacred places in the city of Al-Quds Al Sharif through erecting the racist separation wall settlements and continuing excavation works underneath the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque which will result in the collapse of its supporting pillars. Also denounces Israel’s illegal measures and practices which run counter to international resolutions and laws carried out by the occupation authorities in the city of Al Quds, aimed at the judaization of the Holy City and obliterating its Arab and Islamic landmarks. 13. Requests the UN Security Council in its capacity as the body responsible for the preservation of international peace and security, to shoulder its responsibilities by taking measures to stop the excavations carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities, immediately remove the racist separation wall and put an end to Israel’s disrespect for international law, and the International Humanitarian Law as well as Security Council resolutions relating to Al Quds; also requests UNESCO to shoulder its responsibility for protecting the buildings of Al-Aqsa Mosque and saving them from Israeli demolishing works. 14. Requests the Security Council and the Human Rights Council to commit Israel to apply the Fourth Geneva Convention to the occupied territories and to treat the Palestinian prisoners and detainees in its prisons according to International Law. 15. Strongly Condemns the illegal practices of the Israeli occupation such as the arrest of His Excellency Dr. Aziz Adwik, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a number of the Council, Parliamentary and Political figures, and calls on the International community to work seriously to force Israel for their immediate release. Commends the efforts of the Palestinian side which resulted in the release of a number of Palestinians from Israeli jails. Demands the immediate release of the remaining Palestinians specially Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council from Israeli jails. Requests the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to freeze membership of Israel in the Union until the release of the detained Palestinian representatives. 16. Welcomes the signing of the national reconciliation agreement by the Palestinian factions, in Cairo on 4.5.2011. Stresses that national reconciliation constitutes an important pillar for the struggle and resistance of that Palestinian people for realization of their legitimate rights. 17. Stresses the total responsibility of the United Nations for the Palestinian issue, and Calls on it to exert further efforts in order to find a just and comprehensive solution to this issue based on the rules of International Law and relevant UN resolutions that realize the established and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, primarily self- determination and the establishment of the independent Palestinian State with Al- Quds Al-Sharif as its capital. 18. Stresses its support to all political and media actions, convening conferences and symposia as well as contacts between Member States, on the one hand, and with the other States in order to support the Palestinian issue. This will provide political and media coverage as well as rally world and Islamic public opinion to support the unarmed Palestinian people in the face of Israeli practices.
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19. Requests international institutions to abide by what has been agreed in Sharma Al- Sheikh Conference concerning the rebuilding of Gaza and appeals to Member Parliaments to urge their governments and the Islamic Development Bank to contribute to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and building the infrastructure which has been destroyed by the Israeli war machine. 20. Appeals to the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to extend generous humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people to enable them to face the harsh conditions imposed on them by the Israeli occupation.
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RESOLUTION No. 2-PE/7-CONF ON THE ROLE OF MUSLIM PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING ISRAELI PLANS CONCERNING JEWISHNESS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAIZATION OF AL-QUDS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Pursuant to the Islamic resolutions which emphasize that the cause of Al-Quds Al- Sharif constitutes the essence of the cause of Palestine which is the core of the Arab–Israeli conflict, and that comprehensive and just peace will only be realized by the restoration of the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif to the Palestinian sovereignty, considered as the capital of the State of Palestine.
Emphasizing Security Council Resolution No. 681 of 1990 on application of all the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1949, and the illegality of any measures and arrangements made by the Israeli side on Palestinian territories and General Assembly Resolution No.58/292, dated 6th May, 2004 concerning the status of the occupied Palestinian territories including city of Al-Quds Al Sharif;
Referring to resolution No. 129/4 adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO, in its 19th Session, dated November 1967, which affirmed that all legislative measures and arrangements taken by Israel which resulted in altering the status of Al-Quds, including confiscation of lands and real States, are null.
Taking into consideration the statement issued by the European Union, at the end of its meeting, held on 8/12/2009, at the level of Foreign Ministers, which stipulates that the settlements and the separation wall, built on the occupied land as well as demolition and vacating houses, are illegal steps according to international law, and that they constitute an obstacle to peace and render the two-states solution impossible;
Recalling Arab League Council Resolution No.132, dated 7-9/9/2009, which stipulates rejection of all illegal Israeli measures aimed at annexing and Judaizing the city, as well as condemnation of all the official and non-official Israeli political programs and policies concerning its declaration as the capital of Israel; and inviting the international community to apply the resolutions of the international legitimacy in this regard;
Referring anew to the draft resolution of the Joint Committee Meeting (106th) of the IPU, on 14/9/2001, which called on Israel to defuse tension, withdraw immediately its military forces from Palestinian towns and villages, freeze all settlement activities, desist from attacking civilians and installations, and lift its siege of Palestinian territories.
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Recalling once again the resolutions adopted by the Third ICFM, especially Resolution No. 4/3 on Judaization of Al-Quds, which requests the Member States to exercise global pressure on Israel through the big powers, and appeal to international organizations to force Israel to implement the UN and Security Council resolutions;
Commending the condemnation of the international and regional communities of all settlement operations carried out by Israel, and their defense of the Palestinian cause, and adoption in all fora of resolutions aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian State with Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital;
1. Strongly rejects Israel’s plan to declare occupied city of Al-Quds as the capital of Israel and the Jewish people. This declaration is considered a direct aggression on the Palestinian people and their inalienable rights. 2. Decides to constitute a Standing Committee on Palestinian Affairs from the Member Parliaments of the following states for a one year period:-
- State of Palestine - Islamic Republic of Iran - Kingdom of Bahrain - Republic of Iraq - Burkina Faso - Hashmite Kingdom of Jordan - Republic of Cameroon - Kingdom of Morocco - Republic of Chad - Republic of Senegal - Republic of Indonesia - Republic of Turkey - State of the United Arab Emirates
2.1 Welcomes offer of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to host the first meeting of the Committee. 2.2 Mandates the PUIC Secretary General to define the date of the first meeting and prepare a draft Rules of Procedure of the Committee on Palestinian Affairs and submit it to the first meeting to the Committee for adoption.
3. Requests the PUIC Secretary General to address the UN Secretary General and the IPU Secretary General, and asks them to exert efforts for stopping Israeli measures aimed at judaizing Al-Quds City. 4. Upholds the position of rejecting all attempts to break up the integrity of Palestinian lands, and all unilateral measures taken by Israel, foremost of which are settlement activities in the occupied Arab territories and attempts to judaize Al-Quds, and establishment of the racist separation wall. 5. Requests all States and international organizations to abide by international resolutions pertaining to the City of Al-Quds, considered as an integral part of Palestine, and to participate in any meeting of activity that serves Israel’s intention to consolidate or annex the Holy City. 6. Invites the Vatican, all the Christian churches to participate in resisting the judaization of the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, being keen on respecting the spiritual dimension of all divine religions and ensuring peaceful coexistence between their peoples.
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7. Condemns Israeli measures that prevent Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza Strip from entering Al-Quds, and its persistent attempt to include Al-Quds in its preparatory list of antiquities in order to record it as an Israeli site on the list of world heritage, in a blatant defiance of international law, and the resolutions of the international legitimacy contrary to international charters and conventions, including the World Heritage Convention. 8. Calls for energizing cooperation among Islamic States in a way that serves the cause of Palestine and preserves the Arab and Islamic identity of Al-Quds city and safeguards its religious sacred sites and historical antiquities, and calls on the States which have declared the twining of their capitals and cities with the city of Al Quds Al Sharif to adopt projects which strengthen the steadfastness of the holy city, its people and institutions. 9. Requests energizing Al Quds Fund of the OIC Al Quds Committee to support the steadfastness of our people in the city of Al Quds Al Sharif to confront settlement, the policy of judaization, confiscation and expulsion.
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CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.3 RESOLUTION No. 3-PE/7-CONF ON THE SUPPORT FOR PALESTINIAN FULL-FLEDGED MEMBERSHIP IN THE UNITED NATIONS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Referring to the letter of application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations submitted to the UN Secretary General on 23 September 2011;
Guided by the principles and objectives enshrined in the PUIC Statute and the OIC Charter;
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly, particularly Resolution No.181 (11) of 29 November 1947, on whose basis Israel was established, concerning the Palestinian people’s natural, legal and historic rights; and the resolution on the Cause of Palestine, the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict adopted by the Thirty-Eighth Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers on June 2011 which supports Palestine to obtain full membership of the United Nations;
Recalling also the Declaration of Independence of the State of Palestine of 15 November 1988 and the acknowledgement by the UN General Assembly of the above Declaration of Independence in its Resolution No. 43/177 of 15 December 1988;
Considering that Palestine has fulfilled the criteria of membership to the UN as a peace-loving people who accept the obligations contained in the UN Charter;
Considering further that Palestine had declared its application for admission to membership in the UN pursuant to rule 58 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council and rule 134 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly;
Welcoming the full-fledged membership of Palestine in UNESCO as a positive momentum to further gain full membership in other UN agencies:
1. Strongly Supports the bid for recognition of Palestinian statehood at the UN submitted by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); 2. Reaffirms support for an independent, sovereign, and viable State of Palestine in all the Palestinian Territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital; 3. Urges the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to request respective governments to fully support the Palestinian efforts in acquiring its full membership at the UN and the establishment of their independent State on their national territory with Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital;
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4. Calls upon the international community to support the membership of the State of Palestine in the UN; and underscores the need to provide political, economic and humanitarian support to assist the Palestinian people and to bolster their resilience and efforts aimed at achieving their legitimate national aspirations; 5. Requests the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to urge parliaments of Non – PUIC states to convince their Government to support Palestinian inalienable rights as people, including the statehood, to accord bilateral recognition to the State of Palestine on the basis of the 4 June 1967 borders.
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RESOLUTION No. 4-PE/7-CONF ON OCCUPIED SYRIAN ARAB GOLAN
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling Israeli violation of Article 25 of the UN Charter and its non-compliance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council, specially resolution No.497 of 1981 which considers Israeli annexation of the occupied Syrian Golan as null and void and without legal effect, and that it is a defiance of the will of the international community,
Being aware of the suffering of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan from Israeli repressive measures and continuous attempts to force them to accept the Israeli identity,
Affirming the applicability of the Geneva convention concerning the protection of civilian inhabitants during the time of war of 1949 to the Occupied Syrian Golan, and that the establishment of settlements and the introduction of settlers to the Occupied Syrian Golan constitutes a violation of this conventions and a destruction of the peace process,
Expressing its denunciation of Israel’s non-application of the international resolutions, especially UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338, as well as its concern about Israel’s destruction of the peace process through its intransigence.
Commending the steadfastness of the Syrian Arab people in the face of Israeli arrogance and Israel’s continued occupation of the Golan
1. Reaffirms all the resolutions adopted by relevant Islamic Conferences on all the occupied Arab territories, particularly the Syrian Arab Golan. 2. Praises the steadfastness of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan, and hails their attachment to their land and Syrian Arab identity. 3. Expresses its support to the established positions of Syria and its commitment to achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region. 4. Strongly condemns the decisions of Israel to impose its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan and its non-abidance by Security Council resolution No. 497 of 1981; affirms that all these Israeli decisions are null and illegal. 5. Stresses that continuation of Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan since 1967 and its annexation on 14.12.1981 constitute danger for both regional and international peace and security. 6. Urges the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to exercise pressure on the UN in order to compel Israel to withdraw from the Occupied Syrian Arab Golan.
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RESOLUTION No.5-PE/7-CONF ON THE SITUATION IN LEBANON
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Lauding Lebanon’s steadfastness and its heroic resistance to the savage Israeli aggression in the summer of 2006,
Condemning the Israeli continuing occupation of the Lebanese Shaba Farms and Kafar Chouba Hills and its continuous aggression on Lebanon’s sovereignty,
Stressing the stand by the side of Lebanon concerning human victims as well as the material and economic losses which it incurred and the pillaging of its water resources as a result of the Israeli aggression on its citizens and the infrastructure and the concomitant massive injuries and losses in lives and properties.
1. Reaffirms all resolutions adopted by Islamic Conferences relating to the situation in Lebanon. 2. Stresses solidarity with Lebanon and ensuring political and economic support to the Lebanese people in such a way as to preserve Lebanese national unity, and Lebanon’s security, stability and sovereignty over its entire territories. Also supports the position of the State of Lebanon on inviting the international community to apply resolution No.1701, in such a way as to realize the Lebanese interest and to put an end to Israel’s violation of the Lebanese sovereignty, its persistent threat and espionage operations which it carries out against Lebanon as well as the attempt to rob Lebanon’s oil resource. 3. Condemns the Israeli threat to resort to force against Lebanon, its military maneuvers on the borders of Lebanon, the deployment of combat formations as well as air and sea violations, and continuation to occupy the Lebanese Sheba Farm, Kafar Shuba Hills and the Lebanese section of gajar village, which conflict with UN Security Council resolution 1701. 4. Emphasizes the right of the Lebanese people and their heroic resistance to recover Lebanon’s sovereignty over all their occupied territories, including Lebanese Sheba Farms, Kafar Sheba Hills and the Lebanese part of Ghajar Village in accordance with the relevant international resolutions. 5. Urges the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to exercise pressure on the United Nations in order to force Israel to withdraw from all the occupied Lebanese territories,
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CONF/6-2012/PE-RES.6 RESOLUTION No.6-PE/7-CONF ON INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF ALL NATIONS TO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO AND USAGE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Proceeding from the empirical role and knowledge of modern technologies in enabling all nations to achieve prosperity and development,
Recalling the Ten Year Programs of Action of the OIC which encourages public and private research institutions to invest in the technology of capacity building in the fields of advanced technologies such as possessing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes;
Taking into consideration the provisions of the UN Charter concerning the right to development and the equal rights of all nations without discrimination to raise their standards of living and economic advancement.
Recognizing the limited sources of energy and the need to use modern technology for searching for new ways and means, including the use of nuclear energy in order to address possible future shortage in energy,
Reaffirming that the new technologies in the various fields, including chemical, biological and nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, play an important role in the advancement of developing countries,
Expressing its utmost concern about the unjustified restrictions or limitations imposed by some states or groups of states on the transfer of equipment and materiel
Taking into consideration that the International Law recognizes the right of all nations, especially developing countries, to have a free access and use of technologies in all peaceful purposes;
Reconfirming the inalienable rights of all nations, without discrimination, to develop new technologies, especially nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in accordance with their legal commitment,
Reconfirming also the inalienable right of all parties to the NPT in developing research and producing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes without distinction and conformity with the NPT,
1. Reconfirms the equal and inalienable rights of all peoples, without discrimination, to free access to modern technologies, including nuclear energy, for peaceful purposes;
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2. Urges all Parliaments to strengthen cooperation in the field of new technology, including development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes according to the NPT. 3. Calls on the developed countries to strengthen international cooperation in favor of developing countries through the transfer of technology, materiel and equipment necessary for peaceful purposes, especially in the chemical, biological and nuclear fields. Urges those states which continue to impose restrictions on the transfer of necessary technology for peaceful purposes to take the initiative of removing those restrictions which are contradictory to the obligations enforce according to the international law and the relevant international legal instruments.
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CONF/7-2012/PE-RES.7 RESOLUTION No. 7-PE /7-CONF ON MAKING THE MIDDLE EAST A ZONE FREE OF ALL WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION SPECIALLY NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling the resolution of the Islamic Summit, held in Tehran, in December 1997, concerning creation of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons in Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, and called for removing the world from all weapons of mass destruction;
Reiterating the resolution of the Islamic Summit Conference No. 22-8/P(IS) on committing Israel to abide by the UN resolutions especially Security Council Resolution 487 of 1981, and its accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT);
Strongly stressing the basic and inalienable right of all states party to the NPT to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, without any discrimination, and in conformity with their respective legal obligations under the NPT;
Welcoming the IAEA Resolution No. GC (53) RES/17 of September 2009, which expresses concern about the nuclear capabilities of Israel, while advocated a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, and urges Israel to open its nuclear facilities for international inspection;
Stressing the importance of the existence of nuclear weapons free zone in the regions of South America, Central American and the Caribbean, Africa, Central Asia and South-East Asia;
Reasserting that nuclear weapons pose the greatest threat to mankind and to the survival of civilization;
Reaffirming that universalization of the NPT as starting point of international efforts in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament and complete elimination of nuclear weapon is essential to removing the danger of nuclear weapon;
Strongly supporting the whole Middle East region a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons with no exception and no discrimination aimed at creating peace and stability in the region;
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Expressing its strong concern and anxiety about the nuclear weapons in the region, including those belonging to Israel, which may lead to disastrous humanitarian, economic, social and environmental consequences that do not only threaten the region and the peace process, but anew endanger Muslim States and jeopardize international peace and security;
Reaffirming the important role of nuclear-weapon-free zones in strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime, in contributing towards realizing the objectives of nuclear disarmament and in extending the areas of the world that are free of nuclear weapons, and, with particular reference to the responsibilities of the nuclear-weapon States, calling upon all States to seek a safer world for all and to achieve peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons in a way that promotes international stability and based on the principle of undiminished security for all;
Noting with satisfaction that, in the Final Document of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the NPT , the NPT Review Conference emphasized the importance of a process leading to full implementation of the 1995 resolution on the Middle East and decided, inter alia, that the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the co- sponsors of the 1995 resolution, in consultation with the States of the region, would convene a conference in 2012, to be attended by all States of the Middle East, on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction, on the basis of arrangements freely arrived at by the States of the region and with the full support and engagement of the nuclear-weapon States:
1. Reaffirms that the total elimination of nuclear weapons under strict and effective international control, is the only absolute guarantee against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons and the legitimate interest of non-nuclear weapon States in receiving unequivocal and legally binding security assurances from nuclear-weapon States which could strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation regime; 2. Affirms that resolution of the 31st ICFM adopted in Istanbul on 16th June 2004, which requests the international community and the Security council to commit Israel to abide by the resolutions of the United Nations, especially Security council Resolution No. 487 for the year 1981, and to join the NPT, and implement the resolutions of the General Assembly and the International Atomic Energy Agency which called for subjecting all Israeli Nuclear facilities to the comprehensive IAEA Safeguards System, and stresses the necessity of Israel’s declaration to renounce Nuclear armament as well as submit statement on its capabilities and stockpile of nuclear weapons and material to both the Security Council and the IAEA, considering that such steps are necessary for making the area a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, foremost of which are the nuclear weapons; 3. Confirms the necessity of Israel’s compliance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council and the IAEA on elimination of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, as this is considered essential to security and stability in the Middle East, and requests the United Nations to urge Israel to accede to the NPT without any delay or conditions and subjection of its nuclear facilities and programmes to IAEA safeguard;
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4. Reconfirms the inalienable right of all Member States to develop nuclear energy and technology for peaceful purposes, and encourages cooperation among them in this field in accordance with the provisions of the NPT and the IAEA safeguard system, and further reconfirms that nothing should be interpreted in a way as restricting the right of States for developing atomic energy for peaceful purposes. States’ choice and decisions in the field of peaceful uses of nuclear technology and their fuel cycle policies must be respected; 5. Calls for facilitating and promoting cooperation in the field of developing nuclear energy and its use for peaceful purposes, whether in the region, between its states or outside states, without any discrimination, while taking into consideration the commitments of states to the NPT; 6. Emphasizes the importance of the 2012 International Conference on the establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of nuclear weapons and all other of WMD, as mandated by the 2012 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, and in this regard encourages all states in the region to participate in the Conference; 7. Emphasizes the requirement of maintaining parallel progress, in substance and timing, in the process leading to achieving total and complete elimination of all WMD in the region, nuclear, chemical and biological.
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RESOLUTION No.8-PE/8-CONF ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Expressing its satisfaction with the Iraq’s restoration of its national sovereignty following the end of occupation and the evacuation of foreign forces from the territories;
Pursuant to the recognition of Members of the importance and necessity of achieving security and stability for the Iraqi people and being keen on respecting the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity of Iraq and the unity of its people as well as non-intervention in its domestic affairs, and the importance of international support in realizing Iraq’s security and stability and the rejection of any calls for its partition;
Denouncing terrorist acts which target innocent people and endanger their lives and properties as well as disperse them from their houses and homes,
1. Welcomes the evacuation of the foreign forces from Iraq.
2. Calls on the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments to support the efforts of the Iraqi government to restore security and stability to different parts of Iraq, achieve national reconciliation among the Iraqi people, support its national economy, assist in the reconstruction efforts, and exert efforts to help them recover their desired position and expected role in Arab, Islamic and international milieu;
3. Welcomes the decisions by a number of State of the PUIC Member Parliaments on resumption of the functioning of their diplomatic missions in Iraq and calls on all States to open or reopen their embassies or diplomatic missions in Iraq.
4. Renews its support to rebuilding Iraq and rejuvenating its economy by extending assistance, and dealing with debts and encouraging owners of capital to invest their funds in Iraq,
5. Calls on the international community and human rights organizations to prevent violations of human rights and seek reformation of prisons as well as punishing those responsible for crimes of torture during the American occupation of Iraq. Also calls on Iraq to finalize implementation of remaining international resolution relevant to the liberation of Kuwait.
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6. Recommends to the States of the Member Parliaments to ban extremist religious and sectarian media rhetoric which advocates for violence and terrorism in Iraq under any slogan or in any way, especially TV channels owned by these States or operating on their territories.
7. Reaffirms the unity and security of the territory and people of Iraq, the respect of its sovereignty and its Arab-Muslim identity, and for the preservation of its territorial integrity rejects any call for secession or sectarian division, while insisting on the need of non-interference in its internal affairs.
8. Supports national reconciliation between the different categories and components of the Iraqi people, on the basis of equality in rights and obligations and the widening of political process to better counter and eliminate sectarianism, while putting special emphasis on equality and the rejection of any attempt at consecrating sectarianism and division.
9. Denounces all terrorist acts in Iraq, welcomes the establishment of peace and supports the safety and stability now prevailing in Iraq.
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RESOLUTION No.9-PE/7-CONF ON THE SITUATION IN THE SUDAN
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Confirming all its previous resolutions which are supportive of the efforts exerted by the Sudanese government to establish peace, security and stability in all parts of the country;
Referring to its resolutions concerning the allegations made by the International Criminal Court against the Sudan;
Following with the utmost attention the developments taking place:-
1. Stresses its support to the Sudan in defending its sovereignty, security, stability and unity through backing the efforts exerted by the Sudanese government to establish peace
2. Stresses its firm stand on the side of the Sudan against its external threats, especially those led by Zionist entities through some neighboring states and expresses solidarity with it in defending its sovereignty, stability, unity and development.
3. Affirms its rejection of the decision of the International Criminal Court and the allegations of its Prosecutor General against His Excellency the President of the Republic and some Sudanese Leaders which constitute a flagrant violation of the international law, as well as a blatant violation of the national sovereignty of the Republic of the Sudan; and calls for the absolute nullification of the afore-mentioned decision.
4. Welcomes the signing by the Government of the Sudan and the Armed Factions of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, which was revised through appreciated efforts of the sisterly State of Qatar as well as the joint mediation of the UN, the African Union, the Arab League and the OIC, which has established a solid basis for security, stability and development. Calls on the Member Parliaments to urge their respective governments and the international community to extend material and moral support in implementation of the document and for the launching of development of efforts.
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RESOLUTION No.10-PE/7-CONF ON COMBATING TERRORISM UNDER UN UMBERALLA AND REAFIRMING THE LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO RESIST FOREIGN OCCUPATION AND AGGRESSION
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012;
Reaffirming its condemnation of terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations, including state terrorism committed by whomever, wherever, and for whatever purposes, constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security, and have serious impact on social and economic development of international community;
Reaffirms that any terrorist act is not justified under any circumstances (A/66/478/pp19);
Emphasizing that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilization or ethnic group;
Stressing that the indiscriminate use of violence against innocent people is categorically rejected by the teachings of Islam, moreover, Muslims bear the impact and become the main victim of terrorism;
Recalling the United Nations General Assembly resolutions on United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (resolution A/60/288 of September 8, 2006, 62/272 of 5 September 2008 and 64/297 of 13 October 2010), and Stressing the need to the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and its four pillars in a comprehensive and balanced manner;
Stressing that all multilateral measures are needed to halt colonialism and racism caused by foreign aggression and occupation;
Extremely concerned about the increase of terrorist acts against researchers, scientists, university professors in some Islamic countries, particularly Islamic Republic of Iran.
Reiterating that a lack of democracy, good governance, socio-economic marginalization, and non-respect for human rights as well as the refusal to resolve international conflicts by peaceful means and foreign occupation also play a major part in the emergence and spread of terrorism;
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Reaffirming the fundamental importance of multilateralism and international cooperation, as well as the central role of the United Nations, in countering terrorism, including addressing its root causes;
Stressing that foreign occupation constitutes violation of the UN Charter and the international law and any measures undertaken by OIC Member States to prevent and combat terrorism must fully comply with their obligations under international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, in particular the purposes, principles and relevant protocols in particular international human rights law, refugees law and humanitarian law;
Affirms that the final document of the 16th Ministerial Conference of the non-aligned movement held in Bali on 23 to 27 May, 2011 in which the Ministers strongly condemned a number of terrorist attacks against the Iranian scientists and which resulted in the loss of valuable and essential human resources for the development of any country;
1. Emphasizing that national struggle and all forms of resistance for national liberation from foreign occupation, and attainment of independence, is a legitimate right; and such actions do not in themselves constitute a criminal act and should be distinguished from criminal terrorist actions. 2. Reaffirms and appeal to the UN General Assembly from refrain from financing, encouraging, and offering training to any terrorist activities or support terrorists (op7A/66/478). 3. Urges international community in particular the PUIC Member Parliaments to double their efforts to undertake measures at addressing the root causes of terrorism, including foreign occupation, long running disputes, and removal of social and economic injustice, alienation and extremism. 4. Strongly Condemns all the terrorist acts, ways and practices in all its forms and manifestations as being unjustified criminal acts wherever and whoever omitted it (op1A/66/478). 5. Encourages the PUIC Member Parliaments to engage, as appropriate, in the efforts to enhance the implementation of the United Nations instruments related to combat international terrorists in addition to the implementation of the Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy. 6. Invites PUIC Member Parliaments and their respective Governments to exchange their best practices in preventing and combating terrorism and to promote understanding between and within religions, cultures and civilizations through dialogue and expanding the roles of civil society among stakeholders to undertake the efforts to foster the values of tolerance and mutual understanding. 7. Encourages further all PUIC Member Parliaments to help underscore at national, regional, and global level the need of a genuine collective effort to resolve the issue of foreign occupation and the illegal use of force. 8. The appropriate means to combatting terrorism being by development of democracy, promoting sustained social and economic development and the respect of human rights and rule of law for attaining people’s prosperity and justice.
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9. Requests PUIC Member Parliaments to enact effective anti-terrorism legislation, in keeping with the relevant international instruments and commitments, including the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and to asses such legislation at regular intervals so as to ensure that it is fully compatible with national security and human rights fulfillment. 10. Calls on PUIC Member Parliaments to review the adequacy of the legal measures they have in place to protect people from terrorist attacks and to bring perpetrators to justice, and to take such measures as deemed necessary to provide adequate protection. 11. Encourages PUIC Member Parliaments to take all essential steps to block funding for and discourage terrorist activities, and not to lend any kind of support, moral or material, to terrorist or terrorist organizations in their territories. 12. Strongly Condemns the remarkable increase in terrorist acts against researchers, scientists, and university professors in a number of Muslim countries, particularly in the Islamic Republic of Iran. 13. Calls upon all PUIC Member Parliaments to take steps, in coordination with their governments and in partnership with other inter-parliamentary organizations, to implement this resolution.
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RESOLUTION No.11-PE/7-CONF ON PROMOTING SOLIDARITY AND UNITY AMONG MUSLIM STATES TO CONFRONT INCREASING CHALLENGES WHICH TARGET THE CAPABILITIES OF THE ISLAMIC UMMAH
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30 - 31 January, 2012,
Guided by the Holy Quran which says “And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord, therefore worship me” and also “And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no others)”,
Also guided by the Holy Quran, which enjoins on Muslims, to achieve unity as stated in the text of the verse: “And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you) and be not divided among yourselves…”,
Reconfirming the provisions of the PUIC Statute, which stress the necessity for Muslims to close their ranks and consolidate their unity, as well as the role of parliamentary assemblies in supporting this trend.
Taking into consideration all the relevant statements and resolutions adopted by the Union,
Deeply concerned about the continuous lapses in Islamic solidarity among Islamic countries due to the enemies of Islam and Muslims sowing the seeds of discord among Muslims through various strategies, policies and plans, and warning against conspiracies which are laid and carried out by the Zionist movements and others which target the unity of the Muslims and seek to cause dissension among them including the means of assassination as well as utilizing the media and others in order to destroy the capacity of Muslims,
Aware of the great harm, resulting from disputes among the followers of the different Islamic schools of thought, including sectarian violence, and their impact on the solidarity and unity of the entire Muslim Ummah;
Aware of the importance of understanding and cooperation between brothers from different Islamic sects and its positive impact on the strengthening of Islamic solidarity;
Reiterating the importance of further efforts for the rapprochement of the Islamic schools of thought, as a first step to unite the sons and daughters of the Islamic Ummah in their endeavors to meet the huge challenges facing them;
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1. Affirms the need to eliminate all causes for prejudice, hatred, provocation and incitement as well as sectarian violence among the followers of various Islamic schools of thought,
2. Recognizes the great importance for Member Parliaments to strengthen Islamic brotherhood and unity considered as a sacred religious obligation aimed at achieving the common interests of the Islamic Ummah,
3. Affirms that both the causes of Palestine and AL-Quds Al Sharif must remain the primary issues on which Member States should adopt a unified Islamic position in international fora.
4. Stresses the important role of Member Parliaments in strengthening mutual understanding, tolerance and respect among followers of Islamic schools of thought in such a way as to contribute to the consolidation of bonds of brotherhood among Muslims, as they share the same beliefs and the same commitment to carry out the obligations of Islam,
5. Stresses also the necessity for all Muslims to maintain vigilance and attention and awareness to understand that any conflict among the followers of Islamic schools of thought will harm all the peoples of the Islamic Ummah and endanger its solidarity, brotherhood and unity.
6. Invites all Muslims to desist from inciting sectarian sentiments or ethnic strife or insult or bias or abuse. Also calls for being on guard towards all attempts to sow the seeds of discord between them.
7. Denounces sectarian violence among followers of Islamic schools of thought in any part of the Islamic world and strongly condemns all crimes which are committed on the basis of sectarian identity or affiliation.
8. Reaffirms the importance of never relinquishing principles, including unity, understanding, solidarity and cooperation to achieve probity and piety and emphasizes that the blood, properties, honor, reputation of Muslims must be preserved and that all Muslim places of worship must be respected;
9. Urges all Muslim scholars, religious institutions and mass media in the Islamic world, owing to their importance, to reinforce the spirit of tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect among the followers of different Islamic schools of thought;
10. Invites all Member Parliaments to take into consideration the great importance of this issue and take appropriate measures to strengthen and promote Islamic unity.
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RESOLUTION No.12-PE/7-CONF ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling all resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit Conferences, PUIC and ICFM Conferences concerning the situation in Somalia and the set of challenges relating to prevailing political, humanitarian, social and economic conditions,
Also recalling the efforts of the OIC and its cooperation with international organizations such as the UN, League of Arab States and African Union. Also recalling the OIC initiative of 1992 concerning extension of international relief to Somalia and commending all humanitarian assistance and relief efforts extended by the international community,
Stressing the recommendations made by the OIC Contact Group on Somalia,
1. Stresses its commitment to restore and preserve the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Somalia and restoration of security therein.
2. Confirms the necessity of foreign non-intervention in Somalia by any party.
3. Calls for achieving national reconciliation between all parties in order to serve the higher interests of the Somali people; exerting efforts and making necessary contacts in order to achieve that goal through endorsement of dialogue to solve all differences.
4. Also calls for immediate cessation of acts of piracy which is endangering security, peace and freedom of international shipping, and appeals to Islamic States and all the international community to provide assistance to Somalia in order to confront piracy attributed to it.
5. Invites the States of PUIC Member Parliaments to extend assistance to the Somali people to help them meet the challenges and problems facing people of Somalia specially the conditions of drought and repercussions of war and calls for further efforts in cooperation with the international humanitarian organizations to realize comprehensive development and rebuild the infrastructure of the Republic of Somalia.
6. Appeals to Muslim Parliaments to support Somalia’s Parliament materially and morally in order to strengthen its message and role in promoting parliamentary culture among the Somali people instead of wars and conflicts.
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RESOLUTION No.13-PE/7-CONF ON SITUATION IN CYPRUS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling the resolutions No.2/31-P and 6/34-P on the situation in Cyprus adopted at the 31st and 34th Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Istanbul and Islamabad, on 14-16 June 2004 and 15-17 May 2007 respectively, which enabled the Turkish Muslim people of Cyprus to participate in the OIC under the name of Turkish Cypriot State as envisaged by the UN Secretary General’s comprehensive settlement plan;
Recalling Resolution No. 4 on the situation in Cyprus adopted at the 4th Session of the PUIC Conference held in Istanbul, on 12 - 13 April 2006, which enabled the Turkish Muslim people of Cyprus to participate as Observer in the PUIC under the name of Parliament of Turkish Cypriot State in accordance with the relevant OIC resolutions;
Also recalling the resolutions on the situation in Cyprus adopted by the 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Sana’a (5/32-P), Baku (5/33-P) and Islamabad (6/34-P), Kampala (No.5/35-P), Damascus No(6/36-P), Dushanbe (7/37 –P) and Astana (7/38-P) on 28-30 June 2005, 19-21 June 2006, 15-17 May 2007, 18-19Jun2008, 23-25 May2009, 18-20May 2010 and 28-30 June 2011 respectively, as well as the resolution adopted by the 11th summit conference held in Dakar on 13th and 14th of March 2008 (3/11-P (IS)) which called upon the Member States to take concrete steps to end the economic, political and cultural isolation of the Turkish Cypriots and reaffirmed the full equality of the two parties in Cyprus;
Also recalling Resolution No. 10 adopted at the PUIC Council meeting in its Ninth Session held in Kuala Lumpur on 15-16 February 2007, which supports the efforts of the UN Secretary General in the framework of his good-offices mission to achieve a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus based on UN established parameters,
Bearing in mind that the Turkish Cypriot State accepted UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali’s set of ideas, Perez de Cuellar’s Document and Annan Plan, whereas the Greek Cypriot side refused all these;
Referring to the Agreement signed between Israel and the Greek Cypriot Administration concerning the issues being negotiated between the two Cypriot leaders under the auspicious of the United Nations, considering that this unilateral move action prejudices the ongoing negotiations, peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean,
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1. Calls upon the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to support effective solidarity with the Turkish Cypriot State and maintain close links with it, aiming to help it overcome the unjust isolation imposed on it, and consolidate and strengthen their relations with the Turkish Cypriot State in all fields.
2. Calls for widening effective assistance to meet the legitimate demands of the Turkish Cypriot State concerning the right of Turkish Cypriots to have their voice heard in all international fora on the basis of equality between the two parties in Cyprus until a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus question is achieved.
3. Reiterates the necessity and urgency of finding a just, viable and comprehensive solution to the Cyprus question that has been on the agenda of the UN Security Council for close to half a century, which will be based on the established UN parameters of bi-zonality, bi-communality, political equality and equal status of the two constitutional States and a new partnership State structure, and support the good-offices mission of the UN Secretary General.
4. Condemns the agreement on drawing up economic zones signed between the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel because it disregards the rights of the Turkish Cypriots, and considers that this agreement endangers the negotiations between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.
5. Recalls and welcomes in this regard a constructive proposal made by the Turkish Cypriot President on 24th September 2011 in New York which envisaged the mutual and simultaneous suspension of all activities related to the hydrocarbon reserves of the coast of Cyprus and the establishment of an ad-hoc committee with the participation of the two sides on the island as well as the UN to take decisions jointly on the matter and calls on the Greek Cypriot side to reconsider its position and accept this positive proposal.
6. Welcomes the willingness shown by the Turkish Cypriot State and Turkey for finding a political and viable agreement, and shares the UN Secretary General’s view that the negotiation process cannot be open-ended and the opportunity must be utilized before it is too late.
7. Expresses its recognition that in case of the failure of the process once again, the Muslim Turkish Cypriot people shall not be left isolated, welcomes the call of the UN Secretary General(S/2007/699) to the international community to maintain economic, social and cultural relations with the Turkish Cypriot people, and stresses that there is no contradiction between ending the isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriots and the resolutions of the UN Security Council.
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RESOLUTION No.14-PE/7-CONF ON THE SITUATION IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Reaffirming the principles and objectives of the PUIC Statute and the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the United Nations relating to the importance of achieving people's rights of self-determination and recalling the resolutions of the United Nations relating to the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir that have not been implemented yet,
Referring to the Simla Agreement concluded between the governments of Pakistan and India stipulating to find a final settlement to Jammu and Kashmir issue,
Emphasizing the declarations relating to Jammu and Kashmir issued by the 7thand 10thConference of the Islamic Summit and the two Extraordinary Sessions of the Islamic Summit Conferences held in Casablanca in 1994 and in Islamabad in 1997 and all the previous resolutions issued by the PUIC and the OIC on the conflict of Jammu and Kashmir, specially the resolution No. 34/2-P as well as the reports of the ministerial meeting and that of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir and supporting the recommendations set in it,
Taking Note of the recent wave of protests in occupied Kashmir ignited by Indian police who killed more than 122 Kashmiris including women and children, and injuring hundreds as well as the arrest of many people,
Expressing its concern about the violation of human rights for Kashmir's people and stigmatizing their struggle with terrorism, as well; expressing its regret for the prevention by India of the OIC Fact Finding Mission to visit to Jammu and Kashmir occupied by India and its non-response to the proposal made by the OIC through delegating a good offices mission,
1. Calls for finding a peaceful resolution for the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and Agreed provisions of the Simla Agreement.
2. Supports the current efforts deployed by the government of Pakistan in order to find a peaceful solution for the Jammu and Kashmir conflict by using all ways and means, including substantive bilateral talks with India according to the will of Jammu and Kashmiri people and their legitimate right in self-determination.
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3. Appeals to the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to mobilize resources and generously contribute to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Calls on India to stop immediately its blatant and systematic violations of the human rights of the people of Kashmir and allow international human rights groups and humanitarian organizations to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
5. Calls on the international community, including the UN, to closely monitor the situation inside Jammu and Kashmir, occupied by India, as well as to follow up the dialogue between Pakistan and India aimed at reaching a solution to the dispute in Jammu and Kashmir.
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RESOLUTION No.15-PE/7-CONF ON THE AGGRESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AGAINST THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the PUIC Statute and the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation;
Gravely concerned over the aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan which has resulted in the occupation of about 20 percent of the territories of Azerbaijan;
Deeply distressed over the plight of more than one million Azerbaijani displaced persons and refugees resulting from the Armenian aggression and over the magnitude and severity of these humanitarian problems;
Deeply concerned about losses in people and injuries of civilian Azerbaijani citizens who live along the line of contact, including children and women as a result of the breach of ceasefire agreement by the Armenian armed forces
Reaffirming all previous relevant resolutions and, in particular, Resolution No.10/11- P(IS), adopted by the Eleventh Session of the Islamic Summit Conference held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, 13-14 March 2008 and Resolution No.11/5-CONF, adopted by the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 30-31 January 2008;
Urging strict adherence to the Charter of the UN and full implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions;
Welcoming all diplomatic and other efforts for the settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan;
Reaffirming commitment by all the State of PUIC Member Parliaments to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
Noting also the destructive influence of the policy of aggression of the Republic of Armenia on the peace process within the OSCE framework;
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1. Strongly condemns the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan.
2. Considers the actions perpetrated against civilian Azerbaijani population in occupied Azerbaijani territories as crimes against humanity.
3. Strongly condemns any looting and destruction of archeological, cultural and religious monuments on the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
4. Strongly demands the strict implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 and the immediate, unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian forces from all occupied Azerbaijani territories including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and strongly urges Armenia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
5. Expresses its concern that Armenia has not yet implemented demands contained in the above stated UN Security Council resolutions.
6. Urges all States to refrain from providing any supplies of arms and military equipment to Armenia, which can encourage the aggressor to escalate the conflict and to continue the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories. The territories of the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments should not be used as transit of such supplies.
7. Calls upon States of PUIC Member Parliaments, as well as other Members of the international community, to use such effective political and economic measures as required in order to put an end to Armenian aggression and occupation of the Azerbaijani territories. Inter alia, refraining from economic activities in the territory of the Republic of Armenia, from investing to economic, industrial, and other areas in the Republic of Armenia and limiting overall cooperation with Republic of Armenia.
8. Requests the States of PUIC Member Parliaments to encourage their nationals and legal entities not to be engaged in economic, touristic and other activities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
9. Stresses that fait accompli may not serve as a basic for a settlement, and that neither the current situation within the occupied areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan, nor any actions, including arranging voting process, undertaken there to consolidate the status quo, may be recognized as legally.
10. Calls for a just and peaceful settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the basis of respect for the principles of territorial integrity of States and inviolability of internationally recognized borders.
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11. Expresses its full support for the three principles of the settlement of the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan contained in the Statement of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office at the 1996 Lisbon OSCE Summit, namely the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, highest degree of self- rule of the Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan and guaranteed security for Nagorno-Karabakh and its whole population.
12. Urges Armenia and all Member States of the OSCE Minsk Group to engage constructively in the ongoing OSCE peace process on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the relevant OSCE decisions and documents.
13. Demands to cease and reverse immediately the transfer of settlers of Armenian nationality to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, which constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and has a detrimental impact on the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict, and calls upon Member States to render their full support to the efforts of Azerbaijan undertaken to this end, including at the General Assembly of the United Nations, inter-alia, through their respective Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York.
14. Reaffirms its total solidarity and support for the efforts being made by the Government and people of Azerbaijan to defend their country, and call for enabling the Azerbaijan displaced persons and refugees to return to their homes in safety, honor and dignity.
15. Calls upon the Member Parliaments to properly recognize the genocidal massacre of Azerbaijan civilians by Armenian forces in the town of Khojaly of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 26 February, 1992; demands to take to justice the perpetrators of the Khojaly massacre starting from 2012 which marks the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.
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RESOLUTION No.16-PE/7-CONF ON REJECTING ALL SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON ANY MUSLIM COUNTRY
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi u Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012;
Recalling the objectives and principles stipulated in the PUIC Statute and the OIC Charter, especially those that call for promoting solidarity among Islamic States and strengthening their ability to protect their security, sovereignty, independence and national rights;
Recalling also the principles of the UN Charter and stipulating the right of people’s to achieve sustainable development;
Referring to the UN Resolutions 22/51 and 17/51 on economic sanctions which are unilaterally imposed by UN Member States against other Member States;
Stressing that economic and financial sanction is considered a major obstacle to the implementation of the declaration on the right to development;
After taking note of the statements, declarations, and resolutions adopted by the various governmental and international fora as well as non-governmental organizations, which express rejection by the international community of the superseding of national legislations of one State by the rules of international law aimed at prejudicing the sovereignty and interests of States and their peoples,
1. Strongly rejects the principle of imposing any kind of sanctions, whether unilateral or multilateral, on any Islamic State and expresses strong solidarity with these States.
2. Condemns the continuation of sanctions on Islamic States and demands their immediate lifting as well as stresses the respect of the sovereignty of States and non-interference in their internal affairs.
3. Calls for considering the adoption of legal and administrative measures to confront the application of unilateral coercive measures whose effects surpass the local legal and legislative jurisdiction.
4. Stresses that economic and financial sanction should not be used as tools of political coercions and that peoples should not, in any case, be denied the tools of their survival and development.
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RESOLUTION No.17-PE/7-CONF ON THE NECESSITY TO CONDUCT CONSULTATIONS AND PRIOR COORDINATION BETWEEN ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS ON THE SIDELINES OF INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Inspired by the noble Islamic principles and teachings which enjoin on Muslim people, inter alia, to consult equality among themselves, to unite their ranks and consolidate their unity,
Reaffirming also the objectives of the Union particularly the provisions of the 3rd paragraph of Article - 1 of its Statute which stipulates that "the creation of a framework for the achievement of full and fruitful coordination and cooperation between the PUIC Member Parliaments in international fora and organizations and meetings represents one of the Union's objectives,
Taking note of the resolutions of the PUIC and the Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers between the Member States of the OIC in order to adopt a unified stance in international fora which calls for coordination and consultation.
Recalling the resolutions adopted by previous Sessions of the PUIC Council on the establishment of a mechanism for regular consultation between Member Parliaments on the sidelines of meetings of international parliamentary organizations and fora in order to adopt a unified position concerning issues of common concern for the Islamic Ummah.
Considering the growing challenges facing the real image of Islam and also the common interests of the Islamic World in a world in which the tempo of interacting complexity and globalization is increasing that necessitates strengthening cooperation and coordination among States of the PUIC Member Parliaments, including parliaments of these States in international fora,
Considering that the PUIC Member Parliaments constitute 45% of total votes of the Inter-Parliamentary Union which greatly facilitates the promotion of its goals in the Inter- Parliamentary Union.
Expressing its concern about attempts by some bodies inside the Inter- Parliamentary Union to undermine the Islamic principles and values in one way or another.
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1. Commends holding consultative meetings on the sidelines of the IPU sessions and the role of the PUIC General Secretariat in this respect, and considers this an essential demand for realizing the common interests of the Ummah especially in the age of regional blocs and the growth of globalism
2. Emphasizes the importance of urging the Parliaments of OIC Member States which do not enjoy membership of the PUIC to join immediately, in addition to their participation in other activities of the Union, and to actively take part in all meetings in order to consolidate the role of Islamic Parliamentary Group in the activities of international parliamentary organizations and fora, especially the Inter-parliamentary Union.
3. Emphasizes that beside the other causes of the Islamic Ummah, the Palestinian issue and the question of Al-Quds Al Sharif as well as the defense of Islamic values and principles and combating obliteration of the image of Islam and Muslims should be the major issues on which Member Parliaments should take a unified stance in international fora.
4. Invites all Member Parliaments to participate effectively in meetings of the Islamic Parliamentary Consultative Group in order to take its resolutions into consideration.
5. Mandates that the PUIC General Secretariat to inform the Member Parliaments about the date for holding the consultative meeting which will convene on the sidelines of the IPU Conferences one month before the meeting
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RESOLUTION No.18-PE/7-CONF ON THE TURKISH MUSLIM MINORITY IN WESTERN THRACE AND THE MUSLIM POPULATION OF THE DODECANESE
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Aware that the Muslims living in Greece are an integral part of the Muslim world;
Recalling the principles and objectives of the OIC Charter, the Resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit Conferences, Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers, the Council and the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC (Cooperation) Member States and all international conferences as well as declarations and conventions calling for observance of human rights, namely political, social, cultural and economic rights and freedom of worship, and most particularly the Lausanne Peace Treaty which defines and guarantees the Turkish Muslim Minority in Western Thrace such as to use their Turkish language, to practice their religious rites and to elect freely their representatives in all areas;
Recalling that the Muslim Turks living in the Dodecanese should be treated as a minority and that the fact that those islands were not part of Greece when the Lausanne Peace Treaty was signed should not be a reason to deprive the Turkish population on the islands of their minority rights within the same legal space;
Recalling also the treatment of the Republic of Turkey of the Greek minority in Turkey and requesting Greece to treat the Muslims in Greece in the same manner;
Further recalling the UN General Assembly Declaration on Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;
1. Urges once again Greece to take all measures to respect the basic rights and freedom as well as identity of the Turkish Muslim Minority in Western Thrace emanating from the bilateral and international agreements; 2. Commends resolutions No: 10 adopted by the Fifth PUIC Conference in Cairo on 30 and 31 January 2008 and No: 16 adopted by the Sixth PUIC Conference in Kampala on 30 and 31 January 2010 which request Greece to recognize the elected Muftis of Xanthi and Komotini as the official Muftis; 3. Calls once again on Greece to take the necessary steps for the election of the administrative boards of the waqfs by the Turkish Muslim Minority with a view to ensuring their self-governance; to enable the elected Muftis to supervise the properties of the waqfs and to put an end to the expropriation of the waqfs’ properties and imposition of excessive taxes on them;
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4. Urges once again Greece to reinstate the citizenship rights of tens of thousands of Turkish Minority members who were stripped of their citizenship under the now- repealed Article 19 of the Greek Citizenship Law No: 3370/1955; 5. Regrets once again the ban imposed by Greece on the activities of the Turkish Muslim Minority’s non-governmental organizations on the grounds that their titles bear the word “Turkish” and considers this as discrimination on the basis of ethnic origin; 6. Expresses regret once again over the measure taken concerning the appointment of 240 imams by a committee of Orthodox Government officials despite the reaction of the Turkish Muslim community and urges Greece once again to abolish the related legislations; 7. Invites Greece once again to take the necessary and urgent steps to address the Turkish Muslim communities’ educational problems which are directly linked to the socio-economic development of their region and also to ensure that same treatment is made for the Muslim living in Dodecanese; 8. Deplores that the mosques and Muslim cemeteries are either subjected to repeated acts of vandalism or left to time’s mercy; and invites Greece once again to take the necessary measures to protect the places of worship and cemeteries; and to ensure that religious monuments and cemeteries are adequately protected so that their further deterioration as in the case of Murat Reis Complex and Recep Pasha Mosque is averted; 9. Calls on Greece to introduce the necessary amendments in its laws regarding these areas in close consultation with the Muslim community representatives.
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RESOLUTION No.19-PE/7-CONF ON
DOUBLING RELIEF EFFORTS BY MEMBER PARLIAMENTS OF THE PUIC IN FAVOR OF THE FAMINE-STRICKEN PEOPLE OF SOMALIA AND THE FLOOD-STRICKEN PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 8 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30 - 31 January, 2012,
Noting with deep concern the substantial loss of life as well as enormous socio- economic, infrastructure and environmental damage caused by the recent devastating floods in Pakistan and the worsening famine in Somalia;
Noting that the massive scale of destruction and loss of life caused by unprecedented floods in Pakistan and famine-stricken Somalia reflects the adverse impact of climate change and the growing vulnerability of countries to climate change;
Alarmed at the loss of life of tens of thousands of people, in particular due to natural disaster such as famine and floods;
Expressing serious concern that the appeal for Pakistan and Somalia has not been fully funded,
Stressing the need to expedite deployment of resources for those in need and invites all the Member States to contribute to the consolidated humanitarian appeals now and in future.
Recalling UN General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and UN Security Council Resolution 2010 (2011) adopted on 30 September 2011;
Recalling PUIC Resolution No. 22-PE/6-Conf on Voluntary Contributions Allocation to Islamic Solidarity Fund and Declaration of Third of the PUIC Conference in Dakar 2004 on the Islamic Solidarity Fund;
Recognizing the urgency of undertaking a massive rescue and relief operation and supporting the efforts for rehabilitation and reconstruction;
Welcoming the assistance and contributions of the international community, including Governments, international organizations, civil society and the private sector, in the relief and rehabilitation efforts, which reflect the spirit of international solidarity and cooperation to address and meet the challenges of the disaster:
1. Expresses full solidarity and sympathy to the people of Pakistan and Somalia affected by the disaster;
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2. Urges all PUIC Members, other international organizations and the international community at large to scale up their efforts to provide full support and humanitarian assistance to the people of Pakistan and Somalia; 3. Urges the international community to work in unison in order for the humanitarian aid to reach the affected areas as soon as possible; 4. Requests PUIC Members that have not already done so to pledge and make voluntary contributions towards the relief efforts in Pakistan and Somalia; 5. Encourages the AU’s Women, Gender and Development Directorate, the Pan-African Women’s Organization (PAWO), UN Women, the IPU Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians and other relevant international organizations to assist Pakistan and Somali women in rebuilding their livelihoods and building their capacity to take care of their families in order to restore their health; 6. Requests the Secretary General and the United Nations system agencies to further intensify their efforts to sensitize the international community to the humanitarian, recovery of Somalia, and reconstruction needs of Pakistan and to mobilize effective, immediate and adequate international support and assistance to Pakistan and Somalia; 7. Appeals in particular to the parliament and the authorities in Pakistan and Somalia to create policies, which ensure the personal safety and work of the humanitarian organizations working in the area, and to simplify procedure and secure all humanitarian assistance from the world to reach the affected people.
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RESOLUTION No.20-PE/7-CONF ON THE ROLE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC) IN SUPPORTING THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND MINORITIES IN NON-OIC MEMBER STATES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Reaffirming the principle and objectives of Statute of the PUIC;
Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam and other relevant international instruments, including the UN General Assembly Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief;
Referring to the objectives and principals of the PUIC Statue, especially those calling for strengthening, coordination and cooperation between the States of the Islamic Nation in that confronting challenges relating to human rights;
Recalling also the PUIC Resolutions relating to the Promotion of Solidarity and Unity among Muslim;
Expressing its concern about the negative stereotyping of religions and the insults directed at religious personalities, books and holy symbols, which impede enjoyment of human rights, including the right to worship.
Emphasizing that everyone has the right to freedom of religion, including freedom to manifest religion in worship, observance, practice and teaching,
Emphasizing also that education shall enable all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all racial, ethnic or religious groups.
Deeply concerned about incidents of intolerance, discrimination and violence against persons based on their religions or belief in all regions in the world, including in the West;
Strongly Deploring all acts of violence against persons on the basis of their religion or belief, as well as any such acts directed against their homes, business, properties, schools, cultural centres or places of worship;
Re-emphasizing the obligation of State to promote and protect human rights of its people, including the right to freedom of religion, in a non-discriminatory manner;
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Recognizing the role of international community, in which PUIC is an important component, in contributing to the efforts of the promotion and protection of human rights.
Recognizing the value of Muslim solidarity and the principles of the noble Islamic teachings;
Recognizing the common responsibility of all Islamic countries and Muslim individuals to support their brothers and sisters at any place in the world:
1. Reiterates PUIC commitment to the Muslim Communities and Minorities living in non- OIC Member States, and to contribute to the efforts to assist and contribute to the settlement of their problems, guided by the principles of the UN Charter and PUIC statute; 2. Calls on the Parliaments of the non-OIC member states, in discharging their mandate, to strengthen efforts in promoting and protecting the right of Muslim in their countries, including the rights to participate directly or indirectly in politics and democracy; the rights to possess religion and its manifestation, observance and practices; and the protection of the holy and historical places of Islam; 3. Stresses the importance of dialogue in opening up communication with counterparts in the non-OIC member states. In this regards, tasks the Secretary-General of PUIC to study the possibility for PUIC to have a regular dialog with parliaments of the non-OIC member states, including, inter alia, the European parliament and the parliaments of the Western States; 4. Determines to enhance efforts by the PUIC member parliaments in providing assistance, including in the fields of education, economy and socio-cultural to the Muslim Communities and Minorities living in non-OIC Member States. In this regards, tasks the Secretary-General of PUIC to conduct of study on the role of PUIC in those fields. 5. Stresses that the real image of Islam is the one which reflects the content of its tolerant message which is based on propagating justice, peace and renunciation of violence and interaction with others in such a way as to serve humanity and achieve the progress of nations and peoples, and focuses on confronting Western and Zionist campaigns against Islamic values and Islam and obliteration of its true image. The Holy Quran says” You are the best of the nations raised up for (the benefit of) men; you enjoin what is right and forbid the wrong and believe in Allah”. Also declares that the religious minorities in the Islamic world are an integral part of its society and state, and emphasizes that they must receive all their rights and that they must carry out all their duties, and that these minorities must be provided with all the protection and necessary guarantees in their respective states. Calls on the States of the West not to play the sectarian and doctrinal game in order to cause division between the constituent parts of peoples, or to incite sedition.
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The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Reaffirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of every country,
Noting the political developments in the Islamic World and the increasing participation of the people in the political process establishment of democratic government through peaceful transition and general elections,
Expressing serious concern at the worsening security situation, including armed conflict, and the deteriorating economic and humanitarian situation due to the lack of progress in achieving political settlement, and the potential for further escalation of violence,
1. Calls the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to ensure their governments to comply with their commitments under the international human rights law and the international humanitarian law, to allow their peoples to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to peacefully demand redress of their grievances and freedom of expression, including the mass media, and take action to end attacks on civilians and civilian targets,
2. Calls upon the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to ensure an inclusive, orderly and peaceful transition that meets the legitimate aspirations of the people in respective countries through transparent and credible political process,
3. Emphasizes the importance of the support of the UN, regional organizations, and countries in the region, including their parliaments, to the governments in the Islamic World to undertake a peaceful and democratic and peaceful transition,
4. Calls upon the PUIC Member States which have not successfully made peaceful transition of power to constructively support the ongoing process of consolidation in accordance with their respective norms and culture by sharing best practices and lessons learned in promoting the world values of democracy, human rights in accordance with the lofty Islamic precepts through bilateral, regional and international forums such as: Bali Democracy Forum,
5. Encourages the international community to provide humanitarian assistance to all countries in needs, and in this regard requests all parties in their respective countries to facilitate the work of the United Nations agencies and other relevant organizations, and ensure full, safe and unhindered access for the timely delivery of the humanitarian aid to persons in need and to inform the states concerned.
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RESOLUTION No. 22-PE/7-CONF ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ITS IMPACT UPON THE ECONOMIES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND IN PARTICULARLY ON ISLAMIC COUNTRIES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Bearing in mind that market turmoil and debt crises in the euro zone, the debate in the United States about sustainable debt levels, strong currency fluctuations, and the refuge into the gold have all contributed to global financial crisis and imbalances;
Recognizing many of the main causes of the crisis are linked to systemic failures and imbalances that have resulted in a malfunctioning global economy.
Reaffirming that, among other principles, respect for the sovereign equality of States, non-intervention and non- interference in their internal and foreign affairs, freedom of trade and commercial activities including international navigation, which all are enshrined in many international legal instruments, play an important role in improving the current situation,
Underlining that the current financial crisis is affecting negatively all countries, particularly developing countries, and is threatening the livelihoods, well-being and development opportunities of millions of people;
Expressing serious concern over the promulgation and application of discriminatory laws and regulations which their extraterritorial effects affect the global economy, the sovereignty of other states, in particular Islamic countries and legitimate economic and financial interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction,
Recognizing that the ongoing financial crisis is connected to the multiple and interrelated global crises and challenges, such as increased food insecurity, unemployment, poverty, hunger, volatile energy and movements in exchange rates, volatility and falling prices for primary commodities, budget deficits, falling tax revenues as well as reduction of fiscal space;
Recognizing also that this ongoing financial crisis has reduced public confidence in financial institutions, and has negatively affected access to credit and trade financing as well as the lack of results so far in the multilateral trade negotiations and a loss of confidence in the international economics and massive reversal of private capital inflows, as well as negative effects on trade balances and balance of payments;
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Underlining that this crisis has substantively reduced the State’s ability to maintain social safety nets and provide other social services, such as health and education;
Deeply concerned that the economic and social progress achieved during recent years, in particular in fulfilling internationally agreed development goals including the Millennium Development Goals, is now being threatened specially in the least developing countries;
Recognizing that the achievement of macroeconomic stability cannot be separated from maintaining financial system stability, and that monetary policy should not be just limited to price stability, but also must be developed on the role of financial stability, especially when financial markets of States PUIC Member Parliaments are integrated in international markets;
Highlighting the successful experience of activity by the Islamic banking system all around the world during the financial and economic crisis, including in the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments;
Welcoming the outcome of the recent session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (COMCEC), especially its comprehensive study on the measures which have been taken by economic, monetary and financial systems of the OIC Member States to face with the current global crisis, and secure their stability in the post-crisis era
1. Calls upon state of the PUIC Member Parliaments to closely cooperate to enhance a coordinated global effort to reduce negative effects of the current financial and economic crisis through, inter alia, capital increase for their respective central and development banks, strengthening Financial Stability Board, adjusting capital requirements for their financial institutions, as well as adopting various measures to improve their macro and micro prudential regulations; 2. Calls upon all States to refrain from imposing laws and regulations which their extraterritorial applications effects affect global economy, the sovereignty of other States and the legitimate interests of entities or persons under their jurisdiction, as well as the freedom of trade and navigation; 3. Requests the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to strengthen policy coordination and to take concerted collective actions towards stronger, more sustainable and balanced growth; 4. Encourages the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to initiate a coordinated effort with a view to harmonize their laws and regulations governing their monetary, financial and trade activities in order to accelerate, simplify and secure the integration of their respective financial markets, and to increase trade and investment among the States of the PUIC Members Parliaments; 5. Encourages also the OIC Member States to enhance their inter-trade and trade cooperation in accordance with the OIC’s Framework Agreement on Trade Preferential System (TPS-OIC);
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6. Supports strengthening role of the Islamic banks in supporting the financial system and economic growth of the States of PUIC Member Parliaments; 7. Emphasizes that States of the PUIC Member Parliament should work on a draft agreement to help (to) regulate the operations and activities of Islamic banks and other Islamic financial, investment and credit institutions around the world 8. Invites the Governments of OIC Member States to create an enabling environment and promote the establishment and operation of Islamic banks and other Islamic financial, investment and credit institutions in their respective countries; 9. Further calls on the Governments of OIC Member States to speed up their efforts, taking note of, among other relevant works done so far, the COMCEC study, to strengthen their dialogue on the possibility of adopting an integrated and unified monetary and financial policy for OIC Members to encourage and facilitate increased trading among them
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REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT ADOPTED BY THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (Democracy – Justice – Prosperity) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 7 – 8 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433H 30 - 31 JANUARY, 2012
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The Standing Specialized Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Environment held its 6th Meeting in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 26 January, 2012 under the Chairmanship of the Rapporteur of the Committee H.E. Mr. M. Zuhair Taghlibi, representative of the Syrian Arab Republic
1. The Meeting was attended by Their Excellencies:
Arab Group - Hon. Mr. Omar Suleiman Adam, Representative of Sudan. - H.E. Mr. Abdel Rahim Boucai, Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Hon. Mrs. Hend Al Tareef, representative of the Syrian Arab Republic - Representative of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain was absent. Asian Group: - Hon. Mr. Mirkazim Kazimov, Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Hon. Mr. Atte Sugandl, Representative of the Republic of Indonesia - Hon. Mr. Ihsan Ozkes Representative of the Republic of Turkey - Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran was absent. African Group: - Hon. Mr.Ousman Cherif Representative of the Republic of Chad - Hon. Mr. Moussa Cissé Representative of the Republic of Mali - Hon. Mr. Hamani Harouna Representative of the Republic of Niger. - Hon. Mr. Mactar Mbacke Representative of the Republic of Senegal
The following Member Parliaments also participated: - Hon. Mr. Umar Aboubacar Saie, Representative of the Republic of Nigeria. - Hon. Mr Amadou Adji , Representative of Republic of Cameroon. - Hon Mr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa Representative of Malaysia
The PUIC General Secretariat was represented by Mr. Zahid Hassan Qureshi, Director for Conferences who welcomed the members of the Committee on behalf of the Secretary General.
The meeting reviewed the Agenda and discussed its 6 items. The discussion included interventions which finally led to the adoption of the attached draft Resolutions to be submitted to the PUIC Conference.
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RESOLUTION No.1-LHE/7-CONF ON PUIC-OIC COOPERATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TEN-YEAR PROGRAMME OF ACTION
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Referring to the Resolutions of the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference, held in Makkah Al-Mukarammah, on 7 – 8 December 2005 concerning the adoption of the Ten-Year Programme of Action,
Recalling the Provisions of the Final Declaration of the 5th Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Cairo, on 30-31 January 2008, concerning the same subject;
Putting before its eyes the growing challenges which face the true image of Islam, and the common interests of the Islamic Ummah, in a world where the rate of interlinking, complexity and globalization is increasing, which necessitates strengthening future cooperation and coordination among OIC Member States;
Seeking to take steps to promote Islamic Solidarity, unify the word of Muslims as well as project the true image of Islam and its tolerant values and civilizational methodologies;
1. Welcomes this important cooperation and requests continuation of cooperation with the OIC in implementing the Ten-Year Programme of Action in the various fields.
- In the ideological and political fields there are issues concerning consolidation of the values of moderation, tolerance, fighting against extremism, violence, combating terrorism, countering the phenomenon of Islamophbia; as well as achieving solidarity and cooperation among Muslims States and preventing disputes between them; Palestine Cause; rights of Muslim groups and communities; and rejection of unilateral sanctions. All such issues necessitate renewed commitments to address them through the adoption of effective strategies. In this respect it is imperative to pay special attention to Africa which is part of the world mostly afflicted by poverty, diseases, illiteracy, famine and indebtedness.
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- In the economic and scientific domains the Ummah ought to achieve higher standard of development and prosperity in view of the huge economic and energy resources possessed by the Muslim World. Priority must be given to promote economic cooperation, intra-trade, and poverty alleviation in the OIC States, especially in areas affected by conflicts. We must also tackle issues concerning globalization, economic liberalization, environment, science and technology. - As regards education and culture, there is an urgent need for addressing the rampant illiteracy, the low standard of education at different levels and correction of the ideological deviations.
- In the social field, attention must be paid to true rights of women, children and the family.
2. OIC role in implementing such visions and objectives for the Islamic World is a central role which necessitates reforming the OIC in order to enable it to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the Ummah in the Twenty-first century.
3. Requests the PUIC Secretary General to follow-up the implementation of this resolution and report to the next PUIC Conference.
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RESOLUTION No.2-LHE/7-CONF ON SIGNING/RATIFICATION OF (ACCESSION TO) THE CHARTER AND THE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC COOPERATION
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Having considered the signing, ratification and accession status of the agreements concluded under the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation,
Noting that the minimum number of ratifications by Member States required for the entry into force of some of these agreements has not been reached as required by their provisions, and the importance of accelerating the ratification in order to support the role of the OIC and widen the scope of cooperation among Member States,
1. Urges Member Parliaments to sign, ratify or accede to, as soon as possible, the various agreements concluded within the framework of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation.
2. Requests the PUIC Secretary General to follow up this resolution and to report thereon to the next Session of the PUIC Conference.
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RESOLUTION No.3-LHE/7-CONF ON COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling the directives of the Heads of State and Governments at the OIC Summit Conference in Lahore that Member States of the OIC should coordinate their positions at the U.N and other international Organizations;
Considering that such coordination of policy can be made more effective and organized if the Union obtains Observer status with the United Nations as well as if Member Parliaments make it a practice to hold periodic consultations in international forums on important political and economic matters;
1. Decides to seek Observer status for the Union (PUIC) with the United Nations and requests Member Parliaments to propose the inclusion of an item to this effect at the forthcoming Session of the U.N General Assembly.
2. Requests the Member Parliaments to urge their respective governments to direct their Permanent Mission to the UN to support the application and the Resolution of the PUIC General Secretariat at the UN General Assembly for observer status.
3. Authorizes the Secretary General to request the present President of the PUIC Conference to apply on behalf of the PUIC, to the UN General Assembly for observer Status at the UN.
4. Also Authorizes the Secretary General to ensure the participation of the Islamic Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) in the relevant Conferences held under U.N auspices.
5. Requests Member Parliaments of the PUIC to organize consultations at the U.N and other international organizations, as and when necessary on important political, and economic matters.
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RESOLUTION No.4-LHE/7-CONF ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Guided by the noble teachings of Islam which enjoin the Muslim peoples to safeguard the bounties that Allah has granted them on earth,
Recalling all relevant Draft Resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summits and Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers, especially Draft Resolution NO.19/40-P concerning the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights;
Being aware of the universality and nature of Islamic values which are indivisible as regards human rights, the outstanding position of Man in Islam, considered as God’s vicegerent on Earth, and consequently of the importance accorded by Islamic thought to strengthening, encouraging and respecting human rights;
Convinced that there is an urgent need for further exploring ways and means to strengthen and protect human rights;
Expressing its concern over the attempts to exploit the issue of human rights to throw doubt on the principles and fundamentals of Islamic Sharia and interfere in the internal affairs of Muslim States, and condemns discrimination in addressing issues on human rights;
Stressing the utmost importance of national, regional, cultural and religious specificities in defining rules and criteria relating to human rights;
Considering that education in the exercise of democracy and that the popularization of human rights in compliance with Islamic legislation are part and parcel of the right to education and training, both being the tool for society and the nation to prepare good citizens and empower them for future leadership;
Emphasizing that awareness of the people of their rights is considered as one of their natural rights based on their right to education provided for by international conventions, based on the belief, culture and needs of the nation in such a way as to achieve harmonization of thought, objective, methodology and the means to ensure the respect of human rights and protect the freedom of thought and expression and the effective participation of citizens in building society all in compliance with the precepts of the Islamic Sharia’a;
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1. Recommends PUIC Members Parliaments the necessity of teaching a special course on human rights and democratic principles in light of the Islamic shari’a,
1.1 Urges the protection of the culture of human rights and respect for its universal values, while recognizing the right of every human being to the preservation of the specific features of his cultural identity;
1.2 Gives attention to the principles upon which the culture of human rights is based and rejection of the domination of one cultural model over the rest;
2. Affirms the need to, where appropriate, amend national laws, systems and legislations to achieve democracy and protect human rights and freedom of opinion and expression in accordance with the provisions of the Islamic shari’a;
3. Strongly rejects and condemns politicization, selectivity and discrimination in addressing issues related to human rights at the regional and international levels;
4. Expresses its deep concern over the repeated and widespread association of Islam and Moslems with terrorism and violation of human rights, which has led to the intensification of Islamphobia as well as the increase of prejudice and discrimination against Moslems in all parts of the world.
5. Stresses the responsibility of all governments to ensure total respect for Islam and other divine religions and to prohibit the media from taking the freedom of expression as an excuse to defame these religions.
6. Calls on all member Parliaments to carry out their obligations in giving top priority to human rights.
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The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Noting that the environment is the world’s life support system and must be conserved in order to maintain all forms of life;
Recognizing that the adverse effects of climate change are already evident and widespread, particularly in developing countries;
Recognizing also that the abundant resources in the world are an invaluable inheritance for future generations and therefore should be used wisely;
Mindful that the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Summit) will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2012, and that the PUIC Member States will need to enhance its cooperation in the sustainable development issues to ensure the readiness and effective participation of the Islamic countries;
Inspired by the Islamic teachings that guide humankind on how to manage the earth and use all the resources of the earth for the good of present and future generations;
Reaffirming the commitment to enable the full, effective and sustained implementation of the United Nations Convention on Climate Change, through long-term cooperative action, now, up to and beyond 2012, based on the Bali Roadmap, Bali Action Plan and Cancun Agreements;
Recalling the Tunis Declaration on Enhancing the Efforts of the Islamic World towards Environment Protection and Sustainable Development as issued by the Fourth Islamic Conference of Environment Ministers held in Tunis, Republic of Tunisia, in 2010;
Welcoming the adoption by COP-17/CMP-7 UNFCCC in Durban, South Africa of the decisions regarding the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol; the extension of the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention to continue its work and reach the agreed outcome pursuant to the Bali Action Plan; as well as the establishment of the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action to undertake a process to establish a future regime of climate change, to be concluded by 2015:
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3. Supports the active and effective participation of the States of PUIC Member Parliaments in the preparatory process of the Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012;
4. Further supports the outcomes of the 17th United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Durban in December 2011, particularly in relation to maintaining the continuation of the Kyoto Protocol;
5. Encourages the States of PUIC Member Parliaments to actively engage, in various international forums in promoting international cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable use of natural resources;
6. Further encourages the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments to promote effective participation of relevant stakeholders at the regional, national and local level in strengthening legislations in order to implement adaptation and mitigation programmes and activities in the Islamic countries;
7. Invites the PUIC Member Parliaments through their respective legislative mechanism to monitor the implementation of actions taken by their governments to cope with the climate change challenges for the benefit of present and future generations.
8. Encourages developed countries to share their technological know-how in the field of renewable technology.
9. Urges international community to play a role by creating a special fund to overcome financial consideration especially for the poor countries.
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RESOLUTION No.6-LHE/7-CONF ON ESTABLISHING LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30 - 31 January, 2012,
Recalling on the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, the International Labour Organization conventions, and core international human rights treaties, particularly the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,, and UN General Assembly Resolution on improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons;
Recalling to the Resolution on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families adopted at 13th Session of the Council of the PUIC in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates on 13 Safar, 1432 H corresponding to 18 January 2011;
Underlining the significant economic, social and cultural contribution of migrant workers to both state of origin and state of employment of the OIC and to the development of prosperity of the Ummah;
Being alarmed by the rising number of irregular migrant workers, fuelled by the growth of informal employment, shortages of workers for dirty, demeaning and dangerous (“3Djobs”) and lack of opportunities for regular labor migration;
Reaffirming that migrant workers and their families, particularly the children of irregular migrants, are vulnerable group whose human rights require protection;
Deeply concerned with the abuse, discrimination and violation of the rights of the migrant workers, in particular women migrant workers, and members of their families;
Considering that many serious problems are faced by migrant workers and members of their families and the lack of legal instrument and legal protection provided by both the State of origin and the State of employment could lead migrant workers to a more vulnerable situation;
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Welcoming the progress made on the implementation of OIC Plan of Action in Advancing of Women and pledges to support the Mechanism for the Implementation of the OIC Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women.
Recognizing the important role of parliament as Nobile official of people representatives, in strengthening social and human rights policies as well as providing legal protection on migrant workers to assert human rights and to affirm the right to dignified life in accordance with the Islamic values;
Bearing in mind the importance of friendly relationship and cooperation among governments, parliaments as well as people of States of the PUIC Member Parliaments in solving the problems relating to migrant workers:
1. Calls upon the PUIC Member Parliaments to enhance and develop legal framework by promoting comprehensive legislative, administrative and other necessary parliamentary measures to enhance the protection of the rights of migrant workers, including the promotion of fair and appropriate employment protection, payment of wages, access to decent working and living conditions and other assistances to migrant workers, especially Muslim migrant workers;
2. Calls on the PUIC Member Parliaments to incorporate provisions of conventions made at the global and regional level into national legislations to end exploitation of and violence against migrant workers, particularly women;
3. Urges PUIC Member Parliaments to encourage their executive counterparts to provide access to legal and judicial system as well as resources and remedies to migrant workers who become the victims of human rights violation, including discrimination, low paying and low status of jobs;
4. Encourages the PUIC member Parliaments of both the State of origin and the State of employment to ensure that their national regulations have stipulated the protection of migrant workers’ rights to resort to justice and to be enforced based on the principle of equality-before-the law, to all individuals and without discrimination between migrant workers and citizens;
5. Requests the State of origin to provide migrant workers with adequate skills and knowledge in order to be able to fulfill their task and understand the culture, prevailing laws and regulation in the state of employment;
6. Urges the PUIC Member Parliaments to promote concrete bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation including Colombo Process and Abu Dhabi Process in addressing different aspects of migrant workers such as admission procedures, flows of migrant, social and economic security, family reunification possibilities, integration policy and return;
7. Encourages the PUIC Member Parliaments, in particular those of the states of origin and employment, to share information on violence against migrant workers and to recommend concrete measures and actions to address the problems.
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8. Calls upon the PUIC Member Parliaments to develop and provide strong national legislation to fulfill the OIC Member-State's obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women and girls, provide protection to the victims and investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls.
9. Supports the full realization of OIC Plan of Action in Advancing of Women and urges the respective government to disseminate to the public the Mechanism for the Implementation of the OIC Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women;
10. Encouraging further the PUIC Member parliaments to urge their respective governments to support the global efforts in achieving universal ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and ensures that no reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention.
11. Calls upon the PUIC Member Parliaments to propose to their respective countries a comprehensive legal framework of anti-human trafficking law to encounter the influx of illegal migrant workers.
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REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ADOPTED BY THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (Democracy – Justice – Prosperity) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 7 – 8 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433H. 30 – 31 JANUARY, 2012
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1. The Standing Specialized Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs held its 6th Meeting in Palembang – Republic of Indonesia on 26 January, 2012. The Committee elected H.E. Dr. Nour Hayati Ali Al-Saggaf, Representative of the House of Representatives of Indonesia to chair the Meeting as a Rappartoeur. 2. The Meeting was attended by Their Excellencies:
Arab Group: - H.E. Mr. Akhmouk Mohamed, Representative of Algeria - H.E. Mr. Habeeb Makki Hashem, Representative of Bahrain. - H.E. Mrs.Hind Eltireif, Representative of Syria - Representative of Yemen was absent. Asian Group: - H.E. Mrs. Govhar Bakhshaliyeva, Representative of Azerbaijan. - H.E.Mrs. Meutya Vida Hafida Representative of Indonesia. - H.E. Mr.. Orhan Atalay, Representative of Turkey. - Representative of Iran was absent. African Group: - H.E. Sanogo Issa, Representative of Burkina Faso - H.E Mr. Mamadou Deawara, Representative of Mali - H.E. Mr. Janaidou Gado Sabo , Representative of Republic of Niger - Representative of Uganda was Absent.
The following also participated in the meeting from Member Parliament of the Committee:-
- H.E. Mrs. Flety Nassirya Representative of Algeria -` H.E. Miss Jamila Sharif, Representative of Algeria - H.E. Ali Hassan Ahmed Ali Representative of Bahrain - H.E. Dr. Nada Abbas Hafiz Representative of Bahrain - H.E. Oursaga Kadi Atou, Representative of Burkina Fasso - H.E. Simpore Marie Joseph, Representative of Burkina Fasso - H.E. Mr. Tantawi Yahwa, Representative of Indonesia - H.E. Mrs. Suzani Riznh Rertir, Representative of Indonesia - H.E. Mr. MS.M Razaviani, Representatvie of Iran - Mr. Mariam Manzo, Representative of Nige
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- H.E. Mrs. Maria Bachie, Mozambique - H.E. Mr. Anerico Azaltino Cassamo, Moazambique - H.E. Mrs Mansoura Hamid Nouri, Chad - -H.E. Mrs. Souaya Moustapha Mohammed, Chad
The following also participated as observer:-
- H.E. Mrs. Rafeequata Onabamiro, Nigeria - H.E. Mr. Asief Ozcaser, Turkish Cypriot Republic
3. H.E. Secretary General opened the proceeding of the Committee and welcomed the members wishing success to their deliberation. Then he delefgated H.E. Ambassador Siddique Yousuf Abu Agala, Director of the Cabinet in the meeting.
4. The Meeting reviewed the Agenda and discussed its items. The discussion included intervention by the members which led in conclusion to the adoption of the enclosed draft resolutions which will be submitted to the PUIC Conference.
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RESOLUTION No. 1-WSC/7-CONF ON SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE DIALOGUE BETWEEN MUSLIM AND WESTERN PARLIAMENTS IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL FORMS OF INTOLERANCE, NEGATIVE STEREOTYPING, AND STIGMATIZATION OF, AND DISCRIMINATION, INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE, AND VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS BASED ON RELIGION OR BELIEF
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling the IPU Resolution adopted at the 116th IPU Assembly on Ensuring Respect for and Peaceful Co-Existence Between All Religious Communities and Beliefs in a Globalized World;
Further recalling the Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations and the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as well as the principles contained therein;
Welcoming the 2011 UN Human Rights Council resolution A/HRC/RES/16/18 on Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief;
Acknowledging that Islam encourages peaceful co-existence with all man kinds regardless of their religion, race, and ethnicity;
Being Conscious that today, sustainable dialogues at the intersection of the West and the Muslim world, at the international, national, and local level, are vital to reach mutual understanding between religious communities and to eliminate all forms of defamation of religions;
Highlighting the clear responsibility of PUIC Member Parliaments to address the global challenge in bridging cultural and religious differences between the West and the Muslim World in such ways that represent the true and peaceful Islamic way, through international cooperation among Parliamentarians;
1. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to take appropriate measures in preventing the incidents of intolerance, discrimination and violent practices against persons based on their religions or beliefs in many regions in the world as well as to the occurrences of vilification of religions particularly towards Islam;
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2. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to promote meaningful dialogue and foster peaceful interaction with Western Parliaments in such a way that creates appropriate social and political environment for tolerance and coexistence to flourish;
3. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to build institution of trust within their borders, particularly with Western Parliaments in order to prevent any misperception of security threats and violence which can escalate into international dispute and conflict;
4. Requests PUIC Member Parliaments to encourage their respective government as well as other political stakeholders such as intellectuals and civil society to establish sustainable dialogue with Western countries;
5. Encourages PUIC Member States and Parliaments through establishing dialogues with Western Parliaments to continue promoting peaceful values of Islam along with the spirit of respect to other cultural and religious differences.
6. Stresses the necessity of projecting the real image of Islam which is based on the propagation of justice, peace, rejection of violence and interacting with others to serve humanity and achieve advancement of nations and peoples, as well as focusing on facing western campaigns against Islamic values through the establishment of dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments ;
7. Calls on all national parliaments to play an active role in the implementation of the Global Agenda on Dialogue among Civilizations as stated in UN resolution No.56/6 for the year 2001 in cooperation with other parliamentary organs;
8. Stresses the necessity of establishing of Focal group on dialogue between participating civilizations aimed at taking appropriate initiatives in coordination with their respective governments and the other bodies in order to develop the culture and spirit of dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect for consolidation of the basis of peaceful co-existence
9. Calls for PUIC Member Parliaments to take advantage of their membership in other international and regional parliamentary organizations to promote PUIC goals in establishing sustainable dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments.
10. Commends the Parliaments which have established Focal units on dialogue among civilizations, and requests the PUIC General Secretariat to circulate the experiences of these focal units to all the Member Parliaments.
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RESOLUTION No. 2-WSC/7-CONF ON PROMOTING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FACING WESTERN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ISLAMIC VALUES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the OIC Islamic Summit Conferences, especially 11th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, the 35th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the 5th Session of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers and the 2nd Session of the Standing Committee on Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC); as well as the principles included in the Tehran Declaration adopted by the 8th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in December 1997;
Referring to the Ten-Year Program of Action of the OIC, and reiterating that the principle of dialogue among civilizations based on mutual respect, understanding and equality between nations is a sine-qua-non for international peace and security as well as for tolerance and peaceful coexistence;
Stressing commitment to the International Declaration on Human Rights which prohibits incitement of hatred against religion.
Commending the initiative of the Member States to support and strengthen dialogue among civilizations and cultures;
1. Invites Muslims of different doctrines to unify and respect the other opinion.
2. Calls for coordination among Muslim States to establish centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations.
3. Calls also for constituting a PUIC Focal group as well as similar groups in Parliaments of Islamic States aimed at taking appropriate initiatives.
4. Calls for continuing to engage in interactive dialogues in order to promote dialogue among cultures and civilizations through concrete and sustainable initiatives and symposia. Appeals to the governments of Member States, the Islamic Development Bank and the Islamic Solidarity Fund to extend every financial and moral support for the success of these dialogues.
5. Calls on the Member Parliaments to urge their respective governments to have the United Nations adopt a resolution calling for ensuring total respect for all divine religions and the inadmissibility of utilizing freedom of expression to insult any religion, calls also for curbing the phenomenon of religious hatred between people
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6. Strongly condemns republication of caricature insulting to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) deplores the backing of some European States for this heinous action, and demands cessation of these provocations 7. Expresses its concern about the marginalization and loss of the Arabic language vis- à-vis foreign languages in Arab and Islamic States; calls for facilitating the teaching of Arabic language to non-Arabic speaking students, youth and the young in Islamic States, as Arabic is considered the language of the Holy Quran and one of the basic factors for the unity of the Muslim Ummah. 8. Calls on the Arabic speaking Islamic States, particularly those which have financial potentials to support the youth in non- Arabic speaking Islamic countries, and to provide them with scholarships and appropriate educational programs that help the youth of poor Islamic Countries to learn the Arabic language as a means of understanding Islam and to finance these programs and scholarships through the legitimate resources, including Zakat funds. 9. Calls for facilitating giving entry visas to students and young men (non-Arabic speaking Islamic countries) who are financially capable and wish to learn Arabic, in order to let them enter the Arabic speaking Islamic countries where they can find suitable Islamic education. 10. Praises the efforts of ISESCO in the field of propagating and teaching the Arabic language and its sciences to non-Arabic-Speaking people and invites the Member States to support the organization in this respect. 11. Calls for preparation of a project through consultation with cultural organs of the OIC, scholars and elites from the different parts of the world to contribute to realization of an effective and constructive dialogue between the Islamic and Western civilizations, and projection of a realistic and positive image of the Islamic civilization. Calls on the member Parliaments to enact the necessary legislation in this respect. Calls also on the Islamic development bank and Islamic solidarity fund to support this project. 12. Stresses the importance of establishing national Islamic television channels, broadcasting in foreign languages, to be directed to the West, in order to project the real image of Islam, and urges ISESCO to establish specialized channels in this respect. 13. Calls on Non-Muslim states in which Muslims live to ensure and provide civil rights to these Muslims, including their right to just humane treatments and have access to halal food and drink in all places and on all occasions. 14. Strongly condemns the growing tide of hatred of religions on the part of extremist elements in all religions, and in this respect strongly condemns the bombings which target mosques, churches, and places of worship. Calls on governments to be vigilant and cautious in securing religious facilities and not to expose them to danger. 15. Expresses the need for adopting a common policy of first priority aimed at preventing the distortion of the image of Islam on the pretext of freedom of expression, particularly through the mass media and the internet.
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RESOLUTION No.3-WSC/7-CONF ON ENHANCING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ALL DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS IN PUIC MEMBER STATES TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Acknowledging that the core principle of democracy is to the aspirations of the people regardless of their ethnicity, gender, and social background;
Being aware that women have the right to gain greater opportunity in the development process, including political, cultural, and economic affairs and their enhanced role in all development aspects would benefit as an indispensable part to strengthen democracy;
Acknowledging that enhancing the involvement of women in decision making process is fundamental particularly in the election process, to the advancement of Islamic World;
Recognizing the potential roles of women as the foundation to resolve some of developing countries’ urgent matters including famine, socio-political conflict, and the importance to enhance the welfare of children;
Being mindful that in some areas, the stereotype degrading the status of women still occurs and may burden the sustainability of women empowerment;
Commending the recommendations adopted by the World Islamic Forum of Muslim Women Parliamentarians, to discuss issues of Muslim Women, which was held in Damascus, Syria, on 5 – 6 April, 2011)
Welcoming the First Conference of the Muslim Women Parliamentarians held in Palembang on 27th January 2012 as part of PUIC member states’ concern in gender balance in parliamentary delegations with a view to further increasing the participation of women parliamentarians;
Therefore recognizing that discouragement to the empowerment of women is a violation of human rights and a violation of the tenets of Islam;
1. Calls for strengthening the role of women in all aspects of development in PUIC states aimed at enhancing democracy. 2. Calls upon PUIC Member Parliaments to promote the enhancement of women in economic, cultural, social, and political fields, in accordance with Islamic values of justice and equality; and aimed also at protecting women from all forms of violence and discrimination and adhering to the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women; 86
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3. Calls on the PUIC Member Parliaments to actively contribute towards projecting Islam as a religion that guarantees the full protection of women’s rights and encourages their participation in all aspects of development;
4. Calls also on the PUIC Member Parliaments to adopt and implement programs for effective empowerment of women and creation of the appropriate environment for women development.
5. Urges all PUIC Member Parliaments to carryout affirmative action to ensure implementation of gender equality in all aspects of development.
6. Supports the total implementation of the OIC plan for the advancement of women.
7. Calls on the PUIC member States to involve Muslim Women Parliamentarians regularly in all PUIC conferences as well as in the process of decision-making in the Union.
8. Requests the PUIC Member Parliaments to pay special attention to the education of women and removing the illiteracy of the females as well as seeking to provide good basic education free of charge to all children together with raising legal and political awareness of women.
9. Invites PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their Executives to strengthen laws that protect rights of women, enjoying the highest possible health levels, and protecting them from all forms of violence and exploitation, including preventing violence against women migrant workers, as well as providing protection to the victims and to investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against women.
10. Urges the PUIC Member States and the PUIC General Secretariat, consider as an international distinguished Parliamentary organization to stress its commitment towards the efforts aimed at ensuring protection for women rights, especially in all aspects of development.
11. Requests the PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their respective governments to adopt laws that combat harmful customs and traditions which degrade the dignity and position of women.
12. Requests again Islamic organizations and civil society institutions in Member States to project the rights which Islam has granted to women in order to draw up a document for Muslim women and a document for Muslim Children, and submitting them to specialized UN committees for discussion among world documents so that they may be a reference to the rules that enable Muslim States to implement them.
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14. Urges Member Parliaments to adopt an Islamic vision on the issue of discrimination against women through convening a scientific conference to be organized by Muslim Parliaments to address this matter.
15. Requests the Member Parliaments to urge their governments and specialized organs to exchange their experiences as regards the role which women play in developing their countries.
16. Commends the hosting by the Indonesian Parliament to organize a Conference on Muslim Women Parliamentarians held in Indonesia in 2012
17. Welcomes the agreement of the National Assembly of the Republic of Sudan to host the Second Conference for Muslim Women Parliamentarians to be held along with the 8th PUIC Conference to be held Khartoum in year 2013.
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RESOLUTION No.4-WSC/7-CONF ON PROTECTION OF AL-AQSA MOSQUE AGAINST ISRAELI THREATS
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433H corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Proceeding from the principles and objectives enshrined in the PUIC Statute and OIC Charter;
Pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the various relevant Islamic Conferences and meetings;
Referring to the resolutions of the U.N General Assembly and Security Council concerning the city of AL-Quds and the religious sacred sites therein;
In view of the continuous Israeli threats to demolish the blessed AL-Aqsa mosque and build the so-called Solomon Temple in its place;
1. Stresses that AL-Aqsa Mosque is exposed, now more than ever before, to real danger that threatens its very existence as a result of continuous excavations and demolition works carried out by the occupation authorities beneath the Mosque and in its ramparts. 2. Strongly condemns all the measures and arrangements taken by the Israeli occupation authorities, specially the Jewishness of the Zionist entity, aimed at impinging on the safety of AL Aqsa Mosque and its environs. 3. Stresses that the blessed AL-Aqsa Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims and that Jews have no right to enter into its precincts to perform their rituals. 4. Affirms the necessity of consolidating Islamic efforts at the political and diplomatic levels for the protection of AL-Aqsa Mosque. 5. Urges the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to take speedy and effective action in order to prompt the United Nations and its specialized organs to shoulder their full responsibility for developments taking place in Eastern AL-Quds. 6. Urges also the Member Parliaments to request their governments to mobilize and direct their embassies and diplomatic missions abroad to create a world public opinion supportive of the cause of AL-Quds and to throw light on the danger facing AL-Aqsa Mosque as well as Muslim and Christian holy sites in the City. 7. Urges the governments of the Member Parliaments to take the necessary measures to consider Al-Quds as a spiritual capital and symbol of the Islamic Ummah. 8. Urges Muslims and Christians in all parts of the World to work together to protect Al- Aqsa Mosque, as Israel’s attempts to demolish the Mosque constitutes a threat to places of worship for all religions.
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RESOLUTION No. 5-WSC/7-CONF ON PROTECTION OF HOLY PLACES IN MSULIM STATES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30 - 31 January, 2012,
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit Conferences and other OIC conferences in particular the 11th ordinary and the 3rd Extraordinary Sessions of the Islamic Summit conference, the 35th Session of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) the 5th session of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers (ICCM) and the 8th Session of COMIAC; Recalling the objectives of PUIC and OIC which stress the need for coordinated efforts to safeguard the Islamic Holy Places and strengthen the struggle of Islamic peoples for the preservation of their dignity, independence and national rights; Affirming those objectives and principles enshrined in the PUIC Statute and Charter of the OIC aimed at coordinating efforts to guard and preserve the Islamic heritage; Also recalling the resolutions of the PUIC and OIC, on the unified stand against the desecration of Islamic Holy Places especially Resolution No.3/6-C(IS) of the Sixth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference; Recalling the Resolutions of the OIC on a unified stand on condemning of the violations of the sanctity of the sacred Muslim Places;
a- Destruction of the Babri Masjid in India and protection of the Islamic Holy places; b- Destruction of the Charar-E-Sharif Islamic Complex in Kashmir and other Islamic shrines therein; c- Destruction and desecration of Islamic historical and cultural relics and shrines in the occupied Azerbaijan territories resulting from the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan; d- Destruction of mosques, churches, holy tombs and houses of worship in Iraq.
Denouncing strongly the subversive activities against the sanctities and the places of worship in Muslim States, Deploring strongly the criminal action which targeted the Two-Saints Church in Alexandria, Arab Republic of Egypt;
1- Stresses the necessity of coordinating efforts to protect holy places, mosques and Islamic and Christian places of worship; 2- Appeals to the international community, and civil society organizations and governments of the OIC, to exert their utmost efforts to take practical measures to protect religious places especially as they are edifices of Islamic civilization.
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RESOLUTION No. 6-WSC/7-CONF ON PROMOTING THE STATUS OF YOUTH IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Recalling the resolutions of the Islamic Summit Conferences and the Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, the 35th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the 5th Session of the Islamic conference of the Ministers of Culture and the 8th Session of the Islamic Standing Committee for information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC) on youth qualification and care in the Islamic World;
Referring to the danger posed by some programmes which are beamed by some audio-visual media, electronic websites and some satellite channels, considered as an easy access for changing Islamic behaviour and identity of youth;
Emphasizing the role of youth in the Islamic World in promoting dialogue among civilizations, cultures and religions, including highlighting the true image of Islam and in the dissemination of its eternal values and principles which call for moderation, dialogue, tolerance and the respect of the others;
1. Urges States in the PUIC Member Parliaments to pay attention to raise the awareness of youth through objective information which advocates enlightened Islamic values and principles by enacting laws to protect children and youth from dangers engendered by negative programs.
2. Urges also the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to pay attention to education and establish research centers devoted to the issues of Muslim youth in order to prepare them to confront the negative impacts of globalization, and in such a way as to preserve their Islamic identity.
3. Calls on the Member Parliaments and their governments to ensure participation of youth in their political agenda and to boost the efforts aimed at realizing appropriate representation and participation of youth in decision making.
4. Urges the Member Parliaments and their governments to expeditiously and conclusively confront the phenomenon of the spread of narcotics among some youth which negatively and dangerously affect their mental and physical abilities, as well as address the moral and economic destruction caused by this despicable phenomenon.
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RESOLUTION No.7-WSC/7-CONF ON CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433H corresponding to 30 - 31 January, 2012,
Recalling the provisions of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam which stress the importance of the rights of the child in Islam;
Welcoming the Rabat Declaration on the issue of children in the Islamic World, adopted by the 1st Islamic Conference of Ministers in charge of Children's affairs, which was held in Rabat on 7-9 November, 2005;
1. Requests Member Parliaments to urge their governments to disseminate Islamic values relevant to family, women and children, through the media, and to project the radiant image of Islam in improving child condition in the Islamic World, and reiterates the Islamic States solidarity on all child related issues.
2. Commends the role of UNICEF in improving child conditions in the Islamic Worlds and hails the distinctive, fruitful and continuous cooperation between the specialized organization in the Islamic Worlds and UNICEF for the benefit of the child's survival, protection and development in the Member States.
3. Calls on Member Parliaments to urge their governments to act, with the assistance of the international community and civil society organizations to improve the conditions of children, particularly those living under difficult conditions and those who live in areas under occupation and violent conflicts as well as natural disasters and regions stricken by famine in East Africa and the Sahel regions and those who suffer from the effects of economic blockades and sanctions imposed on their countries, as well as displaced child refugees, by providing for their physical and moral needs and by taking interest in their education and helping them to return to normal life.
4. Calls anew on Member Parliaments to enact the necessary legislations which criminalize trafficking in children to use them as human spare parts, ensure that they are not sexually abused nor allow marriage of underage children.
5. Calls for creating appropriate mechanisms to protect children, and observe their special position as regards the stages of investigation, interrogation and trial in cases relating to physical or sexual violence;
6. Calls again on the Member Parliaments to sign international agreements on banning trafficking in children or pushing them to work at an early age.
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7. Urges the Member State to sign and ratify the OIC Convention on the Rights of the Child in Islam, the UN Declaration on the Rights of Children and the attached optional protocols as well as the Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and optional protocol concerning young girls.
8. Urges the PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their governments to act for the implementation of the Rabat Declaration adopted by the 1st Islamic Conference of Ministers In charge of Children Affairs.
9. Welcomes the outcomes of the 2nd Islamic Conference of Ministers in Charge of Children Affairs held in Khartoum, Sudan, on 2-4 February, 2009; and calls on the PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their government to follow up and implement them
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RESOLUTION No. 8-WSC/7-CONF ON ROLE OF ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND FATAL DISEASES
The Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 7th Session, held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 7 – 8 Rabi ul Awwal, 1433 corresponding to 30-31 January, 2012,
Following with utmost concern the spread of Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), malaria and other fatal diseases which may cause a global pandemic;
Expressing its strong concern about the spread of epidemics in some OIC Member States;
Stressing the necessity of effective solidarity for paying attention to health affairs among all Islamic peoples according to the directions of Islam as well as the basic documents of the PUIC;
1. Appeals to Muslim Parliaments to enact laws and legislations which help in combating epidemics and contribute to the building of a healthy and disease-free society.
2. Requests Muslim Parliaments to cooperate among themselves and with regional and international organizations to check the spread of epidemics, especially Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Malaria and Tuberculosis other fatal diseases which ravage many souls such as Swine Flu (H1N1).
3. Commends the Member parliaments which have prepared studies on identifying Islamic countries where epidemics are spreading; and urges Member States to help in the elimination of such diseases.
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REPORT OF THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (DEMOCRACY – JUSTICE – PROSPERITY) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 7-8 RABIE AWAL, 1433H 30-31 JANUARY 2012
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The inaugural Session of the Seventh PUIC Conference was held at Aryadutta Convention Center in the city of Palembang, Republic of Indonesia, on 30th - 31st January, 2012. The Session was honored by the attendance of the Custodian of the Conference His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia. It was also attended by 37 PUIC Member Parliaments, including 13 Speaker of and 3 Deputy Speaker of and 21 Heads of Delegation.( Annex-1:List of participants)
It was also attended by a large number of ladies and gentlemen members of delegations as well as members of the House of Representatives of Indonesia, officials of the Indonesian government and members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Jakarta. The Session received by wide media coverage represented by the press and television.
The inaugural Session was opened by a recitation of verses of the Holy Quran
SPEECH OF HER EXCELLENCY MRS. REBECCA KADAGA:
Mrs. Kadaga Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda and President of the 6th PUIC Conference, expressed thanks and appreciation to the House of Representatives of Indonesia for the enormous preparations and efforts exerted for convening the Conference. She thanked the PUIC Secretariat for its good cooperation during her country’s presidency of the Sixth PUIC Conference. She stated that the Union has become well known, and commended the development of cooperation between Muslim States and her country since the PUIC Conference was held in Kampala in 2010, in areas of education, investment, air transport as well as development of parliamentary and diplomatic relations and the opening of Muslim States’ embassies in Kampala. She called for promoting dialogue between civilizations and tolerance between religions. She also extended invitations for attending the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s Conference scheduled to be held in Kampala April 2012.
WELCOME SPEECH OF H. E. DR. MARZUKI ALIE, PRESIDENT OF THE PUIC SEVENTH CONFERENCE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF INDONESIA:
His Excellency welcomed the convening of the Conference in Palembang, the historical city. He said we shall work together in order to realize our objectives and aspirations. He expressed thanks to the Parliament of Uganda and its former Speaker His Excellency Edward Ssekandi and to Her Excellency Mrs. Rebecca Kadaga the current Speaker, for their excellent management. Furthermore he said “I accept to be mandated with the Presidency of the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference”, and thanked the PUIC Member Parliaments for their valuable trust which they have placed on him, and expressed the hope for expanding PUIC Membership in order to be able to spread the just Islamic values.
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SPEECH OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC COOPERATION:
His Excellency Ambassador Abdullah Abdul Rahman Alim, OIC Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, delivered the speech of the Organization. In his speech he stressed the necessity of consolidating brotherhood and solidarity between the PUIC and the OIC and called for bigger cooperation in order to energize and implement the agreements signed during Makkah Summit Conference of 2005.
SPEECH OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL:
The PUIC secretary General expressed sincere thanks and gratitude to His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia, for honoring the commencement of the proceedings of the Conference. He said that hosting of the Conference by the Indonesian Parliament constitutes an extension of Indonesia’s role in consolidating ties of brotherhood and friendship among peoples just as it had done by hosting the Bandung Conference of 1955. His Excellency commended the intensive efforts exerted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia for preparing for the Conference. He also praised the standard and meticulousness of the organization.
The PUIC Secretary General addressed the financial crisis which pervades the world.
His Excellency requested support for the application of the PUIC to be granted Observer Status at the United Nations.
He reviewed the efforts deployed by the General Secretariat to implement the Resolutions adopted by the PUIC Organs on enhancing the role of women in public life, as well as strengthening the status of youth in the Islamic world as well as paying attention to child care.
SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY DR. MARZUKI ALIE, PRESIDENT OF THE SEVENTH PUIC CONFERENCE AND SPEAKER OF THE INDONESIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
On behalf of all the members of the Indonesian Parliament, Dr. Marzuki Alie welcomed the participants and guests. He considered this Conference the biggest of its kind in the history of the Union in terms of the substantial participation.
He stated that the city of Palembang has been chosen to host the Conference in view of its historical importance in embracing and propagating Islam.
His Excellency said that our Union ought to strengthen cooperation among its members.
He called for extending support to Palestine to be a United Nations member as well as to lift the siege imposed on Gaza Strip, releasing detained Palestinian Parliamentarians, foremost of whom is Dr. Aziz Al Duwaik, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Assembly.
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He called for preserving the rights of Muslim peoples. He called for a great role for the Union in this respect. He said that Islam is the first victim of terrorism.
Dr. Marzuki Alie called for making use of the capabilities of Muslim states and action to apply the motto of the Conference (Democracy – Justice – Prosperity).
His Excellency put forward ideas to support the PUIC such as encouraging Parliaments to play an effective role in the international domain; expanding PUIC membership; and supporting the General Secretariat and its abilities in order to enable it to solve many of the problems which it faces.
ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA:
His Excellency the President welcomed the conferees and praised the efforts exerted by the PUIC. The President called for interaction with the changes witnessed by the world, especially economic problems, and stated that we have two options: Either we close our eyes or face the problems. He stated that peoples have greater demands for political and economic participation and that we should not isolate Muslims from positions of decision making. The President called for integration in the utilization of resources as well as intensifying dialogue between nations. He called further for global dialogues in the mass media; and expansion in education.
He said that the message of Islam is a mercy for the world and that it is incumbent on us as Muslims to build the culture of justice and democratic values and stated that Indonesia has made use of the diversity of its population of whom 90% are Muslims. He maintained that Indonesia is happy with this diversity and that it is home to other religions. He said, ‘we are many .. we are one’.
His Excellency called for the establishment of a free and responsible press and to employ Islam and democracy for solving our issues.
The President called for supporting and backing Palestine in its bid to be a member of the United Nations.
His Excellency also called for enhancing the role of women and their protection against violence, and welcomed the First Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians. He called for enacting a law to protect migrant workers and their families.
The President highly praised the role of Parliamentarians in supporting peace efforts. In conclusion His Excellency expressed hope for the success of the Conference proceedings.
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FIRST WORKING SESSION:
ITEM 1. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU:
Members of the Bureau were elected as follows.
1.1 Vice President from the African Group H.E. Mr. Youkoue Nana Mama, from the National Assembly of the Republic of Togo was elected as Vice President from the African Group 1.2 Vice President from the Arab Group His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khilafi, Speaker of the Shura Council, State of Qatar, was elected Vice Speaker from the Arab Group. 1.3 Rapporteur The Conference elected His Excellency Dr. Hidayat Nur Wahid, Member of the House of Representatives of Indonesia, as Rapporteur.
ITEM 2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND PROGRAM OF WORK OF THE SEVENTH PUIC CONFERENCE:
The Agenda and Program of Work were adopted
ITEM 3: REQUEST OF THE PEOPLES MAJLIS OF MALDIVES TO JOIN THE PUIC AS A FULL MEMBER (The Maldives is a full member of the OIC since 1976):
The request was approved.
The Head of the People’s Majlis of the Maldives expressed his thanks and stressed that the Majlis will respect the PUIC Statute and implement its sublime objectives.
ITEM 4: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE PUIC BY THE MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT. (Moro National Liberation Front is an observer at the OIC since 1977):
The request was approved.
ITEM 5: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE PUIC BY STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries.(The Center is a subsidiary body of the OIC and was established in 1977):
The request was approved.
ITEM 6: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE PUIC BY PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY UNION OF BELARUS AND RUSSIA:
The request was approved.
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ITEM 7: REPORT TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL
The report covers PUIC activities during the two years following the Sixth Session of the PUIC Conference which was held in Kampala, Republic of Uganda, on 30 -31 January 2010. The report contains activities of the PUIC and its General Secretariat which included statements issues by the PUIC as well as statements which were circulated by the General Secretariat upon the request of Member Parliaments; also following up implementation of the Resolutions adopted by the Regular and Extraordinary meetings which were held during the period covered by the report. The report also includes activities of the General Secretariat, participation in international and regional fora, important visits to the Headquarters of the Union as well as organizational affairs. The report focuses on PUIC request to join the United Nations as an Observer and His Excellency’s request for backing the PUIC application when it is brought up for discussion at the United Nations. The report also reviews the media activities and updating the PUIC website.
In his report the Secretary General expressed the readiness of the General Secretariat to cooperate with parliaments and governments to organize symposia and conferences and any actions that advance joint Islamic action.
ITEM 8: FORMATION OF AN OPEN-ENDED DRAFTING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE RAPPORTEUR OF THE CONFERENCE AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THE RAPPORTEURS OF THE THREE STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES:
The Committee was formed under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Hidayat Nur Wahid, the Representative of the Indonesian Parliament, and the presence of a number of participating delegates as well as the Rapporteurs of the Standing Committees. The Drafting Committee reviewed the draft Palembang Declaration and preparation of the Final Communiqué
ITEM 9: SPEECHES OF HEADS OF DELEGATIONS:
The Conference was addressed by Their Excellencies, the Speakers of participating Parliaments. - H.E. Mrs Josefina Topalli, Speaker of Albania - H.E. Dr. Ali Larijani, Speaker of Islamic Republic of Iran - H.E. Mr. Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Hj Mulia, Speaker of Malaysia - H.E. Mr. Abdurrahman Ould Mini. Speaker of Mauritania - H.E. Mrs. Fahmida Mirza, Speaker of Pakistan - H.E. Mr. Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khalifi, Speaker of the State of Qatar - H.E. Mr. Abdullah AlSheikh, Speaker of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (The speech was distributed to the participants) - H.E. Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden Issak Speaker of Somalia - H.E. Mr. Cemil ÇIÇEK, Speaker of Turkey - H.E. Mr. Mohammad Ahmed Al Murr, Speaker of United Arab Emirates
The Session was also addressed by the Deputy Speakers of the following Parliaments:-
- Hon. Mr. Sidarto Danusubroto , Deputy Speaker of Indonesia - Hon Mr. Hmadou Sali, Deputy Speaker of Cameroon
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The Heads of Delegations of the following Parliaments also addressed the Conference;
- H.E. Mr. Daadoua Al Ayashi, People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA - H.E. Aurel Bulykbashi, Head of Delegation of Republic of Azerbaijan - Hon. Mr. Habib Mekki Hashim. Kingdom of Bahrain - H.E. Mr. Mozammel Hossain, People’s Republic of BANGLADESH - Hon. Mr. Sami Jassim Atiya Al Askari, Republic of Iraq - H.E. Mr. MARWAN DUDIN , Head of Delegation of Jordan - Hon. Mr. Nawwar Mohammad Al Sahili, Republic of Lebanon - Hon. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih Head of Delegation of Maldives - Head of Delegation of Morocco - H.E. Jamal Ayezh Head of State of Palestine - H.E. Mr. Qotbi Al Mahdi , Republic of Sudan - Hon. Mr. Hassan Al Saqqaf, Syrian Arab Republic
Their speeches included:- 1. Commending the warm reception, generous hospitality and meticulous organization, which had a great impact on realizing success of the deliberations of the conference. 2. Rekindling the spirit of Shoura, enhancing dialogue between civilization and propagation of moderations which materializes the tolerance of Islam. 3. Encouraging and advancing intra-trade between Muslim States. 4. Aspiring to a unified Muslim Ummah and comprehensive development aimed at elimination of want, poverty and ignorance. 5. Commending the convening of the First Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians in Palembang aimed at enhancing the role of women in public life; and the importance of holding this conference regularly. 6. H.E. Dr. Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran proposed to host the 28th Meeting of the Executive Committee in the ancient city of Isphahan. 7. The Azerbaijan parliamentary delegation proposed cooperation between the PUIC and Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) concerning activities of the anniversary of the massacre which was perpetrated by Armenian forces against Azerbaijani civilians in the town of Khojali. _ Their Excellencies the following observers:
- H.E. Mr. N’zi KOFFI, Secretary General of African Parliamentary Union (APU) - H.E. Mr. Seyed Mohammad Hadi Nejad Hosseinian, Secretary General of Asian Parliamentary Assembly - H.E. Dr. Hassan Bozer , Speaker of Turkish Cypriot State - Prof. Nuri Misuari, Moro National Liberation Organization (MORO) - H.E. Mr. Ekzam Gubaidullin , Deputy Chairman Parliamentary Assembly of Russia
They expressed their readiness for further cooperation with the PUIC aimed at realizing common objectives.
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ITEM 10: EXAMINATION AND ADOPTION OF THE REPORTS OF THE 13TH AND 14TH SESSION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE AND THEIR ANNEXES:
The two reports were examined and adopted. Then the President of the Conference announced the PUIC name has been amended to become “Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation Member States”
ITEM NO.11: EXAMINATION OF THE REPORTS AND DRAFT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED BY THE RAPPORTEURS OF THE FOLLOWING STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES
11.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs 11.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment 11.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs
The Rapporteurs of the Standing Specialized Committees submitted the reports of their respective Committees and Resolutions adopted by them. The Reports, and Resolutions were approved.
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS:
ITEM No. 12: NOMINATION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 2012:
Nominations of geographical groups to PUIC General Committee for 2012 were adopted according to annex (2)
ITEM NO.13: NOMINATIONS OF 15 MEMBERS FOR THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 2012
Nominations of the geographical group for the Executive Committee for the year 2012 were adopted according to annex (3)
ITEM NO.14: NOMINATIONS OF THE MEMBERS FOR THE FOLLOWING FOUR PUIC SPECIALIZED STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2012
14.1 Committee on Political and Foreign Relations; 14.2 Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment; 14.3 Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs; 14.4 Committee on Cultural, Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religion.
Nominations of the geographical groups for the four PUIC Specialized Standing Committees where adopted according to annex (4)
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ITEM NO.15: SPECIFYING THE DATE AND VENUE OF THE NINTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP)
It was agreed to hold the Ninth Session of the PUIC Conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. According to the invitation extended by the National Assembly of Burkina Faso and the approval of the African Group.
ITEM NO.16: DATE AND VENUE OF THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE
It was agreed to hold the eighth Session of the PUIC Conference in Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan upon an invitation extended by the Sudanese Parliament and approval of the Arab Group. The Head of the Delegation of the Sudanese National Assembly welcomed on behalf of the Parliament, Government and people of the Sudan to host the Conference in Khartoum.
ITEM NO.17: REQUEST BY THE SPEAKER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TURKEY FOR REELECTION OF HIS EXCELLENCY PROFESSOR DR. MAHMUD EROL KILIC AS SECRETARY GENERAL FOR A SECOND TERM OF OFFICE:
The request was approved.
ITEM NO.18: CONSIDERATION OF THE APPROVAL OF THE NOMINATION BY THE PUIC SECRETARY GENERAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY AMBASSADOR ALI ASGHAR MOHAMMADI SIJANI AS PUIC ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL FOR A SECOND TERM OF OFFICE:
The request was approved.
ITEM NO.19: ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE AND TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS FOR THE NEXT SESSION:
It was approved that the next Session of the Committee shall be presided by His Excellency the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Sudan because his august Assembly will host the Eighth Session of the PUIC Conference. It was also approved that the Vice Presidents shall be one from the African Group, the other from the Asian Group. Both will be elected at the beginning of the proceedings of the next General Committee.
CLOSING SESSION
1. After interventions concerning invitations and speeches of guests at the opening session of the PUIC Conferences the Conference decided:-
1.1. Invitations to guest the PUIC Conference shall be submitted to the Executive Committee for decision. 1.2. The speeches of guest at the inaugural session shall be submitted for approval before delivering them before the Conference.
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2. The Conference approved the request of the Federal National Council of the UAE to host the Meeting of the Committee of Experts on examining the document of the Parliamentary Declaration, and that the National Assembly of Chad shall host the meeting next to it.
3. The meeting decided to consider the speech of H.E Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia at the opening session of the Conference as one of the document of the Conference.
4. The Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran expressed observations concerning the resolution on Palestine which have been adopted by the Conference (Annex No.5)
ITEM NO.20: ADOPTION OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE
The report was adopted.
ITEM NO. 21: ADOPTION OF THE DECLARATION AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE:
The Declaration and Resolutions were adopted.
MOTION OF THANKS
1. The participants in the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Palembang, sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia, in which they expressed their appreciation and gratitude for his honoring of the meeting by patronizing it and for addressing the inaugural Session. They lauded the care and attention shown by the government and people of sisterly Indonesia. They wished His Excellency sound health and for his sisterly country progress and prosperity.
2. The participants in the Seventh Session of the PUIC Council also sent a cable of thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Dr. Marzuki Alie, President of the Seventh Session of the PUIC Council, in which they expressed their utmost thanks and appreciation for the warm reception, generous hospitality and meticulous organization and preparation for the Conference, which led to the success of its proceedings. They also expressed sincere sentiments for the utmost attention they have received from the officials and citizens of the beautiful and magnificent city of Palembang.
3. The Session was concluded by a recitation of verses of the Holy Quran.
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE 7th SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PUIC Palembang, Republic of Indonesia 24-31 January, 2012 S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION
Chairman of the Legislative Department 1 Islamic State of AFGHANISTAN Mr. Abdul Wasi Fatah of the Secretariat of Upper House H.E. Mrs Josefina Topalli Speaker 2 Republic of ALBANIA H.E. Aurel Bulykbashi H.E. Noricim Bubasi رئيس المجموعة البرلمانية لحزب جبهة التحرير الوطني سعادة السيد دعدوعة لعياشي بالمجلس الشعبي الوطني عضو مجلس األمة سعادة السيد أخاموك محمد People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA عضو مجلس األمة سعادة السيد الحاج العايب 3 الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية نائب عن حركة مجتمع السلم سعادة السيد الطيب شواكي الشعبية نائب عن حزب جبهة التحرير سعادة السيده فليتی ناصريه مساعدة تشريعية بقسم العالقات الدولية سعادة السيده جميله شريف H.E. Mrs. Govhar Bakhshaliyeva Head of Delegation H.E. Mr. Javanshir Pashazad MP H.E. Mr. Sabir Rustamkhanli MP 4 Republic of AZERBAIJAN H.E. Mr. Mirkazim Kazimov MP H.E. Mr. Khanhuseyn Kazmili MP Ms Zahra Valiyeva Secretary عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد حبيب مكي هاشم Kingdom of BAHRAIN نائب مجلس النواب سعادة النائب عثمان محمد شريف الريس 5 مملكة البحرين سعادة النائب علي حسن أحمد علي Head of Delegation - Chairman, H.E. Mr. Mozammel Hossain parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Social Welfare H.E. Mr Md. Ishaq Hossain Talukder MP People’s Republic of 6 H.E. Mr Kazi Faruq Kader MP BANGLADESH H.E. Mrs. Farida Rahman MP H.E. Mrs. Showkat Ara Begum MP Private Secretary to the Head of Mr. Md. Anwarul Islam Sarker Delegation
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- S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO Député-vice-président de la S.E. M. Sacca LAFIA commission des lois –Chef de la délégation 7 République du BENIN Députée – président de S.E. Mme. Sofiatou Schanou Arouna groupe parlementaire S.E. Mme. Amoudtou Ahlonsou MP M. Deen Amadou Chef du service du protocole S.E. M. Ouedraogo Sayouba Député S.E. M. Sanogo Issa Député 8 BURKINA FASO S.E. Mme. Kadidatou Korsaga/Keita Député M. Mairie Joseph Simpore Chef de Service S.E. M. Hamadou Sali Député 9 République du CAMEROUN S.E. M. Amadou Adji Député S.E.M. Mamadou Kourtou Chef de délégation, 2e Vice- 10 président S.E. M. Zakaria Mahamat Saleh Député S.E. M. Mahamat bazingue Député République du TCHAD S.E. M. Issakha Issa Youssouf Député S.E. Mme. Mansoura Hamit Nouri Députée S.E. M. Ousman Cherif Mahamet Député S.E. Mme. Souraya Moustapha Députée 11 République de COTE D’IVOIRE ABSENT 12 République du DJIBOUTI ABSENT Arab Republic of EGYPT 13 ABSENT جمهورية مصر العربية 14 République du GABON S.E. M. Leon-Paul Mvouba Okori Chef de la délégation, Député 15 Republic of Gambia ABSENT 16 République de la GUINEE ABSENT
17 République de la GUINEA-BISSAU ABSENT 18 Republic of GUYANA ABSENT HE. Dr. H. Marzuki Alie Speaker Hon. Sidarto Danusubroto MP Hon. Atte Sugandi, MM MP 19 Re public of INDONESIA Hon. Tantowi Yahya MP Hon. Helmi Fauzy MP Hon. KH. Bukhori, Lc, MA MP Hon. H. Refrijak Hon. Mustofa Assegaf, M.Si MP
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H.E. Dr. Ali Larijani Speaker H.E. Mr. Alaeddin Boroujerdi MP H.E. Shabib Jouejjeri H.E. M. Jafari 20 *Islamic Republic of IRAN H.E. Mr. Hassan Ghashghavi H.E. Hossein Seyikholislam Secretary General Mr. Rassoulizadeh International Affairs Department Deputy Mr. Seyed Morteza Razaviani Director, Secretary Of The Delegation, Advisor عضو مجلس النواب سعادة السيد سامی جاسم عطية العسکری
Republic of IRAQ H.E. Rabea Abdul Jabbar Al-azzawi عضو مجلس النواب H.E. Ala Tahsin Talabani الجمهورية العراقية 21 H.E. Hameed Jasem Al-kassar 22 Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN H.E. Mr. MARWAN DUDIN SENATOR –HEAD OF DELEGATION
23 Republic of KAZAKHSTAN ABSENT
Mr. Alam Ali Jafar Al Kandari Secretary General Mr. Taufik Saud Al Wahib Deputy SG State of KUWAIT 24 Mr. Naser Abdul Qodir Al Abdul Al Jader دولة الكويت H.E. Mr. Nasser Bareh Shaher El Enezi Ambassador Mr. Rashed HBNM Bin Salamah Attache 25 Republic of KYRGYZSTAN ABSENT
نائب سعادة السيد نوار محمد الساحلى Republic of Lebanon 26 سعادة السيد عماد الحوت الجمهورية اللبنانية 27 LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC H.E. Masoud. Salem Elkoshly S.E. M. Moussa Cissé Chef de Délégation 28 République de la MALI S.E. M. Oumar Tapily MP S.E.M. Mamadou DIAWARA MP H.E. Mr. Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Hj Mulia, Speaker and his Spouse Hon. Matulidi Jusoh MP Hon. Dato Dr. Mohamad Shahrum MP Hon. Datuk Sapawi Hj Amat Wasali MP 29 MALAYSIA Hon. MDM Nancy Hj Shukri MP Hon. Mujahid Yusof Rawa MP Datuk Roosme Hamzah Secretary of the House Ms. Lavinia Vyveganathan Delegation Secretary Mr. Ali Zulfakar Zainal Abidin Private Secretary to the Speaker
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S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO Hon. Abdulla Shahid Speaker of the People’s Majlis Hon. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih MP, Majority Leader of People’s Majlis Hon. Ahled Thasmeen Ali MP, Minority Leader of People’s Majlis 30 Parliament of Maldives Hon. Moussa Maniku MP H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Secretary General of People’s Majlis Mr. Ikhuvan Mohamed Protocole officer نائب سعادة السيد عبدالرحمن ولد مينی Islamic Republic of 31 نائب سعادة السيد الناجی ولد سيدی محمود MAURITANIA نائب سعادة السيدة فاطمة بنت محمد يرب األمين العام للجمعية الوطنية سعادة السيد محمد فال ولد لکويري
أمين مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيد أحمد حاجي عضو مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيدة خديجه الزومی السيدة ثورية الهمام Kingdom of MOROCCO Ambassador of Kingdom Of 32 H.E. Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Morocco in Indonesia المملكة المغربية minister at the Embassy of Mr Salah Limi, Morocco in Indonesia Mr. EL Kbir Ez-Zahouni First Secretary of the Embassy Mr. Mustafa Nakhlaoui Counsellor to the Embassy Mr. Ossufo Momade Head of Delegation Mr. Abel Safrao MP Republic of MOZAMBIQUE 33 Mr. Gulam Safi MP
Mrs Maria Bachir MP Mr. Isaltino Cassamo MP Hon. Harouna Hamani Chef de délégation Hon. Yacine Ben Mohamed MP 34 République de la NIGER Hon. Mohamed Imbarek MP Hon. Janaïdou Gado Sabo MP Hon. Mariama Manzo MP نائب رئيس مجلس الشورى سعادة عبدهللا بن خليفة المجعلي عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة صالح بن محمد بن حمد المعمري
عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة مالک بن هالل بن محمد العبري Sultanate of OMAN 35 سعادة سعيد المعشني سعادة الفاضل فوزيبن خميس بن جمعة المخيني H.E. Mrs. Fahmida Mirza Speaker H.E. Mr Nazar Muhammad Gondal MP H.E. Ms. Shamshad Sattar Bachani MP Islamic Republic of H.E. Mr Sheikh Rohale Asghar MP 36 PAKISTAN H.E. Mr. Saeed Ahmad Zafar MP Syed Shamoon Hashmi Joint Secretary to the Speaker Muhammad Anwar Sial, Deputy Director (Protocol)
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S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Jamal Ayezh عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Khaled Musmar عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني State of PALESTINE H.E. Fathi Abulardat 37 عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني سعادة السيد محمد فيصل ابو شهال دولة فلسطين عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Obaida Kazimi عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Najeeb Alqaddumi رئيس مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد محمد بن مبارک الخليفی مراقب مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد محمد عبدهللا محمد اليوسف ألسليطي State of QATAR دولة قطر 38 عضو المجلس سعادة السيد راشد حمد المعضادی
رئيس قسم التحرير و الترجمة سعادة السيد عبد الرضا مهدي الماجد رئيس مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد عبدهللا الشيخ عضو مجلس الشورى معالي الدکتور محمد بن سعد السالم عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الدكتور علي الغامدي عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة الدکتور عبدهللا بن کارب الظفيري Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA P.R Advisor السيد محمد االبراهيم المملكة العربية السعودية 39 مدير اإلدارة العامة للشعبة البرلمانية السيد خالد محمد المنصور H.E. Dr. Saad Alangari Legal Advisor مسئول ملف االتحاد المستشار / عماد محمد الصحاف
M. Mactar Mbacké Chef de Délégation 40 République de SENEGAL M. El hadji Malick Gueye Député M. Mbaye Niang Député 41 Republic of SIERRA LEONE ABSENT Hon. Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden Issak Speaker Hon. Buri Mohamed Hamza MP Hon. Mustaf Sheikh Ali Duhulow MP
Republic of SOMALIA Hon. Nasra Abdi Salam Alin MP 42 Hon. Ahmed Abdi Omar MP جمهورية الصومال Hon. Mukhar Mohamed Yusuf MP Hon. Ibrahim Ali Salah MP Mr. Abdulkadir Hassan Sheikh Assistant
H.E. Mr. Qhutbi Al Mahdi Head of Delegation Hon. Mrs. Tahani Ali Mohamed MP Republic of SUDAN 43 عضو المجلس الوطنى Hon. Dr. Atigani Mustafa Mohamed جمهورية السودان عضو المجلس الوطنى سعادة السيد عمر سليمان Hon. Wafa Al Eaiser MP عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد حسن السقا عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد محمد زهير تغليبي SYRIAN Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السورية 44 عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد سعاد بکور عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد ة هند الطريف 119
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45 Republic of TAJIKISTAN ABSENT H.E. Mr. Kpeky Touhtou MP 46 Republic of TOGO H.E. Mr. Youkoue Nana Mama MP 47 Republic of TUNISIA
H.E. Mr. Cemil ÇIÇEK Speaker H.E. Mr. Ahmet Edip UGUR MP Senior advisor to the Speaker for the H.E. Mrs. Serpil ALPMAN Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Emrullah IṢLER, MP H.E. Mr. Ihsan OZKES, MP MP 48 H.E. Mr. Orhan ATALAY *Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Mustafa ERDEM MP
H.E. Mr. Cem ZORLU, MP Director of Foreign Relations and Protocol Mr. Hasan BAYTEKIN Department Mr. Mücahit DURMUŞOGLU Chief of Cabinet to the Speaker Mr. Nuri DELIORMAN Advisor Mr. Mumtaz GUNER Advisor Mr. Mücahit ARSALAN Foreign Relations and Protocol Officer Mr. Hakan ARIBURUN Foreign Relations and Protocol Officer 49 TURKMENISTAN Absent
Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga - Speaker Hon. Hussein Kyanjo MP Hon. Suleiman Balyejjusa MP *Republic of UGANDA 50 Hon. Hudah Oleru MP
Mr. Ali Kasule Senior Protocol Officer Ms. Ranny Ismail Bahadhul Principal Public Relations Officer Mr. Cossian Opata PPS to Speaker رئيس المجاس الوطنی معالی محمد احمد المر عضو المجلس سعادة رشاد محمد بوخش عضو المجلس سعادة د. شيخة علی العويس عضو المجلس سعادة سلطان جمعة الشامسي عضو المجلس سعادة مروان احمد بن غليطة عضو المجلس سعادة احمد علي الزعابي االمين العام سعادة السيد سالم محمد المزروعی UNITED ARAB EMIRATES االمين العام مساعد سعادة السيد عبدالرحمن علي الشامسي دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة 51 مدير مکتب الرئيس السيد مر عيسی الشامسي رئيس قسم االتصال البرلمانی السيد عبدالرحمان عبدهللا الشحی باحث پارلمانی السيد احمد العقيلی باحث پارلمانی السيد عبدالرحمان الشحی رئيس قسم الراسم السيد جمعة سعيد المهيری تنفيذي إعالمی السيد عيسی محمود الزرعونی مسئوول المراسم السيد بدر حمد المري 52 Republic of YEMEN ABSENT
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S. OBSERVERS NAME AND DESIGNATION NO
Ambassador Abdullah AbdulRahman Assistant Secretary General for The Organization of the Alim Political Affairs 1 Islamic Cooperation Director in the Department of Ambassador Tarig Bakheet political Afffairs 2 League of Arab States Apologized 3 The African Union The Arab Inter- األمين العام سعادة األستاذ نور الدين بوشكوج 4 Parliamentary Union 5 Inter-Parliamentary Union Apologized the Asian Parliamentary H.E. Mr. Seyed Mohammad Hadi Nejad Hosseinian Secretary General 6 Assembly H.E. Mr. Bijan Moshivaziri Assistant Secretary General Consultative Council of the 7 Maghreb Arab Union African Parliamentary 8 H.E. Mr. N’zi KOFFI Secretary General Union H.E. Dr. Hassan Bozer Speaker H.E. Mr. Mutlu Atasayan Member of Parliament 9 Turkish Cypriot States H.E. Mrs. Afet Ozcafer H.E. Mr. Omar S. Kalyouncu Member of Parliament H.E. Mrs. Evrim Onsav Press and International Relation Dept The International 10 Committee of Red Cross The Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the H.E. Mr. Alexey Sergeev Secretary General 11 Commonwealth for the
Independent States Inter-parliamentary 12 Assembly of the Eurasian Apologized Economic Community The Parliamentary 13 Assembly of the Mediterranean Islamic Conference Youth 14 Forum for Dialogue and Ambassador Elshad Iskandarov Secretary General Cooperation Research Center for Islamic 15 History, Art and Culture Apologized (IRCICA)
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Islamic Educational, 16 Scientific and Cultural Apologized Organization (ISESCO) Parliamentary Assembly of Vice-president 17 the Black Sea Economic H.E. Mr. Asaf Hajiev Head of Delegation, arrival on 29th Cooperation (PABSEC) January (2)??? Secretary General – Head of Parliamentary Assembly of H.E. Mr. Ramil Hasanov 18 Turkic-speaking Countries Delegation TURKPA H.E. Mr. Anar Rahimov Assistant Secretary General President of the Founder – H.E. Ali Akbar Nategh Noori 19 Islamic Republic of Iran Conference - Guest of Honor Mr. Ali Reza Darvish Officer in charge Economic Cooperation 20 Apologized Organization (ECO) International Forum for 21 H.E. Mr. Hussin Ibrahim Hussin**** Chairman Islamist parliamentarians Parliamentary Assembly of H.E. Mr. Ekzam Gubaidullin Deputy Chairman 22 the Union of Belarus and Mr. Alexander Shumyantsev Head of Department Russia Prof. Nuri Misuari Ali Montaha Babao Gapul Hadjirul MNLF 23 Fhardi Adgimin Bangsamoro Hasim Mammah Sabturani Bakil Emmanuel Fontanilla NIGARIA H.E. Umar Abubakar Sabe 24 National Assembly, Hon. Rafeequat A. Onabamiro House of Representatives SRILANKA Hon. Rauf Hakeem Minister of Justice 25 Parliament Hon. A. H. M. Azwer MP
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE 14h SESSION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE Palembang, Republic of Indonesia 28-29 January, 2012 S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO Chairman of the Legislative Islamic State of 1 Mr. Abdul Wasi Fatah Department of the Secretariat AFGHANISTAN of Upper House 2 Republic of ALBANIA ABSENT رئيس المجموعة البرلمانية لحزب جبهة سعادة السيد دعدوعة لعياشي التحرير الوطني بالمجلس الشعبي الوطني People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA
عضو مجلس األمة سعادة السيد الحاج العايب الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية 3 نائب عن حركة مجتمع السلم سعادة السيد الطيب شواكي الشعبية
مساعدة تشريعية بقسم العالقات الدولية سعادة السيده جميله شريف H.E. Mrs. Govhar Bakhshaliyeva Head of Delegation 4 Republic of AZERBAIJAN H.E. Mr. Javanshir Pashazad MP Ms Zahra Valiyeva Secretary عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد حبيب مكي هاشم 5 Kingdom of BAHRAIN سعادة النائب علي حسن أحمد علي مملكة البحرين Head of Delegation - Chairman, H.E. Mr. Mozammel Hossain parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Social Welfare H.E. Mr Md. Ishaq Hossain Talukder MP People’s Republic of 6 H.E. Mr Kazi Faruq Kader MP BANGLADESH H.E. Mrs. Farida Rahman MP H.E. Mrs. Showkat Ara Begum MP Mr. Md. Anwarul Islam Sarker Private Secretary to the Head of Delegation Député-vice-président de la commission S.E. M. Sacca LAFIA des lois –Chef de la délégation 7 Députée – président de groupe République du BENIN S.E. Mme. Sofiatou Schanou Arouna parlementaire S.E. Amoudatou Ahlonsou MP M. Deen Amadou Chef du service du protocole
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S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO S.E. M. Ouedraogo Sayouba Député S.E. M. Sanogo Issa Député 8 BURKINA FASO S.E. Mme. Kadidatou Korsaga/Keita Député M. Mairie Joseph Simpore Chef de Service S.E. M. Hamadou Sali Député 9 République du CAMEROUN S.E. M. Amadou Adji Député S.E.M. Mamadou Kourtou Chef de délégation, 2e Vice-président
S.E. M. Zakaria Mahamat Saleh Député S.E. M. Mahamat bazingue Député 10 République du TCHAD S.E. M. Issakha Issa Youssouf Député S.E. Mme. Mansoura Hamit Nouri Députée S.E. M. Ousman Cherif Mahamet Député S.E. Mme. Souraya Moustapha Députée 11 République de COTE D’IVOIRE ABSENT 12 République du DJIBOUTI ABSENT Arab Republic of EGYPT 13 ABSENT جمهورية مصر العربية م 14 République du GABON S.E. M. Leon-Paul Mvouba Okori Chef de la délégation, Député 15 Republic of Gambia ABSENT
16 République de la GUINEE ABSENT
17 République de la GUINEA-BISSAU ABSENT 18 Republic of GUYANA ABSENT HE. Dr. Hydayat Nur Wahid MP Hon. Atte Sugandi, MM MP Hon. Bukhan Yusuf MP 19 Republic of INDONESIA Hon. Tantowi Yahya MP Hon. Helmi Faisal MP Hon. Helmy Fauzy MP
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S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO H.E. Hossein Seyikholislam Secretary General Mr. Seyed Morteza Razaviani International Affairs Department Deputy Islamic Republic of IRAN Director, Advisor 20 Mr. Hossein Maleki Mr. Amir Hossein Hosseini عضو مجلس النواب سعادة السيد سامی جاسم عطية العسکری Republic of IRAQ H.E. Rabea Abdul Jabbar Al-azzawi عضو مجلس النواب H.E. Ala Tahsin Talabani الجمهورية العراقية 21 H.E. Hameed Jasem Al-kassar Hon. Mr. Abed Alrahim Boucai MP Hon. Mr. Mefleh Alkhazaleh MP Hashemite Kingdom of 22 Hon. Mr. Sanad Neimat SENATOR JORDAN H.E. Mr. MARWAN DUDIN SENATOR Hon. Mr. Salaheddin Sabra MP
23 Republic of KAZAKHSTAN ABSENT
State of KUWAIT Mr. Alam Ali Jafar Al Kandari Secretary General Mr. Taufik Saud Al Wahib Deputy SG دولة الكويت 24 25 Republic of KYRGYZSTAN ABSENT
نائب سعادة السيد نوار محمد الساحلى Republic of Lebanon 26 سعادة السيد عماد الحوت الجمهورية اللبنانية 27 LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC H.E. Masoud. Salem Elkoshly S.E. M. Moussa Cissé Chef de Délégation 28 République de la MALI S.E. M. Oumar Tapily MP S.E.M. Mamadou DIAWARA MP Hon. Mr. Hasbi Habibollah MP Hon. Mr. Matulidi Jusoh MP 29 * MALAYSIA Hon. Dr. Mujahid Yusof Rawa MP Hon. Mdm. Nancy Hj Shukri MP
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No. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION Hon. Abdulla Shahid Speaker of the People’s Majlis Hon. Ibrahim Mohamed Solih MP, Majority Leader of People’s Majlis Hon. Ahled Thasmeen Ali MP, Minority Leader of People’s Majlis 30 *Parliament of Maldives Hon. Moussa Maniku MP H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Secretary General of People’s Majlis Mr. Ikhuvan Mohamed Protocole officer نائب سعادة السيد عبدالرحمن ولد مينی نائب سعادة السيد الناجی ولد سيدی محمود Islamic Republic of 31 نائب سعادة السيدة فاطمة بنت محمد يرب MAURITANIA األمين العام للجمعية الوطنية سعادة السيد محمد فال ولد لکويري
أمين مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيد أحمد حاجي عضو مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيدة خديجه الزومی Kingdom of MOROCCO السيدة ثورية الهمام سعادة المملكة المغربية 32 Mr. EL Kbir Ez-Zahouni First Secretary of the Embassy Mr. Ossufo Momade Head of Delegation Mr. Abel Safrao MP Republic of MOZAMBIQUE 33 Mr. Gulam Safi MP
Mrs Maria Bachir MP Mr. Isaltino Cassamo MP Hon. Harouna Hamani Chef de délégation Hon. Mohamed Imbarek MP République du NIGER 34 Hon. Mariama Manzo MP Hon. Janaïdou Gado Sabo MP نائب رئيس مجلس الشورى سعادة عبدهللا بن خليفة المجعلي عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة صالح بن محمد بن حمد المعمري عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة مالک بن هالل بن محمد العبري Sultanate of OMAN 35 سعادة سعيد المعشني الفاضل فوزي بن خميس بن جمعة المخيني H.E. Mr Nazar Muhammad Gondal MP H.E. Mr. Saeed Ahmad Zafar MP Islamic Republic of Pakistan 36 Mr. Feroz Khan Director General Syed Shamoon Hashmi Joint Secretary to the Speaker عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Jamal Hassan Ayesh عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Khaled Musmar عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني State of PALESTINE H.E. Fathi Abulardat 37 عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني سعادة السيد محمد فيصل ابو شهال الفلسطيني دولة فلسطين عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Obaida Kazimi عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني H.E. Najeeb Alqaddoumi
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- S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION
مراقب مجلس الشورى السيد محمد عبدهللا محمد اليوسف ألسليطي *State of QATAR عضو المجلس السيد راشد حمد المعضادی 38 دولة قطر رئيس قسم التحرير و الترجمة السيد عبد الرضا مهدي الماجد عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة الدکتور عبدهللا بن کارب الظفيري عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة الدكتور علي الغامدي عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الدکتور محمد بن سعد السالم Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA* Dr. Saad Alangari Legal Advisor المملكة العربية السعودية 39 مسئول ملف االتحاد المستشار / عماد محمد الصحاف
M. Mactar Mbacké Chef de Délégation 40 République de SENEGAL M. El hadji Malick Gueye Député M. Mbaye Niang Député 41 Republic of SIERRA LEONE ABSENT
Hon. Buri Mohamed Hamza MP
Hon. Mustaf Sheikh Ali Duhulow MP Republic of SOMALIA Hon. Nasra Abdi Salam Alin MP جمهورية الصومال 42 Hon. Ahmed Abdi Omar MP Hon. Mukhar Mohamed Yusuf MP Hon. Ibrahim Ali Salah MP H.E. Mr. Qhutbi Al Mahdi Head of Delegation Hon. Dr. Atigani Mustafa Mohamed MP Republic of SUDAN 43 Hon. Mrs. Tahani Ali Mohamed MP جمهورية السودان Wafa Maki Ahmed Ali MP Hon. Mr. Omer Suliman Adam (MP) MP عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد حسن السقا عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد محمد زهير تغلبي SYRIAN Arab Republic 44 عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد سعاد بکور الجمهورية العربية السورية عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد ة هند الطريف 45 Republic of TAJIKISTAN ABSENT H.E. Mr. Kpeky Touhtou MP 46 Republic of TOGO H.E. Mr. Youkoue Nana Mama MP 47 Republic of TUNISIA H.E. Mr. Emrullah IṢLER, MP
48 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Mustafa ERDEM MP H.E. Mr. Ihsan OZKES, MP H.E. Mr. Cem ZORLU, MP 49 TURKMENISTAN Absent
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Hon. Hussein Kyanjo MP
Republic of UGANDA Hon. Hudah Oleru MP 50 Hon. Suleiman Balyejjusa MP رئيس المجاس الوطنی معالی محمد احمد المر عضو المجلس سعادة رشاد محمد بوخش عضو المجلس سعادة د. شيخة علی العويس UNITED ARAB EMIRATES عضو المجلس سعادة سلطان جمعة الشامسي دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة 51 عضو المجلس سعادة مروان احمد بن غليطة عضو المجلس سعادة احمد علي الزعابي االمين العام سعادة السيد سالم محمد المزروعی االمين العام مساعد سعادة السيد عبدالرحمن علي الشامسي 52 Republic of YEMEN ABSENT
S. NO GUESTS NAME AND DESIGNATION
Prof. Nuri Misuari Ali Montaha Babao Gapul Hadjirul MNLF 1 Fhardi Adgimin Bangsamoro Hasim Mammah Sabturani Bakil Emmanuel Fontanilla H.E. Umar Abubakar Sabe 2 NIGERIA Hon. Rafeequat A. Onabamiro
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LIST OF NOMINATION FOR THE 15h SESSION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE ADOPTED AT THE 7TH CONFERENCE S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO
1 Islamic State of AFGHANISTAN
Republic of ALBANIA 2
عضو مجلس األمة السيد الحاج العايب People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA نائب عن حركة مجتمع السلم السيد الطيب شواكي الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية 3
H.E. Mrs. Govhar Bakhshaliyeva MP 4 Republic of AZERBAIJAN H.E. Mr. Javanshir Pashazad MP
عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد حبيب مكي هاشم Kingdom of BAHRAIN 5 سعادة النائب عثمان محمد شريف الريس مملكة البحرين H.E. Mr Md. Ishaq Hossain Talukder MP 6 People’s Republic of BANGLADESH H.E. Mr Kazi Faruq Kader MP Député-vice-président de la commission S.E. M. Sacca LAFIA des lois 7 République du BENIN Députée – président de groupe S.E. Mme. Sofiatou Schanou Arouna parlementaire S.E. M. Ouedraogo Sayouba Député 8 BURKINA FASO S.E. M. Sanogo Issa Député S.E. M. Hamadou Sali Député 9 République du CAMEROUN S.E. M. Amadou Adji Député S.E. M. Zakaria Mahamat Saleh Député 10 République du TCHAD S.E. M. Mahamat bazingue Député République de COTE D’IVOIRE 11
République du DJIBOUTI 12
Arab Republic of EGYPT 13 جمهورية مصر العربية مجلس الشعب 14 République du GABON S.E. M. Leon-Paul Mvouba Okori Chef de la délégation, Député
15 Republic of Gambia
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S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION
16 République de la GUINEE
République de la 17 GUINEA-BISSAU
18 Republic of GUYANA
19 Republic of INDONESIA
H.E. Dr. Kazem Jalali MP Islamic Republic of IRAN 20 H.E. Mr. Seyed Ahmad Avaei MP
Republic of IRAQ 21 الجمهورية العراقية H.E. Mr. MARWAN DUDIN SENATOR 22 Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN Hon. Mr. Mefleh Alkhazaleh MP
23 Republic of KAZAKHSTAN
State of KUWAIT 24 دولة الكويت
25 Republic of KYRGYZSTAN
نائب سعادة السيد نوار محمد الساحلى Republic of Lebanon 26 السيد عماد الحوت الجمهورية اللبنانية
27 LIBYAN ARAB REPUBLIC
S.E. M. Moussa Cissé Chef de Délégation 28 République de la MALI S.E. M. Oumar Tapily MP
Hon. Mr. Hasbi Habibollah MP 29 MALAYSIA Hon. Mr. Matulidi Jusoh MP
30 Republic of Maldives
31 Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA
أمين مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيد أحمد حاجي Kingdom of MOROCCO 32 عضو مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيدة خديجه الزومی المملكة المغربية Mr. Ossufo Momade Head of Delegation 33 Republic of MOZAMBIQUE
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34 République du NIGER
مدير الشعبة البرلمانية سعادة السيد سعيد بن مسعود المعشني Sultanate of OMAN 35 H.E. Mr Nazar Muhammad Gondal MP 36 Islamic Republic of Pakistan H.E. Mr. Saeed Ahmad Zafar MP عضو مجلس سعادة السيد فتحي ابوالعروات State of PALESTINE 37 عضو مجلس سعادة السيد نجيب القدومي دولة فلسطين الفلسطيني
مراقب مجلس الشورى السيد محمد عبدهللا محمد اليوسف ألسليطي State of QATAR 38 عضو المجلس السيد راشد حمد المعضادی دولة قطر معالي الدکتور محمد بن سعد السالم عضو مجلس الشوري Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA 39 المملكة العربية السعودية عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة الدکتور عبدهللا بن کارب الظفيري
S.E.M. Iba Der Thiam Vice-président 40 République de SENEGAL S.E.M. Mactar Mbacké Chef de Délégation
41 Republic of SIERRA LEONE
Republic of SOMALIA 42 جمهورية الصومال عضو المجلس الوطنى سعادة الدكتور قطبي المهدي احمد Republic of SUDAN 43 عضو المجلس الوطنى سعادة الدكتور التجاني مصطفي محمد صالح جمهورية السودان عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد حسن السقا SYRIAN Arab Republic 44 عضو مجلس الشعب سعادة السيد محمد زهير تغلبي الجمهورية العربية السورية
45 Republic of TAJIKISTAN
H.E. Mr. Kpeky Touhtou MP 46 Republic of TOGO H.E. Mr. Youkoue Nana Mama MP
Republic of TUNISIA 47 الجمهورية التونسية H.E. Mr. Emrullah IṢLER, MP 48 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Orhan ATALAY Member of Parliament
49 TURKMENISTAN
Hon. Suleiman Balyejjusa MP 50 Republic of UGANDA Hon. Hudah Oleru MP UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 51 دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة Republic of YEMEN 52 الجمهورية اليمنية
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NOMINATION FOR PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMETTEE, 2012-2013 PALEMBANG, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 24-25 JANUARY, 2012 NOMINATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION Popular Democratic 1 H.E. Mr. Daadoua Al Ayashi Member of Parliament Republic of ALGERIA People’s Republic of 2 H.E. Mr. Mozammel Hossain Member of Parliament BANGLADESH République du 3 S.E. M. Hmadou Sali Member of Parliament CAMEROUN 4 Republic of CHAD H.E. Mr. Zakaria Mahamat Saleh Member of Parliament 5 Islamic Republic of IRAN H.E. Dr Kazem Jalali Member of Parliament
6 République de la MALI S.E. M. Moussa Cissé Député
Kingdom of MOROCCO أمين مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيد أحمد حاجي 7 المملكة المغربية Islamic Republic of H.E. Mr. Saeed Ahmad Zafar Member of the National 8 PAKISTAN Assembly Kingdom of SAUDI عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة الدکتور محمد بن سعيد سالم 9 ARABIA 01 Republic of TOGO H.E. Mr. Youkoué Nana Mama Député Member of Parliament 11 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Emrullah IṢLER Head of the Turkish PUIC Delegation UNITED ARAB EMIRATES عضو المجلس سعادة رشاد محمد بوخش 12 دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة
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SSC – PFR/6-2012/LIST
NOMINATION FOR PUIC SSC-POLITICAL AND FOREIGN RELATIONS, 2012-2013 PALEMBANG, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012 - S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION People’s Republic of H.E. Mr Kazi Faruq Kader Member of Parliament 1 BANGLADESH 2 République du BENIN S.E.M. Lafia Sacca Député 3 BURKINA FASO S.E. M. Ouedraogo Sayouba Député 4 République du Cameroun S.E. M. Amadou Adji Député 5 République du Gabon Hashemite Kingdom of 6 JORDAN 7 Republic of INDONESIA Hon. Mr. Sidarto Danusubroto MP
8 Islamic Republic of IRAN H.E. Dr. Kazem Jalali Member of Parliament
State of PALESTINE عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطيني سعادة الدکتور محمد فيصل ابو شهال 9 دولة فلسطين الفلسطيني Islamic Republic of نائب السيد عبدالرحمن ولد مينی 10 MAURITANIA أمين سر مجلس الشعب سعادة الدكتور حسان السقا SYRIAN Arab Republic 11 الجمهورية العربية السورية 12 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Mustafa ERDEM Member of Parliament
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NOMINATION FOR SSC ON HUMAN RIGHTS, WOMEN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS - 2012-2013 PALEMBANG, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012 S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION People’s Republic of 1 H.E. Mrs. Farida Rahman MP BANGLADESH
2 République du Bénin S.E. Mrs. Sofiatou SCHANOU AROUNA Member of Parliament
3 République du Burkina Faso S.E. Mme. Kadidatou Korsaga/Keita Député
4 Republic of INDONESIA Hon Dr. Nurhayati Ali Assegaf, M.Si. MP Republic of Lebanon نائب سعادة السيد نوار محمد الساحلى 5 الجمهورية اللبنانية
6 Republic of MALAYSIA Hon. Nancy SHUKRI Member of Parliament
Kingdom of MOROCCO عضو مجلس المستشارين سعادة السيدة خديجه الزومی 7 المملكة المغربية 8 République du Niger Hon. Ms. Mariama Manzo MP Islamic Republic of 9 H.E. Ms. Shamshad Sattar Bachani MP Pakistan
State of PALESTINE عضو المجلس سعادة عبيدة الكاظمي 10 دولة فلسطين
11 Republic of UGANDA Hon. Hudah Oleru MP UNITED ARAB EMIRATES سعادة د. شيخة علی العويس 12 عضو المجلس دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة
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SSC-EE/6-2012/LIST
NOMINATION FOR SSC ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT - 2012-2013
S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION People’s Democratic Republic of عضو مجلس األمة السيد أخاموك محمد ALGERIA 1 الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية
2 Republic of AZERBAIJAN H.E. Mr. Khanhuseyn Kazmili MP
Member of Parliament سعادة النايب عثمان محمد شريف الريس KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN 3
4 Republic of CHAD S.E. Mlle. Souraya Moustapha Member of Parliament
5 République du Gabon
6 Republic of MALAYSIA Hon. Mujahid Yusof Rawa MP
7 Republic of MOZAMBIQUE H.E. Mr. Abel Safrao MP
8 République du Niger S.E.M. Janaidou Gado Sabo MP
عضو سعادة/ مالك بن هالل العبري Sultanate of OMAN 9
Islamic Republic of 10 H.E. Mr Nazar Muhammad Gondal MP Pakistan
Republic of SUDAN عضو المجلس الوطنى سعادة/ قطبي المهدي 11 جمهورية السودان
12 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Cem ZORLU, MP
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NOMINATION FOR SSC ON CULTURAL, LEGAL AND DIALOGUE OF CIVILIZATIONS - 2012-2013 PALEMBANG, REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012
S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION
1 Republic of CHAD H.E. Mr. Ousman Charif Mahamat Member of Parliament
2 Republic of INDONESIA Hon. Tantowi Yahya MP 3 Islamic Republic of IRAN H.E. Mr. Seyed Ahmad Avaei MP Republic of Lebanon 4 MP سعادة السيد عماد الحوت الجمهورية اللبنانية
5 Malaysia H.E. Mr. Hasbi Habibollah MP
6 République de la MALI S.E. M. Oumar Tapily MP نائب سعادة السيد الناجی ولد سيدی محمود Islamic Republic of MAURITANIA 7 State of QATAR مراقب مجلس الشورى سعادة السيد محمد عبدهللا ألسليطي 8 دولة قطر
9 République du SENEGAL S.E.M. Mactar Mbacké MP
Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA عضو مجلس الشورى سعادة الدکتور عبدهللا بن محارب الظفيري 10 المملكة العربية السعودية 11 République du Togo H.E. Mr. Kpeky Touhtou MP
12 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Ihsan OZKES, MP
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RESERVATION FROM THE ISLAMIC PARLIAMENT OF IRAN
31/01/2012
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Mr. President,
The Parliamentary delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference held in Palembang (24-31 January 2012) would like to make the following statement regarding the discussions on the issue of Palestine, including the resolutions on Palestine which were approved in the Conference:
The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the membership of Palestine in the United Nations is the aspiration of the whole people of this integrated and indivisible Territory. They have been struggling for more than Six decades to restore their inalienable rights including the full recognition of an independent Palestinian State ruling over its total historical land. Full recognition of the Palestinian State in the United Nations is a common goal per se. The original inhabitants of Palestine are the sole decision-makers about Palestine's main affairs, and anybody who wishes to represent this great nation in the discussions over their future destiny, must respect the main and perennial will of Palestinian people such as the right of all Palestinian refugees to return to their homeland, establishment of a Palestinian State governing the whole Palestinian Territory with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, and non-recognition of the fake Zionist entity.
Mr. President,
It would be highly appreciated if this statement could be recorded in the proceedings of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
Thank you
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REPORT OF THE FOURTEENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC (DEMOCRACY – JUSTICE – PROSPERITY) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 6 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433H 28 JANUARY 2012
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The Session was opened by recitation of Verses from the Holy Quran.
Proceedings of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee took place Saturday morning 28th January 2012, at the Aryaduta Convention Centre, under the presidency of H.E. Dr. Marzuki Alie, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia.
H.E. Dr. Marzuki Alie, President of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee, welcomed the ladies and gentlemen, heads and members of participating delegations, and wished success for the proceedings of the Session.
The Items of the Session was discussed according to the way included in its Agenda
ITEM No.1: AGENDA:
The Agenda was adopted.
ITEM No.2: REPORT OF PUIC SECRETARY GENERAL:
H.E. the Secretary General presented his report which covered the period between the date of the last meeting of the PUIC Council in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 18th January 2011, and the meeting of the General Committee in Palembang, Indonesia on 28th January 2012. He stated that he included in his report, which he will submit to the PUI(C Conference on 30th January 2012 all PUIC activities. The latter cover the statements issued by the General Secretariat as well as participation in international and regional fora; report on following up the resolutions adopted by the meetings of the PUIC organs which were held on various levels; the status of implementation of these resolutions; activities of the General Secretariat in the field of information i.e. publication of PUIC news bulletin, and updating the PUIC website; as well as organizational affairs. He also presented the financial report and the Draft PUIC Budget for the financial year 2012.
ITEM No.3: REQUEST FOR PUIC MEMBERSHIP BY THE PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY OF REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES:
It was agreed to submit the request to the PUIC Conference for approval.
ITEM No.4: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE PUIC BY THE MORO NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT:
It was agreed to submit the request to the PUIC Conference for approval.
ITEM No.5: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE PUIC BY THE ISLAMIC STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE:
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ITEM No.6: REQUEST BY THE UNION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF BELARUS AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE PUIC:
It was agreed to submit the request to the PUIC Conference for approval.
ITEM No.7: CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON ITS 26TH AND 27TH MEETINGS AND THEIR ANNEXES:
The reports of the 26th and 27th meetings of the Executive Committee were adopted.
ITEM No.8: FINANCIAL AFFAIRS:
8-1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the accounts of the year 2011: - His Excellency MP Syed Habib Makki Hashim, representative of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in his capacity as an accounts expert, and head of the FCC, charged with auditing the accounts of the PUIC for the financial year 2011, read the report of the committee. He stated that the FCC considered the report of the local external auditor on the final accounts, income and expenditure statements, and bank accounts at 31/12/2011. The FCC also examined supporting documents and concluded as follows:
1- The audit was performed in accordance with international accounting controls and standards as well as with financial regulations of the PUIC. 2- Financial procedures within the PUIC are sound, strict and transparent and internal control procedures are strictly developed. 3- All expenses are tabled in accordance with regulations and accounting standards without exceeding the budget approved by the PUIC Council during its Session held in Abu Dhabi in January 2011. 4- The Committee was informed of fixed assets whether donated by the Shura Council of Iran or purchased from the budget of the General Secretariat. It ascertained these assets were fully registered alongside accounts of depreciation allocations. 5- The Committee reviewed contributions received from the Member Parliaments in 2011 and arrears due for the same year and total arrears for 2000 – 2011.
The General Committee adopted the report of the Financial Control Committee. The Secretary-General was absolved of his financial responsibility for the accounts for the year 2011.
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8 -2 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2012:
The General Committee approved the 2012 assessed budget for the PUIC General Committee as divided into its 5 chapters as stated in the Secretary-General report. Following interventions made by some delegates, the General Committee agreed to continue its preparation of the budget pursuant to the currently-applicable method which meets basic functional requirements at the PUIC General Secretariat.
ITEM No.9: ARREARS PAYABLE BY SOME MEMBER PARLIAMENTS
Detailed discussions were held and interventions made by some delegates regarding arrears payable on the part of some countries, especially those who failed to contribute any amounts since the establishment of PUIC and reasons for their default on payment.
The General Secretariat of PUIC was entrusted to carry out the following tasks:
To be in contact with these parliaments and urge them to pay their dues and to know the reasons behind the failure to pay their contribution and that the General Secretariat should submit a report thereon to the next meeting of the General Committee; To inquire from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) whether or not the states of these parliaments are regular in fulfilling their financial contributions to the OIC budget;
ITEM No.10: ADOPTION OF FEES FOR EXTERNAL AUDITORS
The General Committee approved fees for the external auditor assigned to examine and audit accounts of the financial year 2012.
ITEM No.11: EXPANSION OF THE PUIC MEMBERSHIP:
1- The Indonesian delegation made a briefing on contacts its members held with member states in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation which are not members of PUIC to urge them to accede to the PUIC membership. A case in point was the People's Majlis in the Republic of Maldives, the Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament. As well as other organizations invited to join PUIC as guests to attend the Conference.
2- The General Committee of PUIC welcomed efforts of the Indonesian House of Representatives to the effect of increasing the leverage of PUIC membership from among countries enjoying the OIC membership but has not yet become members of the PUIC. These efforts have delivered in the submission of an application by the People's Majlis of Maldives to accede to the PUIC.
3- It underpinned compliance by provisions cited in the PUIC Statute with regard to full-fledged membership and the acquisition of the status of observer.
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4- The General Committee recommended the need to stay in touch with Muslim minorities wherever they were found to be, to pay priority attention to their issues and to defend their rights.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
ITEM No.12: UPDATING THE DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 7TH PUIC CONFERENCE:
The General Committee adopted without amendment the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of PUIC Conference referred to it from the Executive Committee.
ITEM No.13: ADOPTION OF THE FINAL REPORT OF THE 14TH SESSION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE
The report was adopted.
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FINAL DOCUMENTS APPROVED BY THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 24 – 25 JANUARY, 2012.
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REPORT OF THE 27th MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 1 – 2 RABI UL AWWAL, 1433H 24 – 25 JANUARY, 2012
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In the presence of His Excellency Dr. Marzuki Alie, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, the PUIC Executive Committee held its 27th Meeting in the City of Palembang,Republic of Indonesia, at the Aryaduta Convention Center on 24 – 25 January 2012 under the chairmanship of His Excellency Mr.Priyo Budi Santoso, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia. The Meeting was attended by members of the Executive Committee as follows:
1- H.E. Al Ayashi Daedouae Representative of the Algerian National People’s Assembly 2- H.E. Sayouba Ouedraogo Representative of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso 3- H.E. Hamadou Sali Representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Cameroun 4- H.E. Dr. Hedayat Nur Wahed Representative of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia 5- H.E. Dr. Aly Abdullah Al Ghamdi Representative of the Shoura (Consultative) Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 6- H.E. Dr. Emrullah Isler Representative of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Absent from the Meeting were:
1- Hon. Hussein Suliman – Ugandan Member of Parliament 2- Representative of the People’s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Egypt 3- H.E. H.E. Dr. Kazim Jalali Representive the Islamic Parliament of Iran (H.E Sheikhul Islam, attended in his capacity as Secretary General of the Iranian Parliament)
OPENING SESSION:
1- The Session was inaugurated by reciting of verses from the Holy Qoran
2- His Excellency His Excellency Mr.Priyo Budi Santoso, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia Chairman of the Meeting welcomed Dr. Marzuki Alie, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives. He also welcomed members of the Committee and thanked them for their coming to Indonesia, expressing hope that the PUIC meetings will come up with positive resolutions on issues of concern to our Islamic world and expressive of the solidarity of the Islamic Ummah as well as the current international challenges.
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ITEM 1: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The Agenda, consisting of the following items, was adopted:
2. Report of the PUIC Secretary-General 3. Following up the resolutions of the 13th session of the PUIC Council (General Committee) on an Islamic Parliamentary Declaration 4. Request for Membership to the PUIC by the People’s Majlis of the Republic of Maldives. (Maldives is full member of the OIC since 1976) 5. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries. (Subsidiary Body of the OIC - Established in 1977) 6. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Parliamentary Assembly Union of Belarus and Russia. 7. The need for Stronger PUIC for Promoting Democracy, Common Prosperity, Justice and World Peace (theme of the Conference). (Proposed by Indonesia) 8. Updating the Draft Agendas of Standing Specialized Committees 9. Updating the Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council). 10. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 11. Adoption of the Report of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee 12. Any other business.
ITEM 2: REPORT OF THE PUIC SECRETARY – GENERAL
The Report was adopted
ITEM 3: PARLIAMENTARY DECLARATION
As the proposed text was recently received and accordingly not adequately scrutinized, the Executive Committee has agreed to present it to the Experts Meeting on 25/1/2012 for consideration alongside any other new proposals for submission to the upcoming Executive Committee Meeting.
ITEM 4: REQUEST FOR PUIC MEMBERSHIP PRESENTED BY THE PEOPLE’S MAJLIS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE MALDIVES
The Committee agreed to the request and its submission to the PUIC Conference for approval
ITEM 5: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS TO THE PUIC BY STATISTICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE
The Executive Committee has requested provision of further information about any entity that requests an observer status in order to decide thereon. It approved the request and submitted it to the Conference for approval thereon.
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ITEM-6: REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS TO THE PUIC BY PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY BY THE UNION OF BELARUS AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
The Executive Committee approved the request and its submission to the PUIC conference for adoption.
ITEM-7: THE NEED FOR A STRONGER PUIC FOR PROMOTING DEMOCRACY, COMMON PROSPERITY, JUSTICE AND WORLD PEACE.
Upon discussing the issue a small committee was formed by the Executive Committee to choose a motto for the conference and it was agreed upon: “Democracy, Justice, and Prosperity”.
ITEM 8: UPDATING THE AGENDAS OF THE SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES.
After general discussion and deliberations the agendas of the specialized committees were updated as enclosed.
ITEM 9: UPDATING THE AGENDA OF THE FOURTEENTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE (COUNCIL)
The Executive Committee approved the draft agenda without additions or amendments
ITEM 10: UPDATING THE DRAFT AGENDA OF THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE:-
ITEM 16: The date and venue of the eighth session of the PUIC Conference proposed to convene in Syria (this was approved by the speakers and heads of the participating delegations during the First Extraordinary Conference held in Syria on 30th June 2011)
After long discussion of the issue, the Secretary General of the Union was requested to meet with the Syrian Delegation to confirm their position.
After meeting with the Syrian Delegation, the PUIC Secretary General informed the Executive Committee that the Syrian Delegation stated that if any other Arab State agreed to host the Conference,” then there is no objection to that.”
On the basis of the information given by H.E. Secretary General, and discussion, the Executive Committee agreed to request the Arab Group to nominate one of the members of the group to host the 8th Session of the PUIC Conference in 2013 and submit this directly to the Conference.
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ITEM 17: Request by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the reelection of Professor Dr.Mahmud Erol Kilic as Secretary General for a second term of office.
The Executive Committee approved the request which was to be submitted to the Conference for approval.
ITEM 18: Examining the ratification of the nomination by the PUIC Secretary General of H.E Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani as PUIC Assistant Secretary General for a second term of office.
The Executive Committee approved the nomination which was to be submitted to the PUIC Conference for approval.
SECOND WORKING SESSION
ITEM 3: FOLLOW UP ON THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL, ON AN ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTARY DECLARATION.
The committee listened to the report submitted by the preliminary meeting of the Experts’ Committee read by H.E. Dr. Hidayat Noor Wahid which included the following:
1- Submitting the request by the Executive Committee to give its members more time to study the matter prior to a meeting to compile the Draft Islamic Parliamentary Declaration taking into consideration the proposal submitted by the Emirates National Council and any other proposals which may be received from member Parliaments.
2- Clarification on the number of members in the committee since twelve parliaments so far have requested membership of the Committee whereas, according to the Abu Dhabi decision, the number of members in the committee should be nine. After discussion of the matter the Executive Committee decided the following:
2.1 Members of the Experts Committee should be nine, namely the parliaments of representatives of Algeria, Indonesia, Emirates, Iran, Turkey, Cameron, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and Syria.
2.2 The Secretary General is to decide the date and venue of the Committees’ meeting within a maximum period of two months.
2.3 The Experts Committee, after formulating the Draft Islamic Parliamentary Declaration and having taken into consideration the proposal submitted by the Emirates Federal National Council and any other proposals may be submitted by member Parliaments, should submit a Draft Declaration to the forthcoming meeting of the Executive Committee and to the National Parliaments’ of the PUIC as specified by the Abu Dhabi decision. 138 | P a g e
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CLOSING SESSION
ITEM 11: ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE 27TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Report was adopted
MOTION OF THANKS
The Executive Committee participants sent a cable of thanks to H.E Dr. Marzuki Alie, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia in which they expressed their deepest thanks and appreciation for the generous hospitality and sound organization that resulted in the success of the conference.
The Executive Committee Meeting was concluded by a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
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AGENDA OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 24 – 25 JANUARY, 2012.
VENUE: Ballroom -1 : Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Programme of work.
2. Report of the PUIC Secretary General.
3 Following up the resolutions of the 13th session of the PUIC General Committee (Council) about an Islamic parliamentary Declaration
4. Request for Membership to the PUIC by the People’s Majlis of the Republic of Maldives. (Maldives is full member at the OIC since 1976)
5. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries. (Subsidiary Body of the OIC - Established in 1977)
6. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Parliamentary Assembly Union of Belarus and Russia.
7. The need of Stronger PUIC for Promoting Democracy, Common Prosperity, Justice and World Peace (theme for the Conference). (Proposed by Indonesia)
8. Updating the Draft Agendas of the 6th Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committees.
9. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council).
10. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
11. Adoption of the Report of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee
12. Any other business.
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PROGRAMME OF WORK TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 24 – 25 JANUARY, 2012.
VENUE: Ballroom-1: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
Tuesday, 24th January, 2012
09.00 to 13.00 Hours
1. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran. 2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Programme of work. 3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 4. Following up the resolutions of the 13th session of the PUIC General Committee (Council) about an Islamic parliamentary Declaration. 5. Request for Membership to the PUIC by the People’s Majlis of the Republic of Maldives. (Maldives is full member at the OIC since 1976) 6. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries. (Subsidiary Body of the OIC - established in 1977) 7. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia. 8. The need of Stronger PUIC for Promoting Democracy, Common Prosperity, Justice and World Peace (theme for the Conference). (Proposed by Indonesia)
13:00 hours Lunch Break 17:00 to 20:00 Hours
9. Updating the Draft Agendas of the 6th Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committees. 10. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council). 11. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
Wednesday, 25th January, 2012
09.00 to 16.00 Hours:
Preparation and finalization of the Report of the 27th Executive Committee Meeting by the General Secretariat of the PUIC.
19.00 to 20.00 Hours: 12. Adoption of the Report of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee 13. Closing Session with the recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL TO THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 24 – 25 JANUARY, 2012.
1. This report covers the period between the date of the 26th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee recently held in Ankara – Republic of Turkey on 20th November, 2011, and the date of the current 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee to be held in Palembang – Republic of Indonesia on 24 – 25 January, 2012.
2. The PUIC General Secretariat has already dispatched to the Member Parliaments by DHL the report of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee which was held in Ankara, Republic of Turkey, on 20th November, 2011.
3. This report does not include PUIC activities and its General Secretariat during the above-mentioned period which reflects participation in international and regional fora, statements made by the General Secretariat, organizational affairs and following up the implementation of the resolutions by the various levels of PUIC Organs. It also does not include a report on financial affairs which will be included in the report of the Secretary General to the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council) scheduled to be held in Palembang, Republic of Indonesia on 28 – 29 January, 2012.
4. The PUIC General Secretariat has the honor to enclose herewith the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee as well as the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference adopted by the 26th Session of the August Executive Committee in Ankara, Turkey on 20-21 November, 2011 for updating in conformity with new subjects.
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SSC-PE/6-2012/DA.1-FINAL AGENDA OF THE 6th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Ballroom -1 Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
THURSDAY 26 January, 2012: FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 hrs. FROM 17.00 TO 20.00 hrs. FRIDAY 27 January, 2012: FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 hrs. POLITICAL AFFAIRS 1. Al-Quds Al-Sharif, Palestinian Affairs and consolidation of the request for full membership for Palestine in UN (proposal by the Republic of Indonesia) and other occupied Territories in Syria and Lebanon 2. Following up the steps taken to implement the resolutions of the first Extraordinary Conference in Damascus as well as the 13th session Council of the PUIC concerning the visit by delegation of Speakers of member Parliaments to Gaza Strip. 3. The inalienable equal and balanced rights of all peoples to have free access and free use of modern technology for peaceful purposes and making the whole Middle East region a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons with no exception. 4. Supporting the efforts of the people and government of Iraq to ensure Iraqi’s unity and reconstruction. 5. Standing by the Sudan in the face of threats and challenges that confront it, supporting Sudan in defending its sovereignty, security, stability and unity and against allegations made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against its leaders. 6. Combating terrorism under the umbrella of the UN and reconfirming the legitimate right to resist occupation and foreign aggression by all individual and collective means according to Article 51 of the UN Charter and further documents and measures of liquidation of colonialism and racism. 7. Promoting solidarity and unity among Muslim States to confront increasing challenges and conspiracies which target the capabilities of the Islamic Ummah. 8. Selecting the members of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Palestinian Affairs. 9. Following up the formation of a delegation from the Member Parliaments to visit parlıaments of influential western states in order to discuss strengthening relations of cooperation and to desist from practicing double standards in dealing with the issues of the Islamic world. 10. Recent polıtıcal and humanitarian development ın Somalia and consideration of the road map prepared by the UN 11. Recent developments of the situation of Muslims in Cyprus, in Jammu and Kaschmir and consideration of Armenia’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. 12. Rejection of all economic sanctions – whether unilateral or multi-lateral – imposed on any Muslim country particularly PUIC States. 13. Extension of PUIC support in the fields of democracy, economy and education to Muslim population in European countries (for the Standing Specialized Committee on Political and Economic Affairs).(proposed by Indonesia). 14. The situation of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and Muslim Community in Aegean Sea 12 Islands. (Proposed by Republic of Turkey) 143 | P a g e
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15. Peoples’ Dynamism in the Middle East. (Proposed by the Republic of Indonesia)
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
16. Warning against the danger of the international financial crisis and its impact of globalization upon the economies of developing countries and in particularly on Islamic Countries:- - Taking Islamic action to face the effects of the Global financial crisis; - Protecting the rights of migrant workers and their families.
17. Allocation of voluntary financial contributions in favor of the PUIC from Member Parliaments to provide urgent assistance to the people in Gaza Strip as well as to finance activities of interdependence (Takaful) and solidarity among Islamic States during any kind of disaster. 18. Importance of international parliamentary cooperation in the face of natural disasters, especially in the framework of extending relief to the victims:- 18.1 Famine in Somalia, 18.2 Floods in Pakistan 18.3 Issues of Poverty and Secret Migration in the Islamic World.
19. Encouraging and enhancing bilateral and multilateral trade among Islamic States.
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AGENDA OF THE 6th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Ballroom-2: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
THURSDAY 26 January, 2012: FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 Hours. FROM 17.00 TO 20.00 Hours.
1. Cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC to implement the Ten-year Program of Action adopted by the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference. 2. Support of the Member Parliaments to the application made by the PUIC to obtain the observer status at the United Nations. 3. Democracy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law: 3.1 Action to strengthen the world values of democracy, human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in academic curricula in PUIC States in the light of Islamic Legislation (Sharia). 4. Action to promote human rights in accordance with the lofty Islamic precepts. 5. Paying attention to environmental issues, and dealing with the requirements of sustainable development. 6. Establishing a legal framework for the protection of the rights of migrant workers (for the Standing Specialized on Human Rights).(Proposed by Indonesia)
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SSC-WSC/6-2012/DA.1-FINAL AGENDA OF THE 6th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
THURSDAY 26 January, 2012 FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 HOURS. FROM 16.00 TO 20.00 HOURS FRIDAY 27 January, 2012 FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 HOURS
1. Pursuing efforts exerted by Islamic parliaments and governments to ensure swift implementation of the OIC - sponsored United Nations resolution on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of , and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief. 2. Supporting the efforts to establish sustainable dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments.
2.1 Inviting all national parliaments to play an active role in implementing the Global Agenda on Dialogue among Civilizations of the UN Resolution No.56/6 of 2001, in cooperation with other parliamentary organs. 2.2 Coordinating the initiatives of some Islamic countries to establish centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations. Establishing a focal point on dialogue in every Member Parliament. 2.3 Teaching Arabic language to students from non-Arabic-speaking Islamic States.
3 Enhancing the role of women in all development aspects in PUIC Member States, in such a way as to preserve their dignity as well as protecting women’s right aimed at strengthening democracy. 4. Child care and protection in the Islamic world 5. Role of Islamic parliaments in confronting global pandemics and fatal diseases 6. Following up the protection of the Islamic cultural heritage in non-Muslim countries (Proposed by Republic of Turkey)
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AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE MUSLIM WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA FRIDAY 27th JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Ballroom Horison Hotel
13.00 TO 17.00 HOURS
1. Election of the following Members of the Bureau: 1.1 Vice-President from the Arab Group. 1.2 Vice-President from the African Group 1.3 Rapporteur.
2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Programme of Work of the Conference. 3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 4. Enhancing the role of women in all development aspects in PUIC Member States to strengthen democracy. 5. Role of Islamic Organizations and civil society institutions in the Member States in protecting the rights ensured by Islam for Women. 6. Women abilities for solving problems and conflicts. 7. Role of Women Parliamentarians in alleinating the sufferings of women and Children of Palestine. 8. Date and Venue of the forthcoming Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians. 9. Adoption of the Report and Resolutions. 10. Any other business.
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CNCL/14-2012/DA.1-FINAL AGENDA OF THE 14th SESSION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE (COUNCIL) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 28 – 29 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Ballroom-2 & 3: Ground Floor Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Programme of Work of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council). 2. Report of the Secretary General. 3. Request for Membership to the PUIC by the People’s Majlis of the Republic of Maldives. (Maldives is full member at the OIC since 1976) 4. Request for Observer Status in the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front. (Moro National Liberation Front is observer at the OIC since 1977). 5. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries. (Subsidiary Body of the OIC - Established in 1977) 6. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Parliamentary Assembly Union of Belarus and Russia. 7. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 26th and 27th Meetings of the PUIC Executive Committee and their annexes.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS 8. Approval of the following financial documents of the Union: 8.1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Accounts for the fiscal year 2011. 8.2 Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2012.
9. Taking note of the arrears for the fiscal year 2011. 10 Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2012. 11. Enlargement of PUIC Membership (Proposed by Indonesia) ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 12. Updating of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 13. Adoption of the Report of the 14th Session of the PUIC (Council) General Committee. 14. Any other business.
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AGENDA OF THE 7th SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE PALEMBANG - REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 30 – 31 January, 2012.
VENUE: Ballroom-2-3 : Ground Floor Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
1. Election of the following Members of the Bureau:
1.1 Vice-President from the African Group. 1.2 Vice-President from the Arab Group 1.3 Rapporteur.
2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Programme of Work of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 3. Request of the People’s Majlis of Maldives to join the PUIC as a full member. 4. Request for Observer Status in the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front. (Moro National Liberation Front is observer at the OIC since 1977). 5. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries. (Subsidiary Body of the OIC - Established in 1977) 6. Request for Observer Status to the PUIC by Parliamentary Assembly Union of Belarus and Russia. 7. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 8. Setting up of an Open-ended Drafting Committee chaired by the Conference Rapporteur with the participation of the Rapporteurs of the three Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s) 9. Addresses by the Heads of Delegations, Observers and Guests 10. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 13th and 14th Sessions of the PUIC General Committee (Council) and their annexes 11. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):-
11.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 11.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 11.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
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ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
12. Nomination of the PUIC General Committee (Council) Members for the year 2012 13. Nomination of 15 Members for the PUIC Executive Committee for the year 2012 14. Nomination of the Members for the following Four PUIC Specialized Standing Committees for the year 2012 14.1 Committee on Political and Foreign Relations; 14.2 Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment; 14.3 Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs; 14.4 Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions. 15. Specifying the date and venue of the 9th Session of the PUIC Conference (submitted by the African Group). 16. Date and Venue of the 8th Session of the PUIC Conference proposed to be held ın Syrıa (and approved by Parliament Speakers and Heads of Delegations partıcıpatıng ın the Fırst Extraordinary conference whıch was convened ın Damascus on 30th June 2010). 17. Request by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for re-election of Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIÇ as Secretary General for a second term of office. 18. Consideration of the approval of the nomination by the PUIC Secretary General of His Excellency Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani as PUIC Assistant Secretary General for a second term of office. 19. Election of the Chairman of the General Committee for its next session (2012)
CLOSING SESSION 20. Adoption of the Final Report of the 7th Session of PUIC Conference 21. Adoption of the Declaration and resolutions of the 7th Session of PUIC Conference 22. Any Other Business.
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Motion of Thanks
H.E Dr. Marzuki Alie Speaker of House of Representative of the Republic of Indonesia
Assalam-o-Alaeikum Warahmatullah wa barakathu We, the members of the PUIC Executive Committee, meeting in Palembang, Republic of Indonesian 24-25 January 2012, are honored to express to Your Excellency our sincerest thanks and deepest appreciation for the generous hospitality and good organization accorded to this meeting which has effectively contributed to the success of our discussions. Please accept the expression of our sincerest appreciation and respect.
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FINAL DOCUMENTS OF THE THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANKARA – REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 20 NOVEMBER, 2011.
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REPORT OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANKARA – REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 20 NOVEMBER, 2011.
The Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) held its 26th Meeting at Rixos Hotel, in Ankara, Republic of Turkey, on 20 November 2011, under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr. Emrullah IṢLER Representative of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, (the host Parliament), to the PUIC.
The meeting was attended by their Excellencies:
1. Mr. Daadoua Al Ayashi, Representative of the National People’s Assembly of Algeria; 2. Mr. Sayouba OUEDRAOG,Representative of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso; 3. Mr. Marie Joseph SIMPORE, Deputy at the National Assembly of Burkina Faso 4. Mr. Hamadou Sali ; Representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Cameroon; 5. Dr Hidayat Nur Wahid, Representative of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia; 6. Dr Kazem Jalali, I Islamic Representative of the Islamic Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran ; 7. Dr. Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Ghamedi, Representative of the Majlis Al Shoura of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 8. Mr. Ihsan Ozkes, Representative of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey; 9. Mr. Cem Zorlu, Deputy at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey; 10. Honourable Mrs. Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda 11. Mr. Kyanjo Hussein Siliman, Deputy at the Parliament of Uganda;
1 – OPENING SESSION:
1-1. The session was opened by recitation of verses from the holy Quran. 1-2. H.E. the PUIC Secretary General, welcomed the Hon. Mrs. Rebecca Kadaga, Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, as well as their Excellencies Members of the Executive Committee. Then he requested the Hon. Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, to address the meeting. Her Excellency thanked the Turkish Government and Parliament for hosting the meeting of the Executive Committee and for extending support to Somalia. She called for participation in the meetings of the IPU which will be held in Kampala in March 2012.
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1-3. H.E. the Secretary General requested H.E. Mr. Mehmet Saglam, Vice-speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, to address the Meeting. He welcomed the attendees and referred to the world developments since the establishment of the United Nations maintaining that it requires accommodation to the changes of the new world. About the recent developments in the Middle East, he said that the PUIC and the OIC can play a positive role in solving the problems there. He also called for close cooperation between the two organizations and praised their efforts in achieving joint Islamic action.
2 – ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:
The Meeting considered the nine items included in the Agenda as well as the Programme of Work, after discussing them and including the observations and amendments thereof. These items are:
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work. 2. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 3. Consideration of PUIC name: In view of changing the name of the OIC, the name of the Union shall be amended as follows: “Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation of Member States”. 4. Request for Observer Status at the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front. 5. Updating the Draft Agendas of the 6th Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committees. 6. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council.) 7. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 8. Adoption of the Report of the 26th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee 9. Any other business.
ITEM-1: THE MEETING ADOPTED THE AGENDA.
ITEM-2: REPORT OF THE PUIC SECRETARY GENERAL TO THE 26TH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee was briefed about the report of the Secretary General which stated the activities of the Union and its General Secretariat during the period lying between convening the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on 18th January 2011, and the date of holding the current 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee in Ankara, Republic of Turkey, on 20 11-2011.
The report included: Participation in international and regional fora; Statements issued by the PUIC General Secretariat; Organizational affairs; Media activities; Financial affairs. Following the insertion of the amendment and observation made by Their Excellencies the members of the Committees, the report was adopted.
The Executive Committee commended the report of the Secretary General for its good preparation and inclusion of all PUIC activities. The Executive Committee expressed thanks and appreciation to H.E. the Secretary General, the Assistant Secretary General and the staff of the PUIC General Secretariat. It also commended the initiative taken by the General Secretariat to have the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee convened in the Republic of Turkey.
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ITEM-3: CONSIDERATION OF THE NEW PUIC NAME:
The Committee approved to recommend amending the name of the Union to be as follows: “Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation of Member States (PUIC)”. In view of changing of the name of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to be the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and to submit a recommendation thereof to the PUIC Conference for approval.
ITEM-4 : The Executive Committee agreed to recommend accepting to grant the Moro National Liberation Front observer Status to the Unıon followıng the example of the OIC whıch had already granted the Front the status of observer.
ITEM - 5: Proposals and amendments have been added to the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee.
ITEM - 6: The Executive Committee approved the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
CABLE OF THANKS
Participants in the 26th Meeting of the Executive committee sent a cable of thanks to H.E. Mr. Cemil Çiçek, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey expressing their thanks and gratitude to the Turkish Government as well as the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the warm reception and generous hospitality they encountered. They also expressed ample thanks for the excellent preparation made for the meeting which contributed to its success.
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AGENDA OF THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC ANKARA – REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 20 NOVEMBER, 2011.
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work.
2. Report of the PUIC Secretary General.
3. Consideration of PUIC name: In view of changing the name of the OIC, the name of the Union shall be amended as follows: “Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation of Member States”
4. Request for Observer Status at the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front.
5. Updating the Draft Agendas of the 6th Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committees.
6. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council.)
7. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
8. Adoption of the Report of the 26th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee
9. Any other business.
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PROGRAMME OF WORK TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC ANKARA – REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 20 NOVEMBER, 2011.
09.00 to 09.30 Hours: OPENING SESSION:
1. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran. 2. Speech of Hon. Rebecca KADAGA. Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda. 3. Speech of H.E. Mr. Mehmet Saglam. Vıce-Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
09.30 to 09.45 COFFEE BREAK
09.45 TO 13.00 HOURS WORKING SESSION
4. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work. 5. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 6. Consideration of PUIC name: In view of changing the name of the OIC, the name of the Union shall be “Parliamentary Union of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation of Member States”. 7. Request for Observer Status at the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front. 8 Updating the Draft Agendas of the 6th Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committees. 9. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council). 10. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
1300 Hours: Lunch
14.00 to 18.00 Hours
Preparation and finalization of the Report of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee by the General Secretariat of the PUIC.
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18.30 Hours: CLOSING SESSION
11. Adoption of the Report of the 26th Meeting of the Executive Committee 12. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran.
20.00 Hours
Dinner hosted by HE Mr. Emrullah IŞLER, Chairman of Turkish PUIC Delegation in honour of Members of the PUIC Executive Committee.
Monday 21 November 2011
11.00 Visit to The Grand National Assembly of Turkey
12.30 Lunch hosted by HE Mr. Mehmet SAĞLAM, Vice Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in honour of Members of the PUIC Executive Committee.
14.00 Social Program
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANKARA – REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 20 NOVEMBER, 2011.
INTRODUCTION:
1. This report covers the period from the date of convening the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 18th January 2011, to the current date of holding the 26th Meeting of the Executive committee in Ankara, Republic of Turkey, on 20-21 November 2011.
2. The PUIC General Secretariat has duly dispatched by DHL to all Member parliaments the Final reports of the following meetings:
2.1 Report of the 25th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee , Abu Dhabi State of the United Arab Emirates, 17th January 2011. 2.2 Final documents adopted by the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 18th January 2011. 2.3 Final documents adopted by the second Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference, Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 19th January 2011.
2.4 Final documents adopted by the World Forum of Muslim Women Parliamentarians to discuss the issues of Muslim Women, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, 5 - 6 April 2011.
3. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL FORA:
3.1 International Forum on National Parliaments, and Continental and International Parliaments – Algiers, 25-26 January 2011.
In response to an invitation extended by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Cooperation and Expatriates of the National People’s Assembly, People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, H.E. the PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi, Assistant Secretary General, participated in
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the International Forum on Parliaments. In his speech, H.E. the Secretary General underlined the role played by parliaments which is known as parliamentary diplomacy, in clearing political atmosphere, and promoting economic and cultural relations. He stated that the extension of the PUIC membership over a wide geographical area renders the Union more qualified to playing a substantial role in international cooperation covering several fields.
3.2 17th Conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union, Doha, State of Qatar, 7-8 February 2011:
In response to an invitation extended by the Arab parliamentary Union, H.E. PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by H.E. Assistant Secretary General participated in the 17th Conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union. H.E. addressed the conferees lauding the distinguished relations between the two Unions as well as their endeavor to realize the aspirations and hopes of their peoples.
3.3 Third Islamic Conference of Ministers in charge of Children Affairs, Tripoli, Great Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, 10 – 11 February, 2011:
H.E. PUIC Secretary General responded to an invitation extended by the Director General of ISESCO, to attend the above-mentioned Conference. His Excellency delivered a speech which reflected PUIC interest in child care and protection of the Muslim World. He alluded to the resolutions adopted by the PUIC Organs in this respect.
3.4 124th Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU), Panama City, Panama, 15-20 April 2011:
H.E. PUIC Secretary General participated in the proceedings of the 124th Assembly of the IPU which was held in Panama City, on 15-20 April 2011. The Islamic Group held a consultative meeting on Friday 15th April 2011 on the sidelines of the IPU functions. A number of Speakers and heads of delegation of PUIC members took part in the meeting which was chaired by Mr. Abdul Aziz Zayyari, Speaker of the National People’s Assembly of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. There was a general discussion which covered items of the agenda of the Consultative Meeting which had been circulated by the PUIC General Secretariat, enclosed in its Note dated 16th February 2011 H.E. PUIC Secretary general held side meetings which included a number of Speakers and delegations of member parliaments, and discussed with them promotion of joint parliamentary action.
3.5 Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), Geneva, 4-5 May 2011:
In response to a kind invitation extended by PAM, the PUIC Secretary General attended the joint conference of PAM and the UN Cluster of Commerce and Productive capacity which was jointly hosted by UNEC and UNCTAD, in Geneva, on 4-5 May 2011.
3.6 4th UN Conference of Least Developed Countries, Istanbul, 8th May 2011:
H.E. Secretary General attended the parliamentary Forum which was held on 8th May 2011 in the course of the UN Conference of Least Developed Countries, held in Istanbul, on 9-13 May 2011. the Parliamentary meeting aimed at providing the opportunity for parliamentarians to review the role of parliaments in implementing the Brussels work programme on the Least Developed Countries, assessing the amount of success achieved, and the imminent challenges. | P a g e 161
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3.7 26th Conference of the Commonwealth of independent States, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 16-17 May 2011:
H.E. PUIC Secretary General responded to the invitation of H.E. the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States to participate in its conference which discussed innovative projects to develop social and environmental fields.
H.E. the Secretary General delivered a speech in which he stressed the interest of the PUIC in environmental issues, at the national and regional levels as well as within the UN framework and its specialized agencies, aimed at protecting Planet Earth and its outer space from pollution. In this respect he referred to the relevant resolutions adopted by PUIC agencies, which call for using clean renewable energy and safe disposal of wastes.
Deputy Secretary Speaker of the Russian parliament hosted a lunch banquet in honor of H.E. PUIC Secretary General to which he invited Muslim members of the Russian Parliament. The talks centered on developments taking place in the Middle East.
3.8 Meeting of PAM Task Forces, Croatia, 19-20 June, 2011:
H.E. PUIC Secretary General participated as an Observer in the meeting of PAM Task Forces which was held in Dubrovnik, Croatia on 19 – 20 June, 2011. His Excellency met with a number of heads of participating delegations. He underscored the fact that several PAM members are also members of the PUIC, and called for closer cooperation in order to realize the objectives of the two organizations of security, peace and prosperity.
3.9. 38th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, 28 – 30 June, 2011:-
H.E. PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by H.E. Assistant Secretary General participated as an Observer, in the 38th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers which was held in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, on 28 – 30 June, 20 11. H.E. PUIC Secretary General delivered a speech in which he stressed that the Conference is held amid significant regional and international developments. He expressed his utmost concern about Israel’s large-scale and programmed demolition work in Al-Quds Al-Sharif. He also referred to the important developments of the progress of the Palestinian Cause, including, inter alia, achieving Palestinian reconciliation and near international recognition of the Palestinian State.
3.10. 37th General Assembly of PABSEC, Kiev, Ukraine, 30th June - 2 July, 2011:
H.E. PUIC Secretary General. Accompanied by H.E. Assistant Secretary General, participated, as an observer, in the proceedings of the 37th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), which was held in Kiev, Ukraine, on 30th June to 2nd July, 2011.
H.E. PUIC Secretary General delivered a speech in which he stressed the huge challenges which face the world, the most important of which are the environmental challenges resulting from unbalanced and irrational consumption of environmental resources. He stressed further that wars and disputes target man in all his life and environment, quoting, for example, the Israeli occupation which was engaged, inter-alia, in bulldozing the soil in Palestine, uprooting trees and dispersing its population. He emphasized the search for peace and considered it as a guarantee for development and its stout foundation. He called on all peoples to make peace and help to consolidate it. | P a g e 161
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3.11 International Forum of Muslim Parliamentarians – Malaysia 10 – 11 July, 2011:-
H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani, Assistant Secretary General participated, on behalf of the PUIC Secretary General, in the International Forum of Muslim Parliamentarians, which was held in Langkawi in Malaysia on 10 – 11 July, 2011. His Excellency the PUIC Assistant Secretary General met with a number of parliamentarians.
3.12. Participation in the Regional Symposium on Management of Diversity in Africa, Khartoum, Sudan, and 23 – 25 July, 2011:-
H.E. PUIC Secretary General delegated Ambassador Siddig Yousif Ab Agla, Director of the Cabinet, to participate in the Regional Symposium on Management of Diversity in Africa which was organized by the National Caucus of Sudanese Women Parliamentarians, in Khartoum, on 23 – 25 July, 2011. Working papers were submitted which focused on highlighting the issue of diversity in Africa; the role of parliaments in promoting the foundations and pivots of co-existence; and reviewing successful experiences of diversity management. Ambassador Siddig Abu Agla presented a paper on PUIC experience in promoting joint parliamentary action.
3.13. Emergency OIC Meeting to assist Somalia, Istanbul, 17th August, 2011:-
In response to an invitation extended by H.E. the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Dr. Ahmet Davutoglu, H.E. PUIC Secretary General attended the Emergency Ministerial Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee which was held in Istanbul on 17th August, 2011 under the patronage of H.E. the Prime Minister of Turkey Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to consider the humanitarian situation resulting from the famine in Somalia.
3.14. Participation in the 126th Session of the Council of the Arab League, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 13th September, 2011:-
H.E. PUIC Secretary General received a kind invitation from H.E. Mr. Nabil Al Arabi, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, to attend the inaugural session of the League’s Council, at the level of Foreign Ministers, which was held in Cairo, on 13th September, 2011. Due to previous engagements, H.E. PUIC Secretary General delegated H.E. Ambassador Siddig Yousif Abu Agla, Director of the Cabinet, to represent the Union at the Session which was addressed by H.E.Prime Minister of Turkey Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. H.E. Ambassador Abu Agla met with a number of Arab Foreign Ministers and heads of participating delegations.
3.15. Meeting on the Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, 14 – 15 September, 2011:-
Upon an invitation extended by H.E. the Director General of ISESCO, Dr. Abdul Aziz Othman Al-Tuwiajri,, H.E. PUIC Secretary General participated in the proceedings of the Third Meeting of the Consultative Cuncil for the Proxmity of Islamic Schools of Thought which was held in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, on 14 – 15 September, 2011. The meeting airmed at energizing the strategy on the proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought in the light of changes and challenges which engulf the Islamic World.
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3.16. Fifth International Conference for supporting Palestinian Intifada, Tehran, 1 -2 October, 2011:-
Upon an invitation extended by H.E. Dr. Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E. PUIC Secretary General accompanied by Their
Excellencies PUIC Assistant Secretary General and Director of the Cabinet, attended the proceedings of the 5th International Conference for supporting the Palestinian Intifada which was held in Tehran, on 1 – 2 October, 2011. Several honourable Speakers of Parliaments and Parliamentary delegations as well as a number of leaders of political parties, organizations, scholars, regional and international personalities active in political, cultural and information fields from more than 80 countries participated in the Conference. The Opening Session was addressed by His Eminence Sayed Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Closing Session was addressed by H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmedinijad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. At the end of its proceedings the Conference adopted a declaration in which he emphasized the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people in their homeland, and called on the Arab and Muslim States as well as the free people of the world to stand by the side of the Palestinian people in their just cause.
H.E. the PUIC Secretary General met, on the sidelines of the Conference with a number of Their Excellencies Speakers of Parliaments and Heads of participating delegations. Among the most important subjects on which views were exchanged, focused on continuation of efforts to have the PUIC accede to the UN membership as an Observer, and the possibility of receiving the support of the Permanent Missions of the States of Member Parliaments to the application for membership of the Union in the UN in an Observer capacity
3.17 125th Assembly of the IPU and Consultative Meeting of the Islamic Group, Berne, Switzerland, 16 – 19 October, 2011:
H.E. PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, participated in the proceedings of the 125th Assembly of the IPU which was held in Berne, Switzerland on 16 – 19 October, 2011. The Islamic Group held a consultative meeting on the sidelines of the Assembly on Sunday 16th October 2011 in which 26 Member Parliaments participated. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Jassem Al-Khorafi, Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait . Speakers of the following Parliaments took part: Morocco, Iraq, as well as representatives of the Parliaments of: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Palestine, Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Oman, Qatar, Syria, Sudan, Jordan, Algeria, Mauritania, Uganda, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Lebanon and United Arab Emirates.
After discussing the item on the election of the President and Vice-presidents of the 125th IPU Assembly, the attendees agreed to support the candidacy of the Speaker of the Moroccan Parliament, Mr. Abdul Wahid Al-Radi. Except some of the participants from Indonesian Parliament’ who register their opposition because Mrs. Nur Hayati Al-Saggaf member of the Indonesian Parliament was a candidate to the post. It may be mentioned that the participants received an official letter from the Speaker of Indonesian Parliament Dr.Marzukı Alıe which carried the official position of the Indonesian Parliament ın support of the candidacy of H.E. Mr. Abdul Wahıd Al Radı Speaker of the Moroccan Parliament to the post of IPU President. | P a g e 163
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The Emergency Item:
There were two proposals on the Emergency Item: 1. Famine in Somalia; 2. Realizing Self-determination for the Palestinian People.
After the participating delegations expressed their views on the two subjects, the chairman of the meeting decided to let every Parliament to adopt what is appropriate as regards supporting any of the proposals on Somalia or Palestine.
Meeting of the PUIC Secretary General:
The PUIC Secretary General held sideline meetings and audiences with a number of Speakers and participating delegations in which topics relating to the work and future plans of the Union were discussed.
3.18 Sixth Meeting of General Assembly of PAM, Palermo, Italy, 27 – 29 October, 2011:-
Upon an invitation extended by the President and Secretary General of PAM, H.E. the PUIC Secretary General attended as an Observer, the 6th Meeting of PAM General Assembly in Palermo, Italy, on 27 – 29 October, 2011.
3.19 PUIC Secretary General Lectures at US Columbia University, New York, 4-5 November 2011:-
In his capacity as a specialist academician, and in response to an invitation from US Columbia University, H.E. Professor Mahmud Erol KILIC, PUIC Secretary General, presented a paper on Muslim Thought at the Campus of Columbia University in New York.
4. IMPORTANT MEETINGS OF THE PUIC SECRETARY GENERAL:
4.1. 14 February 2011: H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gul, President of the Republic of Turkey received at his residence in Tehran H.E. PUIC Secretary General. The Secretary General briefed H.E. President Gul, on the PUIC activities at all regional and international levels in order to serve Islamic Causes and to promote joint parliamentary action.
4.2. 17 March 2011: H.E. PUIC Secretary General paid a visit to Jakarta where he held a Working Session with H.E. Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Dr. Marzuki Alie. They discussed the hosting by Indonesia of the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference which will be held in January 24 – 31, 2012. The PUIC Secretary General also met with several senior officials of the House of Representatives of Indonesia. The talks were crowned with good and fruitful results.
4.3 16 September, 2011:- H.E. Cemil Çiçek, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey received H.E. the PUIC Secretary General who expressed congratulations to him on his election as Speaker of the Assembly. The two sides discussed advancement of joint Islamic Action in such a way as to realize the sublime objectives of the PUIC. They also discussed the support extended to the PUIC by the Assembly in this respect.
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4.4 27 September, 2011:- H.E. the PUIC Secretary General received in his office H.E. Mr. Mirghani Abbaker Al Tayeb, Ambassador of the Sudan to Iran. The two sides discussed strengthening joint Islamic action. The Sudanese Ambassador expressed his utmost pleasure and appreciation of the great and fruitful role assumed by the PUIC, and praised the visit paid by the Secretary General to the Sudan in 2009 and the good impact it created. He highly valued the results of such visits.
4.5 1st October 2011 H.E. the PUIC Secretary General met with H.E. Dr. Hıdayata Nur Wahıd member of the Indonesian Parliament on the side lines of the Fifth International Conference on supporting the Palestinian Intifada which was held in Tehran on 1 – 2 October 2011. They exchanged views on continuing the efforts for the PUIC to join the UN as an observer and how to have the support of the Permanent Missions of the States of the Member Parliaments in New York in order to gain the necessary backing for the PUIC application.
4.6 3 October, 2011:- H.E. the PUIC Secretary General received H.E. Mr. Daadou Al Ayashi, Member of the National Assembly of Algeria, member of the PUIC Executive Committee, and head of the Algerian delegation which participated in the 5th International Conference for supporting the Palestinian Intifada, held in Tehran on 1 – 2 October, 2011. The meeting, which was attended by the Algerian Ambassador in Tehran and H.E. the Assistant Secretary General as well as directors of departments, reviewed the PUIC activities and appreciated the PUIC’s participation in international and regional fora.
5. IMPORTANT MESSAGES DISPATCHED BY THE PUIC SECRETARY GENERAL
5.1. 9th May, 2011:- H.E. PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Mr. Brigi Raffini on the occasion of his designation as Prime Minter of the Republic of Niger. It may be mentioned that Mr. Faffini was active in the work of the PUIC Organs.
5.2. 9 May, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Mr. Hama Amado on the occasion of his election as Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Niger.
5.3 30 May, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General sent a message of congratulation to H.E. Dr. Ali Larajani on the occasion of his re-election as Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5.4 30 May, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a cable of congratulation to H.E. Mr. Edward Ssekandi, President of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference on the occasion of his appointment as Vice-President of the Republic of Uganda.
5.5. 30 May, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Madame Rebecca Kadaga on the occasion of her election as Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda succeeding H.E. Mr. Ssekandi.
5.6 30 May, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Mr. Kayrat Mamie, on the occasion of his election as Speaker of the Senate in Kazakhstan
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5.7 1st July, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Mr. Maturin Nago on the occasion of his re-election as Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin.
5.8. 5th July, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory message to H.E. Mr. Haroun Kabadi on the occasion of his election as Speaker of the National Assembly of Chad.
5.9. 5th July, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Mr. Cemil Cicik on the occasion of his election as Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. He also sent a congratulatory cable to Professor Emrullah IṢLER, on 18th July, 2011 on the occasion of his election as head of the delegation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to the PUIC.
5.10. 8th July, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Mr. Amino Tambuwal on the occasion of his election as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In his message the Secretary General reiterated his call to the Parliament of Nigeria to join the PUIC.
5.11. 4 September, 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulatory cable to H.E. Dr. Mohamoud Al Abrach on the occasion of his re-election as Speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic.
5.12. 22 October 2011: The PUIC Secretary General sent a cable of condolences to H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of the passing away of HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, the Crown Prince.
5.13. 22 October 2011: The PUIC Secretary General sent a congratulation cable to H.E. Mr. Abdul Wahid Al-Radi, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco on his election as President of the Inter-parliamentary Union.
6. STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE PUIC GENERAL SECRETARIAT
6.1 13 February, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General issued a statement lauding the Egyptian people for their action aimed at establishing democracy, good governance and transparency. He expressed his strong keenness on the security and stability of the Arab Republic of Egypt. 6.2 21 August, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General issued a statement expressing strong concern and condemnation of the Israeli military escalation and new aggressions against the occupied Palestinian territory in Gaza and Rafah. His Excellency exhorted all the Member Parliaments to condemn the savage Israeli aggressions and extend material and moral support for the triumph of the Palestinian cause as well as recognize the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent State with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital. 6.3 21 August, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General appealed to all the PUIC Member Parliaments to urge their respective governments, peoples and civil, voluntary and humanitarian organizations to extend urgent and generous help to the brotherly people of Somalia, and assist them to overcome the famine which led to the death of hundreds of thousands of them. He also commended the valuable contributions | P a g e 166
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which were made by the governments, peoples and humanitarian organizations to alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Somali people.
6.4 7 September, 2011: The PUIC Secretary General rejected, in a statement, the conclusions of a UN Report on the aggression on the ship Marmara which was carrying humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip in 2010. He described these conclusions as a marked bias meant to absolve the Zionist entity of its criminal action as well as a challenge and provocation to all peace-loving and freedom-loving peoples of the world. The Secretary General requested the United Nations to re-open the investigation into the Israeli aggression in order to reach an impartial and objective report. The statement expressed satisfaction with the steps taken by the Republic of Turkey to confront the Israeli intransigence and arrogance. 6.5 12 September, 2011:-The PUIC Secretary General issued a statement congratulating the Libyan people on the triumph of their blessed revolution. He expressed his conviction that the valiant Libyan people will preserve their territorial integrity and social fabric. He wished the Libyan Republic sustainable stability, progress and prosperity. 6.6 22 October 2011:- The PUIC Secretary General issued a statement in which he expressed the trust that in its new era, the Libyan Republic will be more qualified to play its cherished role in its regional and international milieu in consolidating security and peace.
7. STATEMENTS CIRCULATED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT UPON REQUEST OF PUIC MEMBER PARLIAMENTS:-
7.1 6 March, 2011:- Message from H.E. Dr. Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Zionist terrorist operations which targeted some Iranian scientists working in the field of nuclear research.
7.2 14 March, 2011: Statement issued by the National Assembly of Kuwait on the current events in Libya.
7.3 10 October, 2011: Letter of the Speaker of the Palestine National Council concerning calling on august governments of Member Parliaments to act to halt the Israeli aggressive measures and the harsh punishments against the detainees in Israeli prisons and to commit Israeli government to respect Humanitarian Law in implementation of the Known International Agreements.
8. ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS:
8.1 PUIC Reform Plan:- The PUIC General Secretariat has circulated the amended Statute of the PUIC on 19 January, 2011 which was adopted by the Second Extra-ordinary Conference, held in Abu Dhabi, on 19 January, 2011.(Note No.MP-7CONF/11-028, dated 17 February, 2011).
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8.2.1 Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries TURKPA 8.2.2 Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) 8.2.3 Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) 8.2.4 Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) 8.2.5 Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
9. MEDIA:-
9.1 Website:- The General Secretariat is continuing its efforts to update the PUIC Website in Arabic, English and French languages. The Secretary General hopes that Member Parliaments will provide the website with information and news items.
9.2 PUIC’s Bulletin:- The General Secretariat has published issues No.8 and No.9 of the “PUIC” quarterly which covered reports on PUIC Conferences and meetings, news and texts of declarations adopted by meetings of the various organs of the Union. They also carried highlights on Member Parliaments.
9.3 Brochure:- Brochure No.4 was titled “PUIC An Islamic Parliamentary Forum”. It was prepared in January 2011 in English.
9.4 CD and DVD:- CD’s are regularly prepared prior to PUIC Meetings and DVD’s during meetings while the latter are sent by DHL to all Member Parliaments.
10. FINANCIAL YEAR 2011: Please find below financial summary of statements up to 30th September 2011. DESCRIPTION US $ CONTRIBUTION ASSESSED (13th Session of PUIC Council) 2,178,000 Received from Member Parliaments 1,679,457 Contributions for 2011 not yet paid 497,422 EXPENDITURE: Chapter 1 – (Personnel Emoluments) 621,254 Chapter 2 – (Recurrent Expenditures) 154,500 Chapter 3 – (Acquisition and renewal of Assets) 1,920 Chapter 4 – (Participation in International Conferences/Meetings) 107,119 Chapter 5- (Conferences and Meetings) 153,420 Total Expenditures 1,038,213 STATISTICS ABOUT CONTRIBUTION Total Member Parliaments : 51 Member Parliaments paid their contributions (See Page 17):28 Member Parliaments exonerated from contributions (Palestine and Somalia) Member Parliaments whose contributions is not up-to-date (See Page 18):21
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CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FROM MEMBER PARLIAMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2011 AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER, 2011
S. NO. MEMBER PARLIAMENTS US$ 1 Afghanistan 10,938
2 Algeria 76,880
3 Azerbaijan 21,988
4 Bahrain 21,958
5 Bangladesh 32,945
6 Benin 10,952
7 Burkina Faso 10,692
8 Cameroon 21,963
9 Gabon 55,000
10 Gambia 10,975
11 Indonesia 77,000
12 Islamic Republic of Iran 121,000
13 Kuwait 197,980
14 Lebanon 32,937
15 Libya (Annual Contribution US $ 132,000) 74,578
16 Malaysia 110,000
17.1 Morocco - Consultative Assembly 21,960
17.2 Morocco - National Assembly 10,980
18 Oman 43,959
19 Pakistan 44,000
20 Qatar 76,980
21 Saudi Arabia 219,975
22 Syria 33,000
23 Tajikistan 11,000
24 Togo 21,988 25 Turkey 110,000
26 Uganda 21,937
27 United Arab Emirates 153,955
28 Yemen 21,938
TOTAL 1,679,458
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MEMBER PARLIAMENTS IN DEFAULT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011
S. NO. MEMBER PARLIAMENTS US $
1 Albania 11,000
2 Chad 11,000
3 Cote d’ Ivoire 22,000
4 Djibouti 11,000
5 Egypt 44,000
6 Guinea 11,000
7 Guinea Bissau 11,000
8 Guyana 22,000
9 Iraq 66,000
10 Jordan 33,000
11 Kazakhstan 22,000
12 Kyrgyzstan 11,000
Libya (Annual Contribution US $ 132,000) 57,422
13 Mali 11,000
14 Mauritania 11,000
Morocco (Annual Contribution US $ 22,000) 11,000
15 Mozambique 11,000
16 Niger 11,000
17 Senegal 22,000
18 Sierra Leone 11,000
19 Sudan 22,000
20 Tunisia 33,000
21 Turkmenistan 22,000
Total 497,422
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FOLLOWING UP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE 13th SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCILHELD IN ABU DHABI, UNTED ARAB EMIRATES, 18 JANUARY, 2011 NO. OF RESOLUTION AND PROVISIONS ACTION RESOLUTION No. 2-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FACING WESTERN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ISLAMIC VALUES Corresponding with H.E. Director General of ISESCO 8. Praises the efforts of ISESCO in the field of propagating and by letter No.MP/11-51 dated 14.3.2011 teaching the Arabic language and its sciences to non-Arabic- Speaking people; invites the Member States to support the organization in this respect. 9. Requests the Islamic Development Bank to prepare a project, in consultation with the OIC cultural organs as well as with scholars and elites from different parts of the world to contribute towards realizing effective and constructive Corresponding with IDB President by letter dated dialogue between the Islamic and Western civilizations. 16.3.2011 10. Stresses the importance of establishing national Islamic television channels, broadcasting in foreign languages, to PUIC Secretary General addressed H.E. Director be directed to the West, in order to project the real image of General of ISESCO by letter No.MP/11-51 dated Islam, and urges ISESCO to establish specialized channels 14.3.2011 in this respect. RESOLUTION No.3-WSC/13-CNCL ON ADOPTING A UN DECISION ON ISSUING AN INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION BANING INSULT OF DIVINE RELIGIONS AND THEIR SYMBOLS The PUIC General Secretariat circulated para 1 of 1. Invites Member Parliaments to urge their governments to Resolution No.2 for follow up and energizing as per its request the United Nations to issue a resolution calling for Note dated 19.3.2011. ensuring total respect for all divine religions. RESOLUTION No.4-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING THE ROLE OF WOMEN A forum was held in Damascus on 5- 6 April, 2011. 5. Lauds the approval of the People’s Assembly of Syria to host Final documents adopted by the Forum were a World Islamic Forum for Muslim Women Parliamentarians circulated enclosing General Secretariat’s Note which will be held in Damascus during this year and urges No.MP-FMWP/11-059 dated 10 April, 2011. the Member Parliaments to effectively participate in this Forum. 7. Stresses the necessity for correcting the negative and During his visit to Jakarta (16 – 20 March, 2011) the Secretary disfigured image of Muslim women, especially in the West, General discussed with H.E. the Indonesian Speaker the theme and always referring to the divine direction based on the and possibility of holding a forum for women along the functions of Holy Quran through an Islamic Forum to be hosted by a the 7th PUIC Conference. It was decided to hold the meeting as a PUIC Parliament. part of the functions of the 7th PUIC Conference on 27.1.2012. RESOLUTION No. 7-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING THE STATUS OF The PUIC General Secretariat circulated para 2 and 3 of YOUTH IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD Res.7 to the Member Parliaments for follow up and 2. Urges also the Member States to establish research centers devoted to the implementation as per its note dated 16.3.2011. issues of Muslim youth. 3. Calls on the Member Parliaments and their governments to ensure The PUIC General Secretariat circulated para 2 and 3 of Res.7 to participation of youth in their political agenda and to boost the efforts aimed the Member Parliaments for follow up and implementation as per at realizing appropriate representation and participation of youth in decision its note dated 16.3.2011 making.
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EXC/26-2011/D.1-FINAL RESOLUTION No.8-WSC/13-CNCL ON CHILD CARE AND The General Secretariat has circulated paras 3, 4 PROTECTION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD and 6 of Res.8 to the Member Parliaments aimed at 3. Calls on Member Parliaments to urge their governments to follow up and implementation as per its note dated act, with the assistance of the international community, to 16.3.2011 improve the conditions of children. 4. Calls anew on Member Parliaments to enact the necessary The General Secretariat has circulated paras 3, 4 legislations which criminalize trafficking in children to use them and 6 of Res.8 to the Member Parliaments aimed at as human spare parts. follow up and implementation as per its note dated 16.3.2011 6. Calls again on the Member Parliaments to sign international The General Secretariat has circulated paras 3, 4 agreements on banning trafficking in children or pushing them and 6 of Res.8 to the Member Parliaments aimed at to work at an early age. follow up and implementation as per its note dated 16.3.2011 NO. OF RESOLUTION AND PROVISIONS ACTION RESOLUTION No. 1-WSC/13-CNCL ON SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE DIALOGUE The PUIC General Secretariat has circulated paras 2, BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND WESTERN PARLIAMENTS 4 and 6 of Res.1 aimed at implementing them at the 2.Calls on all national parliaments to play an active role in the national, regional and international levels as per its implementation of the Global Agenda on Dialogue among note dated 19.3.2011. Civilizations as stated in UN resolution No.56/6 for the year 2001 in cooperation with other parliamentary organs; 4. Calls for PUIC Member Parliaments to take advantage of their The PUIC General Secretariat has circulated paras 2, membership in other international, regional parliamentary 4 and 6 of Res.1 aimed at implementing them at the organizations to promote PUIC goals. national, regional and international levels as per its note dated 19.3.2011. 6. Welcomes the readiness of the Kingdom of Bahrain to host a The PUIC General Secretariat has circulated paras 2, General Secretariat for dialogue among religions and 4 and 6 of Res.1 aimed at implementing them at the cultures to be based in Bahrain. national, regional and international levels as per its note dated 19.3.2011. RESOLUTION No. 2-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL The PUIC General Secretariat has circulated paras 2 EMPHASIS ON FACING WESTERN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST and 4 of Res.2 aimed at implementing them at the ISLAMIC VALUES national, regional and international levels as per its 2. Calls for coordination among Muslim States to establish note dated 19.3.2011. centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations. 4. Calls for continuing to engage in interactive dialogues in The PUIC General Secretariat has circulated paras 2 order to promote dialogue among cultures and civilizations and 4 of Res.2 aimed at implementing them at the through concrete and sustainable initiatives and symposia. national, regional and international levels as per its note dated 19.3.2011. REPORT OF THE 13TH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL. ITEM SEVEN: The PUIC Secretary General informed H.E. the 1. The Council agreed to exempt all amounts due from Member President of the PUIC Council about the debts to be Parliaments which have not paid their contributions in full up dropped (Letter No.ACC/11-038 dated 16.2.2011) to the end of 2010.
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FOLLOWING UP IMPLEMENTION OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY PUIC CONFERENCE, ABU DHABI – STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 19TH JANUARY, 2011.
PROVISIONS ACTION FINAL COMMUNIGE OF THE CONFERENCE 12. The Conference was briefed about the resolution of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council relating to the adoption of an Islamic Parliamentary Declaration, and referred it to the Executive Committee. It requested the Parliaments of Member States to provide the Executive Committee with the names of their As per its note dated 26.2.2011 No.MP-13CNCL/11-045, respective experts on this matter as well as their the PUIC General Secretariat requested the Member curricula vitae within 30 days, and that the Committee Parliaments to nominate two experts. The General shall select 9 of them to write the Draft Declaration Secretariat received responses from a number of and to circulate it to the Member Parliaments during Member Parliaments. the first half of 2011, and called on the Executive Committee to invite the Federal National Council of the UAE, which submitted the proposal on the Declaration, to participate with the Executive Committee considering and preparing this Declaration.
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FOLLOWING UP IMPLEMENTION OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY PUIC CONFERENCE, DAMASCUS, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, 30TH JUNE 2010.
PROVISIONS ACTION .1 The PUIC General Secretariat followed up implementation of the Resolution. 2. On 27.7.2010 a date was defined for visiting Gaza i.e. 3 August, 2010. 3. On 7.10.2010 the visit was postponed as per the request of the Palestinian Authority which had informed the Egyptian Foreign Ministry that the time to visit Gaza was not appropriate. 4. On 15.6.2011 and pursuant to a proposal made by H.E. Dr. Marzuki Alie, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia to carry on the visit to Gaza Strip, the PUIC Secretary General of the Arab VISITING GAZA STRIP League Dr. Nabil Al Arabi, the then Foreign Minister of Egypt to pay the visit before the past month of Ramadan. 5. On 5.9.2011 the PUIC Secretary General sent a letter to H.E. Dr. Marzuki Alie, the Indonesian House of Representatives (a copy of the Egyptian Foreign Ministers) informing that he is following up the completion of the visit with the delegation of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs who attended the OIC Ministerial Conference in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, on 29.6.2011. 6. The General Secretariat continues to follow up the matter.
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EXC/26-2011/D.1-FINAL FOLLOW UP THE RECOMMENDATION ADOPTED BY THE WORLD ISLAMIC FORUM OF WOMEN PARLIAMENRIANS TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF MUSLIM WOMEN, DAMASCUS, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, 5 – 6 APRIL, 2011 RECOMMENDATION ACTION 3. Proposes drawing up national strategies that ensure raising the level of participation of women in public life and The General Secretariat circulated the proposal to the keeping abreast of development without prejudice to the Member Parliaments vide its Note No.MP-FMWP/11-62 teachings of religion, and observe the rules and dated 11.4.2011, requesting to be provided with the constitutions of Member States. conception of each Member Parliament of the materials 4. Requests the PUIC General Secretariat to consult the which may be included in the Document in two months’ Member Parliaments about drawing up an Islamic time to enable it to draw up the draft of the Document. document that contains the basic rights of Muslim Women as have been laid down by the tolerant Islamic law. 10. Urges opening channels of communication between all Muslim Women Parliamentarians for the sake of exchanging experiences and expertise as well as engaging in dialogue and consultation in order to develop The General Secretariat requested Women the mechanisms of thought among them in political action Parliamentarians in the Member Parliaments to provide it and participation in representative and parliamentary life. with the necessary data. It received a number of replies, 16. The Forum also requests the PUIC General Secretariat to which it placed in its website (General Secretariat’s Note establish a data bank of Muslim Women No. MP-FMWP/11-63 dated 11.4.2011. parliamentarians and place it in the PUIC website aimed at facilitating communication, cooperation and constructive exchange of ideas between them. 18. Welcomes the readiness of the National Assembly of The Secretary General addressed the Speaker of the Sudan to host a Forum of Muslim Women National Assembly of the Sudan concerning the Parliamentarians in Khartoum one year from now. recommendation (Letter of G.S. dated 19.4.2011). The National Assembly welcomed hosting the Forum in Khartoum during next year. (Letter of Sudanese National Assembly dated 4.5.2011). 8. Appeals to specialize and capable Islamic organizations such as the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Secretary General addressed the Director General of Organization (ISESCO) to issue regional and global ISESCO in this respect, his letter dated 28.5.2011. magazines and periodicals dedicated to the affairs of Muslim women.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 24 – 25 JANUARY, 2012.
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work.
2. Report of the PUIC Secretary General.
3. The need of Stronger PUIC for Promoting Democracy, Common Prosperity, Justice and World Peace (theme for the Conference). (Proposed by Indonesia)
4 Following up the resolutions of the 13th session of the PUIC General Committee (Council) about an Islamic parliamentary Declaration.
5. Updating the Draft Agendas of the 6th Meeting of the Standing Specialized Committees.
6. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council).
7. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference.
8. Adoption of the Report of the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee
9. Any other business.
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SSC-PE/6-2012/DA.1-REV.1 DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 6th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
THURSDAY 26 January, 2012: FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 hrs. FROM 17.00 TO 20.00 hrs. FRIDAY 27 January, 2012: FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 hrs.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
1. Al-Quds Al-Sharif, Palestine Affairs and the other occupied Territories in Syria and Lebanon. 2. Following up the steps taken to implement the resolutions of the first Extraordinary Conference in Damascus as well as the 13th session Council of the PUIC concerning the visit by delegation of Speakers of member Parliaments to Gaza Strip. 3. The inalienable equal and balanced rights of all peoples to have free access and free use of modern technology for peaceful purposes and making the whole Middle East region a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons with no exception. 4. Supporting the efforts of the people and government of Iraq to ensure Iraqi’s unity and reconstruction. 5. Standing by the Sudan in the face of threats and challenges that faced it ın the aftermath of the separation of its South in 2011 as well as supporting Sudan in defending its sovereignty, security, stability and unity as well as against the allegations made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against its leaders. 6. Combating terrorism under the umbrella of the UN and reconfirming the legitimate right to resist occupation and foreign aggression by all individual and collective means according to Article 51 of the UN Charter and further documents and measures of liquidation of colonialism and racism. 7. Promoting solidarity and unity among Muslim States to confront increasing challenges and conspiracies which target the capabilities of the Islamic Ummah. 8. Selecting the members of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Palestinian Affairs.
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9. Following up the formation of a delegation from the Member Parliaments to visit parlıaments of influential western states in order to discuss strengthening relations of cooperation and to desist from practicing double standards in dealing with the issues of the Islamic world. 10. Recent polıtıcal and humanitarian development ın Somalia and consideration of the road map prepared by the UN 11. Recent developments of the situation of Muslims in Cyprus, in Jammu and Kaschmir and consideration of Armenia’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. 12. Rejection of all economic sanctions – whether unilateral or multi-lateral – imposed on any Muslim country particularly PUIC States. 13. PUIC supports in the fields of democracy, economy and education to Muslim population in European countries (for the Standing Specialized Committee on Political and Economic Affairs).(proposed by Indonesia). 14. The situation of the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace and Muslim Community in Aegean Sea 12 Islands. (Proposed by Republic of Turkey)
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
15. Warning against the danger of the international financial crisis and its impact of globalization upon the economies of developing countries and in particularly on Islamic Countries and constituting a Committee to Study Economic problems in Member States. 16. Allocation of voluntary financial contributions in favor of the PUIC from Member Parliaments to provide urgent assistance to the people in Gaza Strip as well as to finance activities of interdependence (Takaful) and solidarity among Islamic States during the times of all types of disasters. 17. Importance of international parliamentary cooperation in the face of natural disasters, especially in the framework of extending relief to the victims:-
17.1 Famine in Somalia, 17.2 Floods in Pakistan
18. Encouraging and enhancing bilateral and multilateral trade among Islamic States.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 6th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
THURSDAY 26 January, 2012: FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 Hours. FROM 17.00 TO 20.00 Hours.
1. Cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC to implement the Ten-year Program of Action adopted by the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference. 2. Support of the Member Parliaments to the application made by the PUIC to obtain the observer status at the United Nations.
3. Democracy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law:
3.1 Action to strengthen the world values of democracy, human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in academic curricula in PUIC States in the light of Islamic Legislation (Sharia).
4. Action to promote human rights in accordance with the lofty Islamic precepts. 5. Paying attention to environmental issues, and dealing with the requirements of sustainable development. 6. Establishing legal framework for the protection of the rights of migrant workers (for the Standing Specialized on Human Rights).(Proposed by Indonesia)
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SSC-WSC/6-2012/DA.1-REV.1 DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 6th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 26-27 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
THURSDAY 26 January, 2012 FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 HOURS. FROM 16.00 TO 20.00 HOURS FRIDAY 27 January, 2012 FROM 09.00 TO 13.00 HOURS
1. Pursuing efforts exerted by Islamic parliaments and governments to ensure swift implementation of the OIC - sponsored United Nations resolution on combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of , and discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief. 2. Supporting the efforts to establish sustainable dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments.
2.1 Inviting all national parliaments to play an active role in implementing the Global Agenda on Dialogue among Civilizations of the UN Resolution No.56/6 of 2001, in cooperation with other parliamentary organs. 2.2 Coordinating the initiatives of some Islamic countries to establish centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations. Establishing a focal point on dialogue in every Member Parliament. 2.3 Teaching Arabic language to students from non-Arabic-speaking Islamic States.
3 Enhancing the role of women in all development aspects in PUIC Member States, in such a way as to preserve their dignity. 4. Child care and protection in the Islamic world 5. Role of Islamic parliaments in confronting global pandemics and fatal diseases 6. Following up the protection of the Islamic cultural heritage in non-Muslim countries (Proposed by Republic of Turkey)
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE MUSLIM WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA FRIDAY 27th JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
13.00 TO 17.00 HOURS
1. Election of the following Members of the Bureau:
1.1 Vice-President from the Arab Group. 1.2 Vice-President from the African Group 1.3 Rapporteur.
2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the Conference. 3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 4. Reasons behind the paucity of participation of Muslim Women in the socio-political life of their respective countries, and how to remedy this situation. 5. Rectifying the negative and disfigured image of the Muslim Women. 6. The most outstanding issues that imperil the cohesion of the Muslim Family and means of addressing them. 7. Role of Islamic Organizations and civil society institutions in the Member States in protecting the rights ensured by Islam for Women. 8. Role of Palestinian Women for reducing the sufferings of Children of Palestine. 9. Women abilities for problem solving and conflict. 10. Date and Venue of the forthcoming Conference on the Muslim Parliamentarians. 11. Adoption of the Report and Resolutions. 12. Any other business.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 14th SESSION OF THE PUIC GENERAL COMMITTEE (COUNCIL) PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 28 – 29 JANUARY, 2012
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 14th Session of the PUIC General Committee (Council). 2. Report of the Secretary General. 3. Request for Observer Status in the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front. (Moro National Liberation Front is observer at the OIC since 1977). 4. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 26th and 27th Meetings of the PUIC Executive Committee and their annexes.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
5. Approval of the following financial documents of the Union:
5.1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Accounts for the fiscal year 2011. 5.2 Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2012.
6. Taking note of the arrears for the fiscal year 2011. 7 Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2012. 8. Enlargement of PUIC Membership (Proposed by Indonesia)
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
9. Updating of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 10. Adoption of the Report of the 14th Session of the PUIC (Council) General Committee. 11. Any other business.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 7th SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE PALEMBANG - REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 30 – 31 January, 2012.
VENUE: Aryaduta Convention Centre, Palembang, Republic of Indonesia
1. Election of the following Members of the Bureau:
1.1 Vice-President from the African Group. 1.2 Vice-President from the Arab Group 1.3 Rapporteur.
2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 3. Request for Observer Status in the PUIC by the Moro National Liberation Front. (Moro National Liberation Front is observer at the OIC since 1977). 4. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 5. Setting up of an Open-ended Drafting Committee chaired by the Conference Rapporteur with the participation of the Rapporteurs of the three Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s) 6. Addresses by the Heads of Delegations, Observers and Guests 7 Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 13th and 14th Sessions of the PUIC General Committee (Council) and their annexes 8. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):-
8.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 8.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 8.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
9. Nomination of the PUIC General Committee (Council) Members for the coming period 2012- 2013 10. Nomination of 12 Members for the PUIC Executive Committee for the coming period 2012- 2013
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11. Nomination of the Members for the following Four PUIC Specialized Standing Committees for the coming period 2012-2013:-
11.1 Committee on Political and Foreign Relations; 11.2 Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment; 11.3 Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs; 11.4 Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions.
12. Date and Venue of the 8th Session of the PUIC Conference proposed to be held ın Syrıa (and approved by Parliament Speakers and Heads of Delegations partıcıpatıng ın the Fırst Extraordinary conference whıch was convened ın Damascus on 30th June 2010 13. Request by the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for re-election of Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC as Secretary General for a second term of office. 14. Consideration of the approval of nomination by the PUIC Secretary General of Hıs Excellency Ambassador Alı Asghar Mohammadı Sıjanı as PUIC Assistant Secretary General for a second term of offıce.
CLOSING SESSION
15. Adoption of the Final Report of the 7th Session of PUIC Conference 16. Adoption of the Declaration and resolutions of the 7th Session of PUIC Conference 17. Any Other Business.
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THE MUSLIM WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS
PALEMBANG – REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
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FWMP/1-2012/REP.1/FINAL In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and the Compassionate
1. On the sidelines of the 7th Session of the Parliamentary Union of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC), the Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians held its first meeting at the Aryaduta Convention Center on Friday 27 January 2012 with the attendance of representatives of member parliaments as indicated in the attached list.
2. His Excellency Dr. Marzouki Alie, Chairperson of the 7th PUIC Conference and Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, inaugurated the Conference by delivering a statement in which he paid tribute to the Women Parliamentarians Conference, describing the moment of its opening as historic. He expressed hope this Conference will be held annually in one of the PUIC member states and that it will come up with favorable results to strengthen women positions in terms of political, economic and social participation. He also reviewed the experience of the Indonesian women and their contribution to career and public life. His Excellency then left the Meeting venue.
3. Chairperson of the Conference, Dr. Nour Hayatty Aly el Sakaf, MP in the Indonesian House of Representatives, took the floor and was quoted as saying that bringing together women parliamentarians was the first of its kind on the fringes of the PUIC Conference. She expressed hope the Conference will adopt a declaration that strengthens the women status.
4. Agenda: The agenda composed of the following items was approved. 4-1 Election of the members of the Conference Bureau as follows: 4-1-1 Vice-President from the Arab Group 4-1-2 Vice-President from the African Group 4-2 Report of the PUIC Secretary General
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FWMP/1-2012/REP.1/FINAL Themes of Discussion: 4-3 Enhancing the role of women in all development aspects in PUIC Member States to strengthen democracy 4-4 The role of Islamic and civil society organizations in the member states in projecting the rights granted to women by Islam; 4-5 Women potential in solving problems and disputes; 4-6 Role of women parliamentarians in alleviating the sufferings of women and children in Palestine and the Golan 4-7 Date and venue of the next Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians 4-8 Adoption of the Conference Declaration 4-9 Any other business
5. Election of the members of the Conference Bureau: 5-1 Mrs. Khadija Azzoumi from the House of Representatives of Morocco – as Vice-President for the Arab Group 5-2 Mrs. Mansoura Hamid Nouri from the National Assembly of Chad – as Vice–President for the African Group 5-3 Representative of the House of Representatives of Indonesia – as Rapporteur
Report of the Secretary-General
His Excellency the Secretary-General presented his report inclusive of the following points:
- Today’s world is advancing towards progress and development in all fields, thus necessitating utilization of the strengthened role of women and their effective involvement in pushing forward the process of development; - PUIC’s due attention to women as reflected in the adoption of several resolutions dedicated to the promotion of their role; - Follow-up and implementation of resolutions adopted by PUIC organs on enhancing the role of women; - Conferences and symposia to be held by Muslim Parliamentarians and their participation in conferences dealing with women issues;
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- Emphasis on the fact that the General Secretariat will attend to the implementation and energizing of the Conference resolutions and recommendations;
The Report of His Excellency the Secretary-General was highly appreciated. His Excellency left the Conference venue and His Excellency Ambassador Seddig Yousif Abu Agla took over to follow up the Conference proceedings.
Themes of Discussion 4 - 3 / 4 - 6
The Conference held exhaustive discussions on themes under no. 4 – 3/4 – 6. It also reflected on the draft declaration to be adopted.
4-7 Date and Venue of the next Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians - It has been agreed that the next Forum of Muslim Women Parliamentarians shall take place on the periphery of the next PUIC Conference. - The Conference of Muslim Women Parliamentarians accepted the invitation extended by the House of Representatives of Morocco to host the Conference during this year and ahead of their Conference which will be held next year as part of the proceedings of the 8th PUIC Conference.
4-8 Adoption of the Declaration of Conference of Women Parliamentarians: The Conference of Women Parliamentarians adopted the Declaration.
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FINAL DOCUMENTS ADOPTED BY THE 13THSESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL ABU DHABI – STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13 SAFAR, 1432H 18 JANUARY, 2011
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ABU DHABI DECLARATION ADOPTED BY 13TH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC) ABU DHABI- UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13 SAFAR, 1432H 18 JANUARY, 2011
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We, Members of delegation of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUIC), participating in the proceedings of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates on 13 Safar, 1432AH, corresponding to 18 January, 2011 AD, having discussed the developments and the challenges facing the Islamic World included in the Agenda of this Session, declare as follows:-
FIRST: THE PALESTINE ISSUE
1- Stress that the Palestinian issue, which is the core of the Middle East conflict, should remain the main issue towards which Member States should take a unified Islamic position in international forums with a view to safeguarding the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, particularly creating an independent Palestinian State, on the soil of Palestine, with the city of Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital.
2- Confirm recognition by Member States of the independent State Palestine, with the borders of territories occupied on the 4th of June, 1967, with the city of Al Quds as its capital. And request immediate application of this recognition by the OIC Member States to raise the level of relations with the Palestinian State at the embassy level. Furthermore, request the international community to recognize this independent Palestine State, as well as request the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution recognizing the independent Palestine State.
3- Condemn aggressions committed, and still being committed, by Israeli occupation authorities in Palestine, particularly in Gaza Strip, which claimed the lives of many innocent people. And demand penalizing Israeli officials for all war crimes they committed in Gaza Strip. Also condemn continuation of the isolation and siege imposed upon the Palestinian people, and the repressive Israeli measures, such as assassination, detention, demolition of houses, bulldozing of lands, constructing settlements and the separation wall and putting up roadblocks on the roads between the West Bank and Gaza cities and villages, which proves that the measures of blockading and starving the Palestinian people is a systematic operation carried out by the Israeli authorities in order to empty and disperse inhabitants of the Palestinian territories. Call for wide ranging moves to put a total end to the land, sea and air blockade. Also demands quick action to finalize rebuilding operations of Gaza Strip and remove the effects of the barbaric Israeli aggression.
4- Stress the importance of supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people and their heroic struggle and determination to face the Israeli aggression so as to restore all their occupied territories and abort the idea of the alternative homeland which does not only constitute a flagrant violation of the right of the Palestine people to their homeland, Palestine, but also an infringement of the principle of the sovereignty of the States of the region. Further call upon all Palestinian factions to put an end to their rift, bring about a national reconciliation, close ranks and unify positions with a view to realizing national goals, including the right of all Palestinians to return to their homeland.
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5- Strongly denounce continued excavation and demolition works executed by Israeli occupation forces beneath and in the vicinity of Al Aqsa mosque, as this constitutes a flagrant infringement of Islamic sanctities and of the status of Al-Quds Al Sharif. Also call upon the United Nations and the international community to assume their full legal and moral responsibilities and exercise all forms of pressure on Israel to put an end to its illegitimate practices. Totally reject all Israeli measures targeting the Arab and the Islamic Identity of Al-Quds aimed at Judaizing it. Further declaring the formation of a Standing Parliamentary Committee on the issue of Palestine that seeks the best ways to thwart Israeli plans aimed at Judaizing the city in coordination with the OIC Al-Quds Committee.
6- Also strongly denounce the Israeli expansionist settlement policy and stress the importance of discontinuing construction of settlements as well as legislative and administrative measures aimed at changing the legal and demographic status of Al-Quds in violation of principles of the international law and resolutions of international legitimacy. Request the UN Security Council to take quick action to remove Israeli settlements by virtue of the UN Security Council Resolution No. 465 and emphasize the right of Palestinians to return to their lands from which they were dispersed.
7- Demand the quick release of all Palestinian detained and other Arabs and Muslims in Israeli prisons, including Palestinian parliamentarians, as constitutes their detention laws a flagrant violation of all international charters and conventions. And request the United Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union to take decisive measures to pressurize Israel to release them.
8- Call upon the Quartet and the international community to act in order to stop settlement and seriously move to end Israeli occupation of all occupied Arab territories. Stress support to all political and media activities aimed at promoting the Palestinian cause in Member States and others.
SECOND: SYRIAN ARAB GOLAN
9. Reaffirm support for Syria’s right to restore the occupied Syrian Arab Golan, and praise the steadfastness of the Syrian citizens in the Golan and for upholding to their land and their Syrian Arab identity. Also stress that Israelis decision to impose its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan is null and contrary to international laws.
THIRD: LEBANON
10. Reaffirm Lebanon’s legitimate right of resistance in order to complete liberation of the occupied Lebanese territories and hail Arab and Islamic efforts being exerted to achieve national reconciliation among the Lebanese as the only way to solve complicated problems and put Lebanon on the road to stability and progress.
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FOURTH: PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY
11. Reaffirm all countries right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, including their policies relating to the nuclear fuel cycle according to NPT and express our concern over the restrictions imposed by some States on international cooperation in the fields of research and transfer of equipment, material and technology required for peaceful use of nuclear energy. Those restrictions contradict the 4th Article of the NPT. Renounce the escalation of pressures and threats mounted anywhere to deny this legitimate right and underline the need for settling differences through peaceful diplomatic channels and denounce strongly Israeli terrorist operations which targeted a number of Iranian nuclear scientists.
FIFTH: CLEARING THE MIDDLE EAST FROM WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
12. Express concern over the Israeli nuclear capabilities and threats and affirm the necessity of getting Israel to open its nuclear facilities and program in line with the rules applied by the International Atomic Energy Agency as well as the necessity of acceding to the NPT and clearing the Middle East from weapons of mass destruction considering this as constituting a basis for security and stability in the Middle East, enabling the avoidance of exercising double standards in international interaction.
SIXTH: - IRAQ
13. Express our satisfaction over the success of the election process that resulted in the formation of a national unity government expected to materialize the aspirations of the Iraqis ending the occupation and promoting independence, national sovereignty and establishing peace throughout Iraq. Call upon the Member States to support the Iraqi governments’ efforts to restore security and stability, achieve national reconciliation and restoring Iraq’s full sovereignty, and welcome the decisions of a number of governments of Member Parliaments to resume the functioning of their diplomatic missions in Iraq. Also call on the other of Member States to open or re-open their embassies and diplomatic missions in Baghdad.
SEVENTH: SUDAN
14. Express our understanding of the Sudanese people’s options as expressed through the referendum, and reaffirms solid standing by the side of the Sudan against all external threats and maintains solidarity with Sudan in defending its sovereignty, security, stability and unity. Highly appreciate the efforts of the State of Qatar and the joint mediation of the United Nations, the African Union, the League of Arab States and the OIC for establishing peace in Darfur, and invite the international community to fulfill all its declared commitments to realize just and comprehensive peace in the Sudan.
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EIGHTH: COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
15. Condemn the phenomenon of terrorism and confirm that it contradicts the teachings of the Islamic Faith that call for tolerance, mercy and rejection of violence and prohibit all forms of aggression, especially killing of humans, regardless of color, religion and race and reject politically-motivated attempts to unfairly draw a link between Islam and any Muslim State, on one hand and terrorism on the other, and call for holding an international conference to define the concept of terrorism and draw up a code of conduct among countries. Reaffirm support for the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, to establish an international center for combating terrorism.
NINTH: SOMALIA
16. Welcome the success of the election process and call for supporting the legitimate government in order to be able to maintain Somalia’s unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, restoring security and stability to the country, being a basic step to restore stability to the Horn of Africa. Call for the immediate cessation of piracy activities which have become a menace to security, peace and freedom of international navigation. Appeal to the Islamic countries and all the international community to extend a helping hand to Somalia in confronting this phenomenon.
TENTH: CYPRUS
17 Call on the governments of Parliaments of Member States to display effective solidarity with the Turkish Cypriot State and maintain close ties with this State in order to overcome the in-human isolation imposed on it and promote relations with the Turkish Cypriot State in all fields. Support the willingness show by the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkey for finding a viable political settlement of the Cypriot issue.
ELEVENTH: JAMMU AND KASHMIR
18 Call for finding a peaceful settlement to the question of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions and on the same lines of the agreement reached in Simla. Support the efforts of the Pakistani Government to establish a peaceful settlement by all diplomatic means including bilateral talks with India.
TWELFTH: AZERBAIJAN
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THIRTEENTH: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS:
20 Express concern over the far reaching negative impacts of the current economic and financial crisis on the economic growth of the Member States, as well as on their plans of national development, their balance of payments, their ability to get private and public international finance, and direct foreign investment.
Underline the necessity that the Islamic World enjoys appropriate representation in all deliberations on the effects of the global financial crisis, and the need to expand the structures of economic decision making such as G20 so as to become more balanced and more responsive to the demands of the developing countries and the Islamic countries in particular
FOURTEENTH: LEGAL AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
21 Affirm the necessity of including the universal values of democracy and human rights in curricula in the Member States with the aim of upgrading these values to lofty levels, in implementation of Islamic teachings. Call for the promotion of cooperation and coordination with the OIC especially in the field of implementing the Ten-Year Plan of Action. Also call for pursuing contacts to get the observer status for the PUIC at the UN with the aim of promoting cooperation with the international organization to serve common objectives
FIFTEENTH: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
22 Stress the necessity of developing education and scientific research as well as curricula in the Islamic World in a way that deepens common Islamic affiliation and response to the needs of development, modernization and overall development and entrenches the values of dialogue and innovation. Urge our governments to promote the role of Muslim women in the political, social and cultural life and in all the domains that underline their role in sustainable development. Also urge our governments for the care of children and youth in accordance with the teachings of the tolerant Islamic Sharia. Request sustainable dialogue between the Islamic and Western parliaments with the purpose of promoting dialogue among civilizations and intensifying endeavors aimed at preventing disdain of divine religions and their symbols
SIXTEENTH: SOLIDARITY STANDS
23 Express our support of the Tunisian people’s choice of the way of running their country and selecting their representatives. Appeal to the Tunisian forces and the factions of the Tunisian people to resort to wisdom and self-restraint in order to protect the security of their country and its achievements. Demand that all foreign countries not to interfere in the internal affairs of Tunisia.
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SEVENTEENTH: THANKS AND APPRECIATION:
24. The Council expresses its thanks and appreciation to the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates for hosting the proceedings of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council and appreciates the efforts exerted in order to achieve the best results, and expresses its sincere wishes to the leaders, government and people of the State of the United Arab Emirates for stability progress and prosperity.
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SUNDAY 16 January, 2011 FROM 16.00 TO 20.00 hrs.
MONDAY17 January, 2011, FROM 09.00 TO 12.00 hrs.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
1. Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the other occupied Territories in Syria and Lebanon:-
1.1. Protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque against all threats and the Judaization of Al-Quds.
1.2. Adoption of a unified position by PUIC Member Parliaments in support of Palestine against the Israeli aggression and the war crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip.
1.3 Committing Israel to apply the Fourth Geneva Convention on the occupied territories and treat the Palestinian political captives and detainees in its prisons in accordance with the International Humanitarian Law.
1.4 Intensifying and following up regional and international efforts in order to lift the unjust blockade on Gaza strip and condemning the Israeli attacks on the humanitarian aid ship Movi Marmara.
1.5 Supporting the position of Syria and Lebanon on their occupied lands in the Golan, Shaba Farms and Kafr Shouba.
2. Stressing the necessity of the inalienable equal and balanced rights of all peoples to have free access and free use of modern technology for peaceful purposes and making the whole Middle East region a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons with no exception. 3. Supporting the efforts of the people and government of Iraq to ensure Iraqi’s unity and reconstruction.
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4. Standing by the Sudan in the face of external threats as well as supporting it in defending its sovereignty, security, stability and unity as well as against the allegations made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against its leaders. 5. Combating terrorism under the umbrella of the UN and reconfirming the legitimate right to resist occupation and foreign aggression by all individual and collective means according to Article 51 of the UN Charter and further documents and measures of liquidation of colonialism and racism. 6. Promoting solidarity and unity among Muslim States to confront increasing challenges and conspiracies which target the capabilities of the Islamic Ummah. 7. Forming a Standing Parliamentary Committee on Al-Quds Affairs. 8. Problem of internal security in Somalia and foreign intervention. 9. Recent developments of the situation of Muslims in Cyprus, in Jammu and Kashmir and consideration of Armenia’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. 10. Rejection of all economic sanctions – whether unilateral or multi-lateral – imposed on any Muslim country particularly PUIC States. 11. Examination of the Memoranda of Understanding between PUIC and the following organizations:
11.1 OIC Youth Forum for Islamic Dialogue and Cooperation . 11.2 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-Speaking Countries (TURKPA) 11.3 Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
12. Warning against the danger of the international financial crisis and its impact of globalization upon the economies of developing countries and in particularly on Islamic Countries and constituting a Committee to Study Economic problems in Member States. 13. Allocation of voluntary financial contributions in favor of the PUIC from Member Parliaments to provide urgent assistance to the people in Gaza Strip as well as to finance activities of interdependence (Takaful) and solidarity among Islamic States during the times of all types of disasters. 14. Importance of international parliamentary cooperation in the face of natural disasters, especially in the framework of extending relief to the victims of floods in Pakistan. 15. Encouraging and enhancing bilateral and multilateral trade among Islamic States.
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1. The Standing Specialized Committee on Political and Economic Affairs held its 5th Meeting in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 16-17 January 2011, under the chairmanship of the Committee Rapporteur, H.E. Dr. Ahmed Hajji, representative of the Assembly of Counselors, Kingdom of Morocco.
2. The Meeting was attended by their Excellencies:
For Arab Group: H.E. Mr. Nuruddin Mezian- Kingdom of Morocco H.E. Mr. Mubarak Khoranj - State of Kuwait H.E. Mr. Faisal Abu Shahla - State of Palestine H.E. Hon. Mr. Kotby Mahdy, Republic of Sudan
For Asian Group: H.E. Mr. Irfan Gunduz - Republic of Turkey H.E. Mr. Abdul Rahman Abdullah - Republic of Indonesia H.E. Mr. Sabir Rustum Khani- Republic of Azerbaijan
From this group, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran was absent.
For the African Group: H.E. Mr. Mastang Seyi Mama – Republic of Cameroon H.E. Mr. Léon-Paul Mvouba Okori - Republic of Gabon H.E. Mr. Moussa Cisse - Republic of Mali
From this group, the representative Uganda was absent.
The Meeting was also attended by a number of delegates as observers, namely: H.E. Mr. Maghram Al Ghami – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Mr. Abdullah Al Sheikh Ismail – Republic of Somalia H.E. Mr. Ahmed Mustapha Al-Ghadah – Hashemite King of Jordan H.E. Mr. Hassan Al- Saqqa – Syrian Arab Republic H.E. Mr. Mohammad Nagib Ahmed- Republic of Yemen
3. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi, PUIC Assistant Secretary General, represented the General Secretariat. He welcomed the Members of the Committee on behalf of the Secretary General.
4. The Meeting reviewed the agenda and discussed its 19 political affairs items as well as two economic items. The discussion included interventions by the Members which finally resulted in the adoption of the following resolutions which are to be submitted to the August PUIC Council.
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RESOLUTION No.1-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Proceeding from the principles and objectives enshrined in the PUIC Statute and the OIC Charter,
Pursuant to the Islamic resolutions on the cause of Palestine,
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly and Security Council concerning the Palestinian issue,
Referring to the resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council relating to the violations of human rights in occupied Arab Palestinian territories
Proceeding from the resolutions adopted by the First Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Conference, at the level of Parliament Speakers, held in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic on 30 June, 2010.
Stressing that the Israeli expansionist policies, practices and plans do not only imperil Arab States and the peace process, but also threaten Muslim States and endanger international peace and security;
1. Strongly condemns the continuing Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza Strip, considered as a blatant violation of the International Law, and the International Humanitarian Law and constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity; and calls for prosecuting the perpetrators of these crimes to realize international justice.
2. Confirms the recognition by the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments of the independent State of Palestine, with the borders of the territories occupied after the 4th of June, 1967, with the city of Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital and requests that this recognition be immediately applied by the OIC Member States, and that the upgrade the level of relations with the State of Palestine to the level of “Embassy”
3. Requests the international community and all the States of the world to recognize the independent State of Palestine, also requests the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution recognizing the independent Palestinian State with the borders of the territories occupied after the 4th of June, 1967 with City of Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital.
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4. Hails the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in confronting the Israeli aggression and the unjust blockade imposed on the Palestinians, especially in the Gaza Strip. Reiterates its support to the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people for restoring their national, legitimate, inalienable and original rights, including the right to self-determination, the establishment of an independent State with Al Quds Al Sharif as its capital and solving the issue of the Palestinian refugees in accordance with the UN General Assembly Resolution 194, of 1948.
5. Demands total lifting of the land, sea and air blockade of Gaza Strip aimed at ending the suffering of its people imposed on it for more than three years, which constitutes collective punishment of more than 1.5 million Gazans.
6. Mandates the General Secretariat with following up the issue of visiting Gaza by Parliament Speakers in implementation of the Resolution of the First Extraordinary Conference, held in Damascus on 30 June, 2010.
7. Strongly demands the Israeli occupation authorities to pay financial reparations to the families of the martyrs as well as to those injured during the aggression on Gaza in December 2008. Other financial reparations are also to be paid for demolishing Palestinian houses, properties as well as public and private, civilian and government institutions in Gaza, in implementation of international laws, in reparation for the destruction of UN institutions during that cruel aggression. It also requests the international community to exert pressure on the occupation authorities to expedite the payment of these reparations.
8. Stresses its strong condemnation of the barbaric Israeli attack on the humanitarian assistance ship, the Marmara, which constituted a blatant violation of the international law, and welcomes the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/65/195 endorsing the conclusions of the International Fact Finding Mission of the UN Human Rights Council, and while reiterating its solidarity with the families of the victims of this attack, supports the demand of the Republic of Turkey to receive an apology for it, and demands the payment of adequate compensations to the victims’’ families.
9 Reaffirms that the City of Al Quds Al Sharif is an integral part of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967, as stated in the Security Council Resolutions 242 of 1967 and 338 of 1973 to which the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, is applicable and in several Security Council Resolutions. Strongly denounces the occupation authorities for their repeated violations of sacred places in the city of Al-Quds Al Sharif through erecting the racist separation wall settlements and continuing excavation works underneath the blessed Al Aqsa Mosque which will result in the collapse of its supporting pillars. Also denounces Israel’s illegal measures and practices which run counter to international resolutions and laws carried out by the occupation authorities in the city of Al Quds, aimed at the judaization of the Holy City and obliterating its Arab and Islamic landmarks. 214
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10. Requests the UN Security Council in its capacity as the body responsible for the preservation of international peace and security, to shoulder its responsibilities by taking measures to stop the excavations carried out by the Israeli occupation authorities, immediately remove the racist separation wall and put an end to Israel’s disrespect for international law, and the International Humanitarian Law as well as Security Council resolutions relating to Al Quds; also requests UNESCO to shoulder its responsibility for protecting the buildings of Al-Aqsa Mosque and saving them from Israeli demolishing works.
11. Requests the Security Council and the Human Rights Council to make Israel committed to applying the Fourth Geneva Convention to the occupied territories and to treat the Palestinian prisoners and detainees in its prisons according to International Law.
12. Demands the immediate release of the members of the Palestinian Legislative Council who are still behind bars in Israeli prisons. It also requests the IPU to exercise pressure on Israel in order to realize this purpose.
13. Calls on the Quartet and the international community to fully shoulder their responsibilities and exert all efforts in order to stop settlement, considered as constituting a blatant violations of the international legitimacy, and revitalize the peace process and resume bilateral negotiations between the two sides aimed at putting an end to the Israeli occupation of all the Palestinian and Arab lands occupied in 1967, including city of Al Quds Al Sharif without delay or procrastination and the establishment of the Independent Palestinian State and consequently arriving at the two States solution according to the resolutions of the international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Plan.
14. Expresses its strong concern and anxiety about continuation of division among the ranks of the Palestinian faction and request them to renounce their differences, put an end to the state of schism and to finalize the national dialogue to ensure realization of the Palestinian national unity, and to energize the understandings reached between them in order to serve the higher interests of the Palestinian people and strengthening its ability to continue their just resistance for the sake of recovering their basic national interest.
15. Welcomes the efforts of the Arab Republic of Egypt and all other efforts exerted to achieve national reconciliation between the Palestinian factions in order to take steps forward with a view to facilitating a just solution of the Palestinian issue.
16. Stresses its support to all political and media actions, convening conferences and symposia as well as contacts between Member States, on the one hand, and with the other States in order to support the Palestinian issue. This will provide political and media coverage as well as rally world and Islamic public opinion to support the unarmed Palestinian people in the face of Israeli practices. 215
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17. Requests international institutions to abide by what has been agreed in Sharma Al- Sheikh Conference concerning the rebuilding of Gaza and appeals to Member Parliaments to urge their governments and the Islamic Development Bank to contribute to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and building the infrastructure which has been destroyed by the Israeli war machine.
18. Appeals to the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to extend generous humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people to enable them to face the harsh conditions imposed on them by the Israeli occupation.
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RESOLUTION No. 2-PE/13-CNCL ON THE ROLE OF MUSLIM PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING ISRAELI PLANS CONCERNING JEWISHNESS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAIZATION OF AL-QUDS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Pursuant to the Islamic resolutions which emphasize that the cause of Al-Quds Al- Sharif constitutes the essence of the cause of Palestine which is the core of the Arab–Israeli conflict, and that comprehensive and just peace will only be realized by the restoration of the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif to the Palestinian sovereignty, considered as the capital of the State of Palestine.
Emphasizing Security Council Resolution No. 681 of 1990 on application of all the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1949, and the illegality of any measures and arrangements made by the Israeli side on Palestinian territories and General Assembly Resolution No.58/292, dated 6th May, 2004 concerning the status of the occupied Palestinian territories including city of Al-Quds Al Sharif;
Referring to resolution No. 129/4 adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO, in its 19th Session, dated November 1967, which affirmed that all legislative measures and arrangements taken by Israel which resulted in altering the status of Al-Quds, including confiscation of lands and real States, are null.
Taking into consideration the statement issued by the European Union, at the end of its meeting, held on 8/12/2009, at the level of Foreign Ministers, which stipulates that the settlements and the separation wall, built on the occupied land as well as demolition and vacating houses, are illegal steps according to international law, and that they constitute an obstacle to peace and render the two-states solution impossible;
Recalling Arab League Council Resolution No.132, dated 7-9/9/2009, which stipulates rejection of all illegal Israeli measures aimed at annexing and Judaizing the city, as well as condemnation of all the official and non-official Israeli political programs and policies concerning its declaration as the capital of Israel; and inviting the international community to apply the resolutions of the international legitimacy in this regard;
Referring anew to the draft resolution of the Joint Committee Meeting (106th) of the IPU, on 14/9/2001, which called on Israel to defuse tension, withdraw immediately its military forces from Palestinian towns and villages, freeze all settlement activities, desist from attacking civilians and installations, and lift its siege of Palestinian territories.
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Recalling once again the resolutions adopted by the Third ICFM, especially Resolution No. 4/3 on Judaization of Al-Quds, which requests the Member States to exercise global pressure on Israel through the big powers, and appeal to international organizations to force Israel to implement the UN and Security Council resolutions;
Commending the condemnation of the international and regional communities of all settlement operations carried out by Israel, and their defense of the Palestinian cause, and adoption in all fora of resolutions aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian State with Al-Quds Al Sharif as its capital;
10. Mandates the PUIC Secretary General with following up his study of forming a Standing Committee on Palestinian Affairs, specify its terms of reference and members, in preparation for its adoption by the next conference scheduled to be held in the Republic of Indonesia. 11. Requests the PUIC Secretary General to address the UN Secretary General and the IPU Secretary General, and ask them to exert efforts for stopping Israeli measures aimed at judaizing Al-Quds City. 12. Upholds the position of rejecting all attempts to break up the integrity of Palestinian lands, and all unilateral measures taken by Israel, foremost of which are settlement activities in the occupied Arab territories and attempts to judaize Al-Quds. 13. Invites the Vatican, all the Christian churches to participate in resisting the judaization of the City of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, being keen on respecting the spiritual dimension of all divine religions and ensuring peaceful coexistence between their peoples. 14. Condemns Israeli measures that prevent inhabitants of the Western Bank from entering Al-Quds, and its persistent attempt to include Al-Quds in its preparatory list of antiquities in order to record it as an Israeli site on the list of world heritage, in a blatant defiance of international law, and the resolutions of the international legitimacy contrary to international charters and conventions, including the World Heritage Convention. 15. Calls for energizing cooperation among Islamic States in a way that serves the cause of Palestine and preserves the Arab and Islamic identity of Al-Quds city and safeguards its religious sacred sites and historical antiquities, and calls on the States which have declared the twining of their capitals and cities with the city of Al Quds Al Sharif to adopt projects which strengthen the steadfastness of the holy city, its people and institutions.
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RESOLUTION No. 3-PE/13-CNCL ON SYRIAN ARAB GOLAN
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling Israeli violation of Article 25 of the UN Charter and its non-compliance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council, specially resolution No.497 of 1981 which considers Israeli annexation of the occupied Syrian Golan as null and void and without legal effect, and that it is a defiance of the will of the international community,
Being aware of the suffering of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Golan from Israeli repressive measures and continuous attempts to force them to accept the Israeli identity,
Affirming the applicability of the Geneva convention concerning the protection of civilian inhabitants during the time of war of 1949 to the Occupied Syrian Golan, and that the establishment of settlements and the introduction of settlers to the Occupied Syrian Golan constitutes a violation of this conventions and a destruction of the peace process,
Expressing its concern about Israel’s destruction of the peace process through its intransigence and its non-application of international resolutions, specially UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338,
Commending the steadfastness of the Syrian Arab people in the face of Israeli arrogance and Israel’s continued occupation of the Golan
7. Reaffirms all the resolutions adopted by relevant Islamic Conferences on all the occupied Arab territories, particularly the Syrian Arab Golan. 8. Praises the steadfastness of the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan, and hails their attachment to their land and Syrian Arab identity. 9. Expresses its support to the established positions of Syria and its commitment to achieving a just and comprehensive peace in the region. 10. Strongly condemns the decisions of Israel to impose its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan and its non-abidance by Security Council resolution No. 497 of 1981; affirms that all these Israeli decisions are null and illegal. 11. Supports the right of Syria to recover the Syrian Arab Golan according to the resolutions of international legitimacy. 12. Urges the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to exercise pressure on the UN in order to compel Israel to withdraw from the Syrian Arab Golan.
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RESOLUTION No.4-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN LEBANON
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Lauding Lebanon’s steadfastness and its heroic resistance to the savage Israeli aggression in the summer of 2006,
Taking note of the Israeli continuing occupation of the Lebanese Shaba Farms and Kafar Chouba Hills and its continuous aggression on Lebanon’s sovereignty,
Stressing the stand by the side of Lebanon concerning human victims as well as the material and economic losses which it incurred and the pillaging of its water resources as a result of the Israeli aggression on its citizens and the infrastructure and the concomitant massive injuries and losses in lives and properties.
6. Reaffirms all resolutions adopted by Islamic Conferences relating to the situation in Lebanon.
7. Stresses solidarity with Lebanon and ensuring political and economic support to the Lebanese people in such a way as to preserve Lebanese national unity, and Lebanon’s security, stability and sovereignty over its entire territories. Also supports the position of the State of Lebanon on inviting the international community to apply resolution No.1701, in such a way as to realize the Lebanese interest and to put an end to Israel’s violation of the Lebanese sovereignty, its persistent threat and espionage operations which it carries out against Lebanon
8. Commends also Arab and Islamic efforts exerted to achieve national reconciliation between groups in Lebanon, and calls on the Lebanese leaders to opt for wisdom, dialogue and expeditiously act to constitute a government of national unity based on Arab initiatives, primarily the Syrian-Saudi initiative, and act to completely implement Taif agreement.
9. Condemns the Israeli threat to resort to force against Lebanon, its military maneuvers on the borders of Lebanon, the deployment of combat formations as well as air and sea violations, and continuation to occupy the Lebanese Sheba Farm, Kafar Shuba Hills and the Lebanese section of gajar village, which conflict with UN Security Council resolution 1701.
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10. Commends the positive developments of brotherly relations between the Republic of Lebanon and the Syrian Arab Republic.
11. Emphasizes the right of the Lebanese people and their heroic resistance to recover Lebanon’s sovereignty over all their occupied territories, including Lebanese Sheba Farms, Kafar Sheba Hills and the Lebanese part of gajar village up to the area beyond the Blue Line in accordance with the relevant international resolutions.
12. Urges the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to exercise pressure on the United Nations in order to force Israel to withdraw from all the occupied Lebanese territories,
13. Affirms the necessity of pressuring Israel to release all Arab detainees from its prisons and to recover the bodies of martyrs.
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RESOLUTION No.5-PE/13-CNCL ON SUPPORTING THE EQUAL AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF ALL NATIONS TO HAVE FREE ACCESS TO AND USAGE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY FOR THEIR PEACEFUL PURPOSES
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Aware of the undeniable role and the contribution of knowledge and modern technologies to enabling all nations to achieve prosperity and development,
Taking into consideration the provisions of the UN Charter, including respect for equal rights among nations in raising the standards of living as well as the conditions of their economic development without discrimination,
Recalling the Ten Year Programs of Action of the OIC which encourages public and private research institutions to invest in the technology of capacity building in the fields of advanced technologies such as possessing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes,
Recognizing the limited sources of energy and the need to use modern technology for searching for new ways and means, including the use of nuclear energy in order to address possible future shortage in energy,
Taking into consideration that International Law recognizes the right of all nations, especially developing countries, to have free access to and use of technologies in all fields for peaceful purposes,
Reconfirming the inalienable rights of all states, without discrimination, to develop new technologies, especially nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in accordance with their legal commitments,
Expressing concern about attempts to restrict the use of modern technologies, including the peaceful use of nuclear energy, also strongly concerned about the restrictions imposed by some States on international cooperation in the field of research and transfer of equipment, material and technology for the peaceful purposes of nuclear energy in contradiction with Article 4 of the NPT;
Reconfirming that there is nothing in the NPT as well as the statute of the IAEA which may be construed as affecting the inalienable right of all parties to develop and use atomic energy for peaceful purposes,
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Reconfirming the inalienable right of countries to the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes as well as confirming the necessity of respecting the options and resolutions of each country in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy, including their policies relating to nuclear fuel cycle;
4. Confirms once again the equal and the inalienable right of all nations to have free access to modern technologies and use them for peaceful purposes.
5. Recognizes the important role of modern technologies, especially in the field of nuclear energy, in the economic development of nations.
6. Stresses the need for ensuring total respect for the equal and inalienable rights for all nations to explore and benefit from modern technologies, including, inter alia, nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
7. Urges all parliaments to maintain further cooperation in order to establish a world free of discrimination, injustice and double standards.
8. Recognizes that any attempt aimed at limiting the application of peaceful nuclear energy, which is in conflict with the international law, will affect sustainable development of developing States.
9. Expresses concern about the creation of obstacles by certain circles before free access to modern technology by developing countries, and calls upon these States to remove all these obstacles.
10. Rejects discrimination and double standards concerning the peaceful uses of modern technology, including nuclear energy.
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RESOLUTION No. 6-PE /13-CNCL ON MAKING THE MIDDLE EAST A ZONE FREE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the resolution of the Islamic Summit, held in Tehran, in December 1997, concerning creation of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons in Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, and the call for ridding the world of all weapons of mass destruction;
Stressing the resolution of the Islamic Summit Conference No. 22-8/P(IS) on committing Israel to abide by the UN resolutions, especially Security Council resolution 487 of 1981, and its accession to the NPT;
Insisting on the resolution of IAEA, adopted in August 2005, which recognizes the right of States to develop and use atomic energy for peaceful purposes, including the generation of electricity, in conformity with the commitments enshrined in the NPT;
Welcoming the IAEA Resolution No. GC(53) RES/17, of September 2009, which expresses concern about the nuclear capabilities of Israel, while advocates a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, and urges Israel to open its nuclear facilities for international inspection;
1. Affirms the resolution of the 31st ICFM adopted in Istanbul on 16th June 2004, which requests the international community and the Security Council to commit Israel to abide by the resolutions of the United Nations, specially Security Council resolution No. 487 for the year 1981, and to join the NPT, and implement the resolutions of the General Assembly and the International Atomic Energy Agency which call for subjecting all Israeli Nuclear facilities to the Comprehensive IAEA Safeguards System, and stress the necessity of Israel’s declaration to renounce nuclear armament as well as submit a statement on its capabilities and stock pile of nuclear weapons and material to both the Security Council and the IAEA, considering that such steps are necessary for making the area a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, foremost of which are the nuclear weapons. This is an essential matter for the establishment of the comprehensive and just peace in the area. The treatment of Israel as an exception on which the international resolutions do not apply must be stopped; also applying pressure on others at the same time is unacceptable.
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2. Affirms the inalienable right of all States of Member Parliaments to develop nuclear energy and technology for peaceful purposes, and encourages cooperation among them in this field according to the provisions of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the IAEA Safeguards System;
3. Calls for facilitating and promoting cooperation in the field of developing nuclear energy and its use for peaceful purposes, whether in the region, between its States or outside States, without any discrimination, while taking into consideration the commitments of States to the NPT;
4. Confirms the necessity of Israel’s compliance with the resolutions of the UN Security Council and the IAEA on elimination of weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, as this is considered essential to security and stability in the Middle East, and demands Israel’s accession to the NPT, and subjection of its nuclear facilities and programs to IAEA inspection.
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RESOLUTION No.7-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Expressing its satisfaction with the success of the political process in Iraq through conducting parliamentary elections on 7th March, 2010, which resulted in the formation of a National Unity Government that included all the categories of the Iraqi society and hoping that this government will fulfill the aspirations of the Iraqi people and realize their wishes in ending occupation and consolidating independence and national sovereignty as well as the establishing peace in all Iraq;
Pursuant to the recognition of Members of the importance and necessity of achieving security and stability for the Iraqi people and being keen on respecting the sovereignty, territorial integrity of Iraq and the unity of its people as well as non-intervention in its domestic affairs, and the importance of international support in realizing Iraq’s security and stability and the rejection of any calls for its partition;
Denouncing terrorist acts which target innocent people and endanger their lives and properties as well as disperse them from their houses and homes,
1. Calls on the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments to support the efforts of the Iraqi government to restore security and stability to different parts of Iraq, achieve national reconciliation among the Iraqi people, support its national economy, restore its total sovereignty, assist in the reconstruction efforts, return the refugees to their regions and exert efforts to help them recover their desired position and expected role in Arab, Islamic and international milieu;
2. Welcomes the decisions by a number of State of the PUIC Member Parliaments on resumption of the functioning of their diplomatic missions in Iraq and calls on all States to open or reopen their embassies or diplomatic missions in Iraq.
3. Renews its support to rebuilding Iraq and rejuvenating its economy by extending assistance, and dealing with debts and encouraging owners of capital to invest their funds in Iraq,
4. Calls on the international community and human rights organizations to prevent violations of human rights and seek reformation of prisons as well as punishing those responsible for crimes of torture, also calls on Iraq to finalize implementation of remaining international resolution relevant to the liberation of Kuwait.
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5. Appeals to the State of the Member Parliaments to ban extremist religious and media rhetoric which advocates for violence and terrorism in Iraq under any slogan or in any way, especially TV channels owned by these States or operating on their territories.
6. Reaffirms the unity and security of the territory and people of Iraq, the respect of its sovereignty and its Arab-Muslim identity and rejects any call for secession, while insisting on the need of non-interference in its internal affairs.
7. Supports national reconciliation between the different categories and components of the Iraqi people, on the basis of equality in rights and obligations and the widening of political operations to better counter and eliminate sectarianism, while putting special emphasis on equality and the rejection of any attempt at consecrating sectarianism and division.
8. Denounces all terrorist acts in Iraq, welcomes the establishment of peace and supports the safety and stability now prevailing in Iraq.
9. Emphasizes the importance of building and reinforcing all constitutional institutions so that they can play an effective role in dismantling the different militia and discarding all armed manifestations, while expediting the building of capacities and training the armed and security forces, on a national basis, in such a way as to preserve the security, stability, sovereignty, and national unity of Iraq
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RESOLUTION No.8-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN THE SUDAN
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Confirming all its previous resolutions which are supportive of the efforts exerted by the Sudanese government to establish peace, security and stability in all parts of the country;
Referring to its resolutions concerning the allegations made by the International Criminal Court against the Sudan;
Following with the utmost attention the critical phase through which the Sudan is passing:
7. Expresses its understanding of the options of the Sudanese people vis-à-vis the results of the referendum, considered as one of the entitlements of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and highly appreciates the efforts exerted to implement the remaining items of the agreement
8. Stresses its firm stand on the side of the Sudan against external threats, and expresses solidarity with it in defending its sovereignty, stability, unity and development.
9. Affirms its rejection of the decision of the International Criminal Court and the allegations of its Prosecutor General against the Sudanese Leaders which constitute a flagrant violation of the international law, as well as a blatant violation of the national sovereignty of the Republic of the Sudan
10. Highly appreciates the efforts of the State of Qatar and the Joint Mediation of the United Nations, the African Union, the League of Arab States, and the OIC, aimed at establishing peace in Darfur, and calls on the international community to fulfill all its declared obligations towards realizing just and comprehensive peace in the three Darfur states
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RESOLUTION No.9-PE/13-CNCL ON COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Affirming that paragraph four of Article 2 of the UN Charter stipulates that all Members of the organization shall refrain in their international relations from threatening or using force against the safety of the lands or political independence of any State or in any way which does not conform with the aims of the United Nations, and that commitment to the provision of this paragraph is an essential necessity and binding on all Members of the United Nations,
Recognizing that Article 51 of the UN Charter permitted for the Member States to use force in self-defense by stating that there is nothing in the Charter that weakens or diminishes natural rights of States, individually or collectively, to defend themselves in case of armed aggression against any UN Member,
Registering Israel’s practices in occupied Palestine as state terrorism against the unarmed Palestinian people, and murdering innocent children, women, the elderly and youth, establishing settlement rings, destroying cities and villages, and bulldozing plantations and trees under the slogan (security above all consideration), in addition to the continued illegal occupation of the Syrian Golan, Lebanese Sheba Farms and the Kafr Chouba Hills,
Confirming that actions carried out by the USA and Israel do not conform with alleged threats to them. Both of them work to confuse concepts that control the limits of relations between resisting occupation and terrorism by using violence against innocent civilians for the sake of self-interest that serve their drive for settlement and hegemony over the potential of Islamic States which clearly contradicts and openly defies international laws and conventions, specially the UN Charter;
1. Confirms that resisting occupation in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kashmir and in all parts of the world is not considered terrorism but rather a legitimate right of occupied nations to restore their rights and sovereignty
2. Stresses that the phenomenon of launching aggression against civilians contradicts all teachings of Islam which call for tolerance, mercy and non-violence, and ban all forms of aggressions, especially killing of humans irrespective of color, religion or race, rejects all politically motivated attempts to unjustly establish a link between Islam or any Muslim country, and terrorism.
3. Stresses that Islam is a religion that calls for peace and security and combats violence, injustice and despotism, carrying out terrorist actions by a wrong doing group alleging commitment to Islam does not alter the sublime concept of Islam.
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4. Hails the positions of non-Muslim followers of divine religions who reject the Zionist American of definition of resisting occupation as terrorism, noting that terrorism knows no homeland or religion. And deems that such positions contribute to joint earnest action to counteract all dangers that threaten humanity, including terrorism itself.
5. Denounces the pressures put on Islamic States aimed at accusing them of supporting terrorism in order to prevent them from backing Palestinian and Lebanese resistance.
6. Invites the international community to confront State terrorism which is practiced by Israel and demands to stop treating it as an exception to which international laws are not applicable, as well as compelling it to abide by the international law and the UN Charter.
7. Requests the implementation of a global strategy in the field of combating terrorism under UN umbrella and adopting necessary measures and arrangements to preserve international peace and security. Affirms the role of the UN as an effective force in combating terrorism and calls for concluding a comprehensive international agreement to combat terrorism under UN Umbrella, which must, in the first place, prepare a definition of terrorism.
8. Reaffirms the right of all state of Member Parliaments to protect their national territory and borders by taking all the necessary measures to protect their national security.
9. Stresses the right of peoples under occupation to obtain their independence and confirms their right to resist occupation with all forms of resistance that their struggle for liberty and sovereignty shall not be used to accuse them of endangering international security and peace.
10. Denounces using, or threatening to use, military force against any Member State on the pretext of combating terrorism.
11. Calls for energizing the international law and reconsidering the work mechanism of the UN so that it shall not remain as a tool in the hands of some big powers, which they employ for their special aims and purposes. It is necessary for the UN to overcome in its work (the place complex), meaning the place of its headquarters, so that it is able to realize the hopes of helpless States.
12. Welcomes the announcement of the Syrian People’ Assembly to host an International Conference on Terrorism, in implementation of a resolution adopted by the Kampala Conference and stresses the importance and necessity of holding this conference in an appropriate time agreed upon by in coordination with the host country and mandates the General Secretarial with preparing a complete study in this respect for submission to the conference.
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RESOLUTION No.10-PE/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING SOLIDARITY AND UNITY AMONG MUSLIM STATES TO CONFRONT INCREASING CHALLENGES WHICH TARGET THE CAPABILITIES OF THE ISLAMIC UMMAH
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Guided by the Holy Quran which says “And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord, therefore worship me” and also “And verily this Ummah of yours is a single Ummah and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore fear Me (and no others)”,
Also guided by the Holy Quran, which enjoins on Muslims, to achieve unity as stated in the text of the verse: “And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you) and be not divided among yourselves…”,
Reconfirming the provisions of the PUIC Statute, which stress the necessity for Muslims to close their ranks and consolidate their unity, as well as the role of parliamentary assemblies in supporting this trend.
Taking into consideration all the relevant statements and resolutions adopted by the Union,
Deeply concerned about the continuous lapses in Islamic solidarity among Islamic countries due to the enemies of Islam and Muslims sowing the seeds of discord among Muslims through various strategies, policies and plans,
Aware of the great harm, resulting from disputes among the followers of the different Islamic schools of thought, including sectarian violence, and their impact on the solidarity and unity of the entire Muslim Ummah;
Aware of the importance of understanding and cooperation between brothers from different Islamic sects and its positive impact on the strengthening of Islamic solidarity;
Reiterating the importance of further efforts for the rapprochement of the Islamic schools of thought, as a first step to unite the sons and daughters of the Islamic Ummah in their endeavors to meet the huge challenges facing them;
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11. Affirms the need to eliminate all causes for prejudice, hatred, provocation and incitement as well as sectarian violence among the followers of various Islamic schools of thought,
12. Recognizes the great importance for Member Parliaments to strengthen Islamic brotherhood and unity considered as a sacred religious obligation aimed at achieving the common interests of the Islamic Ummah,
13. Affirms that both the causes of Palestine and AL-Quds Al Sharif must remain the primary issues on which Member States should adopt a unified Islamic position in international fora.
14. Stresses the important role of Member Parliaments in strengthening mutual understanding, tolerance and respect among followers of Islamic schools of thought in such a way as to contribute to the consolidation of bonds of brotherhood among Muslims, as they share the same beliefs and the same commitment to carry out the obligations of Islam,
15. Stresses also the necessity for all Muslims to maintain vigilance and attention and awareness to understand that any conflict among the followers of Islamic schools of thought will harm all the peoples of the Islamic Ummah and endanger its solidarity, brotherhood and unity.
16. Invites all Muslims to desist from inciting sectarian sentiments or ethnic strife or insult or bias or abuse. Also calls for being on guard towards all attempts to sow the seeds of discord between them.
17. Denounces sectarian violence among followers of Islamic schools of thought in any part of the Islamic world and strongly condemns all crimes which are committed on the basis of sectarian identity or affiliation.
18. Reaffirms the importance of never relinquishing principles, including unity, understanding, solidarity and cooperation to achieve probity and piety and emphasizes that the blood, properties, honor, reputation of Muslims must be preserved and that all Muslim places of worship must be respected;
19. Urges all Muslim scholars, religious institutions and mass media in the Islamic world, owing to their importance, to reinforce the spirit of tolerance, understanding, and mutual respect among the followers of different Islamic schools of thought;
20. Invites all Member Parliaments to take into consideration the great importance of this issue and take appropriate measures to strengthen and promote Islamic unity.
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RESOLUTION No.11-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling all resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit Conferences and ICFM Conferences concerning the situation in Somalia and the set of challenges relating to prevailing political, humanitarian, social and economic conditions,
Also recalling the efforts of the OIC and its cooperation with international organizations such as the UN, League of Arab States and African Union. Also recalling the OIC initiative of 1992 concerning extension of international relief to Somalia and commending all humanitarian assistance and relief efforts extended by the international community,
Stressing the recommendations made by the OIC Contact Group on Somalia,
7. Stresses its commitment to restore and preserve the unity, sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Somalia and restoration of security therein.
8. Confirms the necessity of foreign non-intervention in Somalia by any party, and preserving its independence, territorial integrity
9. Calls for achieving national reconciliation between all parties in order to serve the higher interests of the Somali people; exerting efforts and making necessary contact in order to achieve that goal through endorsement of dialogue as the best possible means to solve its problems.
10. Also calls for immediate cessation of acts of piracy which is endangering security, peace and freedom of international shipping, and appeals to Islamic States and all the international community to provide assistance to Somalia in order to confront piracy attributed to it.
11. Invites the OIC Member States to extend assistance to the Somali people to help them meet the challenges and problems facing people of Somalia specially the conditions of drought and repercussions of war and calls for further efforts in cooperation with the international humanitarian organizations to realize comprehensive development and rebuild the infrastructure of the Republic of Somalia.
12. Appeals to Islamic parliaments to support Somalia’s Parliament materially and morally in order to strengthen its message and role in promoting parliamentary culture among the Somali people instead of the culture of war and conflicts.
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RESOLUTION No.12-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN CYPRUS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the resolutions No.2/31-P and 6/34-P on the situation in Cyprus adopted at the 31st and 34th Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, held in Istanbul and Islamabad, on 14-16 June 2004 and 15-17 May 2007 respectively, which enabled the Turkish Muslim people of Cyprus to participate in the OIC under the name of Turkish Cypriot State as envisaged by the UN Secretary General’s comprehensive settlement plan;
Recalling Resolution No. 4 on the situation in Cyprus adopted at the 4th Session of the PUIC Conference held in Istanbul, on 12 - 13 April 2006, which enabled the Turkish Muslim people of Cyprus to participate as Observer in the PUIC under the name of Parliament of Turkish Cypriot State in accordance with the relevant OIC resolutions;
Also recalling the resolutions on the situation in Cyprus adopted by the 32nd, 33rd and 34th Sessions of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Sana’a (5/32-P), Baku (5/33-P) and Islamabad (6/34-P) on 28-30 June 2005, 19-21 June 2006 and 15-17 May 2007 respectively, which called upon the Member States to take concrete steps to end the economic, political and cultural isolation of the Turkish Cypriots and reaffirmed the full equality of the two parties in Cyprus;
Also recalling Resolution No. 10 adopted at the PUIC Council meeting in its Ninth Session held in Kuala Lumpur on 15-16 February 2007, which supports the efforts of the UN Secretary General in the framework of his good-offices mission to achieve a comprehensive settlement in Cyprus based on UN established parameters established by the UN;
Bearing in mind that the Turkish Cypriot State accepted UN Secretary General Boutros Ghali’s set of ideas, Document de Cuellar and Annan Plan and the Greek Side refused all these;
Referring to the Agreement signed between Israel and the Greek Cypriot Administration concerning the issues being negotiated between the two Cypriot leaders under the auspicious of the United Nations, considering that this agreement prejudices the ongoing negotiations as well as the Geneva Meeting organized by the United Nations under the sponsorship of its Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on 25 – 26 January, 2011,
1. Calls upon the state of the PUIC Member Parliaments to support effective solidarity with the Turkish Cypriot State and maintain close links with it, aiming to help it overcome the inhuman isolation imposed on it, and consolidate and strengthen their relations with the Turkish Cypriot State in all fields.
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2. Calls for extending effective assistance to include the legitimate demands of the Turkish Cypriot State concerning the right of Turkish Cypriots to have their voice heard in all international fora on the basis of equality between the two parties in Cyprus until a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement to the Cyprus question is achieved.
3. Reiterates the necessity and urgency of finding a just, viable and comprehensive solution to the Cyprus question that has been on the agenda of the UN Security Council for close to 47 years which will be based on the UN parameters of bi- zonality, bi-communality, political equality and equal status of the two constituent States and a new partnership State structure and support the good-offices mission of the UN Secretary General.
4. Condemns the agreement on drawing up economic zones signed between the Greek Cypriot administration and Israel because it disregards the rights of the Turkish Cypriots, and considers that this agreement endangers the negotiations between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots
5. Welcomes the willingness shown by the Turkish Cypriot State and Turkey for finding a political and viable agreement, and shares the UN Secretary General’s view that the negotiation process cannot be open-ended and the opportunity must be utilized before it is too late.
6. Expresses its recognition that in case of the failure of the process once more, the Muslim Turkish Cypriot people will not be left isolated, and welcomes the call of the UN Secretary General to international community to preserve economic, social and cultural relations with the Turkish Cypriot people, and stresses that there is no contradiction between ending the isolation imposed on the Turkish Cypriot and the resolutions of the UN Security Council.
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RESOLUTION No.13-PE/13-CNCL ON THE SITUATION IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Reaffirming the principles and objectives of the PUIC Statute and the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the United Nations relating to the importance of achieving people's rights of self- determination and recalling the resolutions of the United Nations relating to the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir that have not been implemented yet,
Referring to the Simla Agreement concluded between the governments of Pakistan and India stipulating to find a final settlement to Jammu and Kashmir issue,
Emphasizing the declarations relating to Jammu and Kashmir issued by the 7thand 10thConference of the Islamic Summit and the two Extraordinary Sessions of the Islamic Summit Conferences held in Casablanca in 1994 and in Islamabad in 1997 and all the previous resolutions issued by the PUIC and the OIC on the conflict of Jammu and Kashmir, specially the resolution No. 34/2-P as well as the reports of the ministerial meeting and that of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir and supporting the recommendations set in it,
Taking Note of the uprising of the people of Kashmir in July 2008 which was ignited by the Amaranth Temple land issue, and expressing its concern about the use of indiscriminate force against the Kashmiri people who were protesting over the harsh living conditions imposed on them by the Indian authorities which often result in the death of innocent Kashmiri people,
Expressing its concern about the violation of human rights for Kashmir's people and stigmatizing their struggle with terrorism, as well; expressing its regret for the prevention by India of the OIC Fact Finding Mission to visit to Jammu and Kashmir occupied by India and its non-response to the proposal made by the OIC through delegating a good offices mission,
1. Calls for finding a peaceful resolution for the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the United Nations and Agreed provisions of the Simla Agreement.
2. Supports the current efforts deployed by the government of Pakistan in order to find a peaceful solution for the Jammu and Kashmir conflict by using all ways and means, including substantive bilateral talks with India according to the will of Jammu and Kashmiri people and their legitimate right in self-determination.
3. Appeals to the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to mobilize resources and generously contribute to providing humanitarian assistance to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Calls on India to stop immediately its blatant and systematic violations of the human rights of the people of Kashmir and allow international human rights groups and humanitarian organizations to visit Jammu and Kashmir
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RESOLUTION No.14-PE/13-CNCL ON THE AGGRESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA AGAINST THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Proceeding from the principles and objectives of the PUIC Statute and the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference;
Gravely concerned over the aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan which has resulted in the occupation of about 20 percent of the territories of Azerbaijan;
Expressing its profound concern over continued occupation of significant part of the territories of Azerbaijan and illegal transfer of settlers of the Armenian nationality to those territories;
Deeply distressed over the plight of more than one million Azerbaijani displaced persons and refugees resulting from the Armenian aggression and over the magnitude and severity of these humanitarian problems;
Reaffirming all previous relevant resolutions and, in particular, Resolution No.10/11-P(IS), adopted by the Eleventh Session of the Islamic Summit Conference held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, from 6-7 Rabi ul Awwal, 1429H ( 13-14 March 2008) and Resolution No.11/5-CONF, adopted by the Fifth Session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), held in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 22-23 Muharram 1429H, (30-31 January 2008);
Urging strict adherence to the Charter of the UN and full implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions;
Welcoming all diplomatic and other efforts for the settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan;
Reaffirming commitment by all the State of PUIC Member Parliaments to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
Noting also the destructive influence of the policy of aggression of the Republic of Armenia on the peace process within the OSCE framework;
1. Strongly condemns the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan.
2. Considers the attacks on civilian Azerbaijani population in the occupied Azerbaijani territories crimes against humanity.
3. Strongly condemns any looting and destruction of archeological, cultural and religious monuments in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
4. Strongly demands the strict implementation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884 as well as the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/62/243, and the immediate, unconditional and complete withdrawal of Armenian forces from all occupied Azerbaijani territories including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and strongly urges Armenia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 227
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5. Expresses its concern that Armenia has not yet implemented demands contained in the above stated UN Security Council resolutions.
6. Calls on the UN Security Council to recognize the existence of aggression against the Republic of Azerbaijan; to take the necessary steps under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to ensure compliance with its resolutions; to condemn and reverse aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and decides to take coordinated action to this end at the United Nations.
7. Urges all States to refrain from providing any supplies of arms and military equipment to Armenia, in order to deprive the aggressor of any opportunity to escalate the conflict and to continue the occupation of the Azerbaijani territories. The territories of the State of the PUIC Member Parliaments should not be used as transit of such supplies.
8. Calls upon States of PUIC Member Parliaments, as well as other Members of the international community, to use such effective political and economic measures as required in order to put an end to Armenian aggression and occupation of the Azerbaijani territories.
9. Calls for a just and peaceful settlement of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the basis of respect for the principles of territorial integrity of States and inviolability of internationally recognized borders.
10. Decides to instruct the Permanent Representatives of Member States at the United Nations in New York, while voting at the UN General Assembly, to give full support to the issue of territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
11. Urges Armenia and all Member States of the OSCE Minsk Group to engage constructively in the ongoing OSCE peace process on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the relevant OSCE decisions and documents, including those of the First Additional Meeting of the OSCE Council on 24 March 1992, OSCE Summits of 5-6 December 1994, 2 - 3 December 1996, 18 - 19 November, 1999, and refrain from any action that will make it more difficult to reach a peaceful solution.
12. Expresses its full support for the three principles of the settlement of the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan contained in the Statement of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office at the 1996 Lisbon OSCE Summit, namely the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, highest degree of self-rule of the Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan and guaranteed security for this region and its whole population.
13. Stresses that fait accompli shall not serve as a basis for a settlement, and that neither the current situation within the occupied areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan, nor any actions, including arranging voting process, undertaken there to consolidate the status quo, may be recognized as legally valid.
14. Demands to cease and reverse immediately the transfer of settlers of Armenian nationality to the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, which constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and has a detrimental impact on the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict, and agrees to render its full support to the efforts of Azerbaijan undertaken to this end, including at the General Assembly of the United Nations, inter-alia, through their respective Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York.
15. Requests the State of PUIC Member Parliaments not to encourage their legal and physical persons to engage in economic activities in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
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16. Expresses its support to the activities of the OSCE Minsk Group and consultations held at the level of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia and their understanding that a step-by-step solution will help to ensure gradual elimination of the most serious consequences of the aggression against the Republic of Azerbaijan.
17. Reaffirms its total solidarity with and support for the efforts undertaken by the Government and people of Azerbaijan to defend their country, and stresses its support for their steadfastness in demanding their legitimate rights.
18. Calls for enabling displaced persons and refugees to return to their homes in safety, honor and dignity.
19. Expresses its appreciation of all the States of the Member Parliaments which have provided humanitarian assistance to the refugees and displaced persons and urges all others to extend their contributions to these people.
20. Expresses its concern over the severity of humanitarian problems concerning the existence of more than half million displaced persons and refugees in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and requests the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments, the Islamic Development Bank and other Islamic institutions to render much needed financial and humanitarian assistance to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
21. Considers that Azerbaijan has the right for appropriate compensation with regard to damages it suffered as a result of the conflict and puts the responsibility for the adequate compensation of these damages on Armenia.
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RESOLUTION No.15-PE/13-CNCL ON REJECTING ALL SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON ANY ISLAMIC COUNTRY
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the principles and purposes of the PUIC Statute and the UN Charter,
Also recalling the objectives and principles stipulated in the PUIC Statute and the OIC Charter, especially those that call for promoting solidarity among Islamic States and strengthening their ability to protect their security, sovereignty, independence and national rights,
Referring to the UN Resolutions 22/51 and 17/51 on economic sanctions which are unilaterally imposed by UN Member States against other Member States,
After taking note of the statements, declarations, and resolutions adopted by the various governmental and international fora as well as non-governmental organizations, which express rejection by the international community of the superseding of national legislations of one State by the rules of international law aimed at prejudicing the sovereignty and interests of States and their peoples,
1. Strongly rejects the principle of imposing any kind of sanctions, whether unilateral or multilateral, on any Islamic State and expresses strong solidarity with these States.
2. Condemns the continuation of sanctions on Islamic States and demands their immediate lifting as well as stresses the respect of the sovereignty of States and non interference in their internal affairs.
3. Calls for considering the adoption of legal and administrative measures to confront the application of unilateral coercive measures whose effects surpass the local legal and legislative jurisdiction.
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RESOLUTION No.16-PE/13-CNCL ON THE NECESSITY TO CONDUCT CONSULTATIONS AND PRIOR COORDINATION BETWEEN ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS ON THE SIDELINE OF INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Inspired by the noble Islamic principles and teachings which enjoin on Muslim people, inter alia, to consult equality among themselves, to unite their ranks and consolidate their unity,
Reaffirming also the objectives of the Union particularly the provisions of the 3rd paragraph of Article - 1 of its Statute which stipulates that "the creation of a framework for the achievement of full and fruitful coordination and cooperation between the PUIC Member Parliaments in international fora and organizations and meetings represents one of the Union's objectives,
Taking note of the resolutions of the PUIC and the Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers between the Member States of the OIC in order to adopt a unified stance in international fora which calls for coordination and consultation.
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the 9th, 10th and 11th Sessions of the PUIC Council on the establishment of a mechanism for regular consultation between Member Parliaments on the sidelines of meetings of international parliamentary organizations and fora in order to adopt a unified position concerning issues of common concern for the Islamic Ummah.
Considering the growing challenges facing the real image of Islam and also the common interests of the Islamic World in a world in which the tempo of interacting complexity and globalization is increasing that necessitates strengthening cooperation and coordination among States of the PUIC Member Parliaments, including parliaments of these States in international fora,
Considering that the PUIC Member Parliaments constitute 45% of total votes of the Inter-Parliamentary Union which greatly facilitates the promotion of its goals in the Inter- Parliamentary Union.
Expressing its concern about attempts by some circles inside the Inter- Parliamentary Union to undermine the Islamic principles and values in one way or another.
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1. Commends holding consultative meetings on the sidelines of the IPU sessions and the role of the PUIC General Secretariat in this respect, and considers this an essential demand for realizing the common interests of the Ummah especially in the age of regional blocs and the growth of globalism
2. Emphasizes the importance of urging the Parliaments of OIC Member States which do not enjoy membership of the PUIC to join immediately, in addition to their participation in other activities of the Union, and to actively take part in all meetings in order to consolidate the role of Islamic Parliamentary Group in the activities of international parliamentary organizations and fora, especially the Inter-parliamentary Union.
3. Emphasizes that beside the other causes of the Islamic Ummah, the Palestinian issue and the question of Al-Quds Al Sharif as well as the defense of Islamic values and principles and combating obliteration of the image of Islam and Muslims should be the major issues on which Member Parliaments should take a unified stance in international fora.
4. Invites all Member Parliaments to participate effectively in meetings of the Islamic Parliamentary Consultative Group in order to take its resolutions into consideration.
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RESOLUTION No. 17-PE/13-CNCL ON COOPERATION BETWEEN PUIC AND ICYF-DC
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling resolution 3/32-C(a) on the “Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation” adopted by the Thirty-second Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, (21 - 23 Jumad Ul Awwal 1426H / 28 - 30 June 2005) which granted the ICYF-DC the status of institution affiliated to the OIC; as well as resolution 8/37-C adopted by the Thirty-seventh Session of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, on 4 – 6 Jamad Ul Thani, 1431H, (18 – 21 May, 2010) which underlined the activities of this youth forum to promote the program on commemoration of human catastrophes which afflicted Muslim communities during the 20th Century, including partnership with ISESCO, and the PUIC, calling on the States of the Member Parliaments to participate affectively in this program;
Aimed at establishing horizontal cooperation between the international institutions functioning within the OIC domain in particular with a view of exercising coordinated efforts for successful implementation of the OIC 10-Year Programme of Action adopted by the Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, held in Makkah Al- Mukarramah on 7-8 December 2005;
Reiterating the importance of undertaking all necessary measures in order to achieve harmonized and speedy development of youth in the PUIC and OIC countries in all areas, including elimination of poverty among youth, creation of opportunities to realize incomes for youth, strengthening technical capabilities of youth organizations, also strengthening the educational background and technical skills of youth in science, technology, culture, heritage, sustainable development and moral improvement; and assisting national institutions in strengthening human resource development among the youth;
Desirous of promoting cooperation among the Member Parliaments in areas concerning youth issues;
1. Welcomes cooperation between PUIC and ICYF-DC in all areas of interest as well as in the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the PUIC and ICYF-DC which reflects the various dimensions of cooperation between the two institutions.
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3. Supports the OIC Memorial Day initiative launched as a result of the OIC Inter- governmental Meeting of High-Level experts organized by ICYF-DC in partnership with ISESCO on 16-17 May 2008 in Istanbul (Turkey) aimed at commemoration of human-made catastrophes perpetrated against Muslim communities throughout the Twentieth century; as well as cultural programs and joint actions under the initiative designed to raise Muslim youth in the spirit of true solidarity and heighten awareness on threats and challenges to Islamic world;
4. Welcomes Justice for Khojaly International Civil Awareness Campaign initiated by Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva, ICYF-DC Global Coordinator for Inter-Cultural Dialogue in the framework of the OIC Memorial Day Initiative and aimed at disseminating of historical truth on the mass massacre by Armenian forces of Azerbaijani civilians in the town of Khojaly, Azerbaijan on 26th February, 1992; and calls upon all Member Parliaments to give proper recognition to this crime against humanity and support the campaign on national and international levels;
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RESOLUTION No. 18-PE/13-CNCL ON JOINT ISLAMIC ACTION TO FACE THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Following with deep concern the developments of the global economic and financial crisis with the accompanying slow down and recession of world economy and trade, the resulting negative effects on the economies of developing and Least-Developed Countries (LDCs), particularly the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments, and the extension of this slowdown on the sectors of real economy in terms of on production, exports, labor, investments, tourism and the remittances of workers abroad;
Expressing its growing concern about the resort of developed countries to protectionist measures and policies;
Urging States of the PUIC Member Parliaments to play a more effective role in international economic relations and participate in the international efforts aimed at ensuring world financial stability;
Aware of the fact that the frequency and gravity of the economic crises facing the world economy recently, including the food crisis, the energy crisis, and the financial crisis, among others, demonstrate the inadequacy of international decision-making structures in facing these crises and the need for radical reforms in order to deal with them more effectively in the future;
Emphasizing the recommendations of the Fifth World Islamic Economic Forum hosted by Jakarta on 1-4 March 2009;
1. Expresses its concern about the long-term negative effects of the current economic and financial crisis on economic growth in the States in the PUIC Member Parliaments and the OIC Member States, on their national development plans, on their balance of payments, on their ability to have access to public and private financing, and on direct foreign investments.
2. Stresses the importance of standing against the growing protectionist trends and of the necessity to have developed economies play a leading role in facing these measures and trends.
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3. Calls for allowing developing countries to have the necessary ‘policy space’ enabling them to implement incentive programs to energize their economies which are affected by the crisis.
4. Insists on the necessity to reduce support measures harmful to trade and grant the products of developing and least-developed countries access to markets of developed countries.
5. Hails the existing level of coordination between the delegations of the countries of the Islamic Group in different international arenas such as the United Nations, its organizations and its different organs on addressing the financial crisis.
6. Commends the sustained support of the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments and the OIC Member States to their national financial institutions and the reinforcement of financial control and supervision, and encourages the ministers of finance and the governors of central banks and monetary institutions in the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments and the OIC Member States to increase coordination and connection among control organs in both the Organizations, and promoting the exchange of information on financial flows and risk assessments in different banking systems.
7. Insists again on the necessity to have the Islamic World adequately represented in all deliberations on the impact of the global financial crisis, and on the need to expand the economic decision-making structures such as the G-20 to be more balanced and responsive to the demands of developing countries in general and States of the PUIC Member Parliaments and the OIC Member States in particular.
8. Emphasizes the importance of setting up an efficient early-warning system within the IMF to avoid such crises in the future, and on the necessity to provide additional financial resources to the IMF and the World Bank in order to help developing and least-developed countries address the negative effects of the crisis.
9. Urges the States of the PUIC Member Parliaments and the OIC Member States to strengthen their efforts for the achievement of the New Economic Partnership for the Ummah, and implement the programs aimed at promoting economic and commercial cooperation among these States.
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RESOLUTION No.19-PE/13-CNCL ON VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOCATING TO THE ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY FUND TO FINANCE INTERDEPENDENCE AND SOLIDARITY ACTION AMONG ISLAMIC STATES IN CASE OF DISASTERS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
1. Requests Islamic States to honor their commitments to allocate voluntary contributions to the Islamic Solidarity Fund mentioned in the Declaration of the Third Session of the PUIC Conference, held on March 2004 in Dakar, Senegal, through:
a) Inviting the PUIC Executive Committee to establish an organ to organize and administer the Fund. b) Coordinating among Islamic States at governmental and popular levels, in particular, among civil society organizations. c) Ensuring the exchange of information on prior “disaster forecasting” and dealing with them immediately when they strike and mobilize human and financial resources necessary to that effect. d) Requesting governments and parliaments of Islamic States to enact legislations that prevent accidents harmful to human beings and the environment for these and ensure defining the responsibilities of individuals and institutions from these calamities, in particular in the light of existing international conventions on issues such as the international convention on maritime transportation of nuclear materials and wastes, denounced by the international conference held in Copenhagen, in which some industrialized countries were held responsible of the pollution behind the world environmental disasters.
2. Requests also to extend support to Central and East African countries (whole Horn of Africa), which suffer from famine and drought, and to include this in the disasters that should be covered by the Islamic Solidarity Fund when they happen. 3. Invites Islamic States to expeditiously deliver urgent humanitarian assistance to areas and countries suffering from famine and drought. 4. Encourages civil society organizations in the Islamic world to contribute to relief operations, to facilitate them and to protect them against harassment under various excuses such as the funding of terrorism of which they are innocent by the evidence of independent world societies. 5. Invites contributions effectively to support the steadfastness of the Palestinian people who face an unjust blockade through offering contributions to the Palestine Support Fund under the supervision of the League of Arab States or by any other available means.
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RESOLUTION NO 20-PE/13CNCL ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Guided by the principles and objectives of PUIC Statue;
- Determined to promote international cooperation in all political, economic, socio- cultural fields;
- Taking note of article 13 of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (1990);
- Being aware of the impact of the flows of migrant workers on States and people concerned, and desiring to establish rules which may contribute to the harmonization of the attitudes of the States through the acceptance of basic principles concerning the treatment of migrant workers and Members of their families;
- Considering the situation vulnerability in which migrant workers and Members of their families frequently find themselves owing, among other things, to their absence from their State of origin and to the difficulties they may encounter arising from their presence in the State of employment;
- Convinced that the rights of migrant workers and Members of their families have not been sufficiently recognized worldwide and therefore require appropriate international protection;
- Taking into account the fact that migration is often the cause of serious problems for the Members of the families of migrant workers as well as for the workers themselves, in particular because of the scattering of the family;
- Bearing in mind also that human problems involved in migration are even more serious in the case of international migration and convinced therefore that appropriate action should be encouraged in order to prevent smuggling and trafficking in migrant workers as well as to eliminate that phenomenon while at the same time assuring the protection of their fundamental human rights;
- Encourages Parliaments of the PUIC Member States to promote the protection of migrant workers in their respective countries within the functions of parliaments in legislation, monitoring and budgeting
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RESOLUTION NO 21-PE/13CNCL ON SOLIDARITY WITH TUNISIA
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Stressing the right of the peoples in choosing what is appropriate for the management of its affairs without any intervention or trusteeship whatsoever,
Underlining the fact that civil rights constitute a main corner stone of human rights in civilized societies,
Expressing its profound keenness on Tunisia’s security, stability and the necessity of the return of calm and order all over its territories:
1. Supports the responsible choice of the Tunisian people of the way it administers its country, and backs its right to the choice of its representatives.
2. Appeals to all Tunisian forces and factions to maintain the highest degree of wisdom and self-restraint in order to protect the security of the country and its achievements.
3. Requests the various foreign powers, international or regional, not to intervene in Tunisia’s internal affairs.
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AGENDA OF THE 5th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 11 SAFAR 1432 H 16 JANUARY, 2011
SUNDAY 16 January, 2011 16.00 TO 20.00 Hours.
1. Cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC to implement the Ten-year Program of Action adopted by the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference.
2. Support of the Member Parliaments to the application made by the PUIC to obtain the observer status at the United Nations.
3. Democracy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law:
3.1 Action to strengthen the world values of democracy, human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in academic curricula in PUIC States in the light of Islamic Legislation (Sharia).
4. Action to promote human rights in accordance with the lofty Islamic precepts.
5. Paying attention to environmental issues, and dealing with the requirements of sustainable development.
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REPORT OF THE STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 11 SAFAR, 1432H 16 JANUARY 2011.
1. The Standing Specialized Committee for Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment held its 5th meeting in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates on 16 January 2011. Due to the absence of Mr. Mohsen El Tamimi, Representative of the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies, the committee was chaired by Dr. Zeinab Radwan, Representative of the Egyptian People’s Assembly.
2. The meeting was attended by Their Excellencies:
Arab Group:
Dr. Zeinab Radwan, Representative of the People’s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr. Khamis Said El Suleimi, Representative of the Shoura Council of the Sultanate of Oman Mr. Farouq Abu El Shamat, Representative of the People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic
Asian Group:
Mr. Muh Unais Ali Hisyam, Representative of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia Mr. Alim Isik, Representative of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Absent from the meeting were the representatives of the assemblies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran
African Group:
Mr. Matsang Seyi Mama, Representative of the Council of the Republic of Cameroon Mr. Mactar Mbacke, Representative of the Council of the Republic of Senegal
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Mr. Almoustafa Haussa, Representative of the Council of the Republic of Mali Absent from the meeting were the representatives of the councils of Chad and Niger
3. Mr. Zahid Hassan Qureshi, Director of the Union’s Conference Department represented the General Secretariat, welcoming the Committee Members on behalf of the Secretary General.
4. The Committee reviewed the agenda and its six items. The discussions included interventions by the Members that led, at the end of the meeting, to the issuance of the following recommendations that are to be submitted to the PUIC Council:
4.1 The Committee affirms the importance of cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC in implementing the ten-year program of action in the intellectual, political, economic, scientific and educational domains in such a way as to preserve and guarantee the Union’s independence.
4.2 The Committee stresses the PUIC request to obtain observer status at the United Nations and hopes for its speedy implementation and activation.
4.3 Affirms that Islam was the first to prescribe human rights through the principles it established, namely the principles of equality and respect for human dignity, liberty, justice and social equity, in a more comprehensive way than all international conventions, making them a doctrine and way of life to be followed by man during his lifetime in his dealings with his fellow human beings, for his own wellbeing and that of human communities.
4.4 Affirms the importance of teaching Islamic pedagogy, culture and civilization and the fiqh of diversity in accordance with the Sharia at the various educational stages and that Member States cooperate on this matter in order to strengthen the values of tolerance, human rights and interfaith and intercultural dialogue, renounce radicalism and extremism and instill pride in the Islamic identity.
4.5 Calls for the importance of reviewing the national legislations of Member States to ensure that they are compatible with the living reality with its changes, on the one hand, and with the human principles and rights that Islam called for, on the other.
4.6 The Islamic States call for striving relentlessly to expand the scope of political participation, ensure equality, civil liberties and social justice, strengthen transparency, accountability, and combat corruption.
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4.7 Strongly rejects and condemns the policy of double standards and selectivity in dealing with all issues related to human rights and basic freedoms at all national, regional and global levels.
4.8 Deems it important to make full use of all audiovisual and written media to serve and support the causes of the Islamic Ummah, disseminate the tolerant principles and values of Islam, and correct misconceptions regarding Islam and its people.
4.9 Calls upon the Islamic parliaments to take on the responsibility of promoting respect for and strengthening human rights through laws and legislations they issue such that these rights do not remain mere ideas or slogans that are not applied but rather, an indivisible part of the effective legislative and cultural structure of the country.
4.10 Affirms the importance of calling for and working to protect migrant labor through national legislations and laws, while focusing on ensuring equality and securing their rights in accordance with the provisions of the lofty Islamic principles of human rights.
4.11 Calls for endeavoring by all means to prevent human trafficking and trade.
4.12 Calls for the use of clean renewable energy to preserve the environment and human life and the safe disposal of solid and liquid waste.
4.13 Calls upon the United Nations to take all measures to prevent countries from dumping their waste in other countries and to make them legally accountable, since this constitutes a flagrant violation of human rights and has a destructive impact on the environment.
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REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ADOPTED BY THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL ABU DHABI – STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13 SAFAR, 1432H 18 JANUARY, 2011
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SUNDAY 16 January, 2011 FROM 16.00 TO 20.00 hrs. MONDAY17 January, 2011 FROM 09.00 TO 12.00 hrs.
1. Cooperation with the:-
- Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA). - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
2. Pursuing efforts exerted by Islamic parliaments and governments to adopt a United Nations decision on issuing an international legislation forbidding insulting divine religions and religious symbols. 3. Supporting the efforts to establish sustainable dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments.
3.1 Inviting all national parliaments to play an active role in implementing the Global Agenda on Dialogue Among Civilizations of the UN Resolution No.56/6 of 2001, in cooperation with other parliamentary organs.
3.2 Coordinating the initiatives of some Islamic countries to establish centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations. Establishing a focal point on dialogue in every Member Parliament.
3.3 Teaching Arabic language to students from non-Arabic-speaking Islamic States.
4. Enhancing the role of women in all development aspects in PUIC Member States, in such a way as to preserve their dignity.
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REPORT OF THE 5th SESSION OF THE STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ABU DHABI – STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 11 –12 SAFAR, 1432H 16 – 17 JANUARY, 2011
1. The Standing Specialized Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs held its 5th Meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE on 11-12 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 16 – 17 January, 2011. The Committee elected H.E. Dr. Nour Hayati Ali Al-Saggaf, Representative of the House of Representatives of Indonesia to chair the Meeting as a Rappartoeur.
2. The Meeting was attended by Their Excellencies:
Arab Group: - H.E. Mr. Akhmouk Mohamed, Representative of Algeria - H.E. Mr. Habeeb Makki Hashem, Representative of Bahrain. - H.E. Mrs.. May Issa, Representative of Syria - H.E. Mr. Amin Ahmed Makharesh Representative of Yemen (absent) Asian Group: - H.E. Mrs. Govhar Bakhshaliyeva, Representative of Azerbaijan. (Absent) - H.E. Abdel Aziz Yazar, from Turkey - H.E.Mrs. MuhUnais Hisyam, Representative of Indonesia - H.E. Mr. Seyed Ahmad Avaei, Representative of Iran (Absent) African Group: - H.E Mr. Gassama, Representative of Mali - H.E. Issa Sanogo, Representative of Burkina Faso - H.E. Mrs. Huda Olero, Representative of Republic of Uganda(Absent) - H.E. Mr. Souley IDI, Representative of Niger (Absent)
3. The PUIC General Secretariat was represented by H.E. Ambassador Siddig Yousif Abuagla Ahmed Director of Cabinet who welcomed the Members of the Committee on behalf of the Secretary General. He also conveyed to the meeting the welcome of the PUIC Secretary General and his wishes for the success of the proceedings of the Committee.
4. The meeting reviewed the Agenda and discussed its items. The discussion included interventions which finally led to the adoption of the attached draft resolutions to be submitted to the august PUIC Council.
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RESOLUTION No. 1-WSC/13-CNCL ON SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ISLAMIC AND WESTERN PARLIAMENTS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
1. Stresses the necessity of projecting the real image of Islam which is based on the propagation of justice, peace, rejection of violence and interacting with others to serve humanity and achieve advancement of nations and peoples, as well as focusing on facing western campaigns against Islamic values through the establishment of dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments ;
2. Calls on all national parliaments to play an active role in the implementation of the Global Agenda on Dialogue among Civilizations as stated in UN resolution No.56/6 for the year 2001 in cooperation with other parliamentary organs;
3. Commends establishment of a PUIC Focal group on dialogue and also one inside every parliament aimed at taking appropriate initiatives in coordination with their respective governments and other bodies in order to develop the culture and spirit of dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect for peaceful co-existence.
4. Calls for PUIC Member Parliaments to take advantage of their membership in other international, regional parliamentary organizations to promote PUIC goals in establishing sustainable dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments.
5. Commends the Parliaments which have established Focal groups on dialogue among civilizations and renews its request for the establishment of PUIC focal groups.
6. Commends the intervention made by Bahrain’s delegate on the efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Bahrain in consolidating cultural dialogue and dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments. In this regard, welcomes the emphasis of His Majesty King of Bahrain on the readiness of the Kingdom of Bahrain to host a General Secretariat for dialogue among religions and cultures to be based in Bahrain.
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RESOLUTION No. 2-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FACING WESTERN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ISLAMIC VALUES
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the OIC Islamic Summit Conferences, especially 11th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, the 35th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the 5th Session of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers and the 2nd Session of the Standing Committee on Information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC); as well as the principles included in the Tehran Declaration adopted by the 8th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in December 1997
Referring to the Ten-Year Program of Action of the OIC, and reiterates that the principle of dialogue among civilizations based on mutual respect, understanding and equality between nations is a sine-qua-non for international peace and security as well as for tolerance and peaceful coexistence;
Commending the initiative of the Member States to support and strengthen dialogue among civilizations and cultures;
1. Invites Muslims of different doctrines to unify and respect the other opinion.
2. Calls for coordination among Muslim States to establish centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations.
3. Calls also for constituting a PUIC Focal group as well as one in each Parliament of Islamic States aimed at taking appropriate initiatives.
4. Calls for continuing to engage in interactive dialogues in order to promote dialogue among cultures and civilizations through concrete and sustainable initiatives and symposia. Appeals to the governments of Member States, the Islamic Development Bank and the Islamic Solidarity Fund to extend every financial and moral support for the success of these dialogues.
5. Expresses its concern about the marginalization and loss of the Arabic language vis- à-vis foreign languages in Arab and Islamic States; calls for facilitating the teaching of Arabic language to non-Arabic speaking students, youth and the young in Islamic States, as Arabic is considered the language of the Holy Quran and one of the basic factors for the unity of the Muslim Ummah.
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6. Calls on the Arabic speaking Islamic countries, particularly those which have financial potentials to support the youth in non- Arabic speaking Islamic countries, and to provide them with scholarships and appropriate educational programs that help the youth of poor Islamic Countries to learn the Arabic language as a means of understanding Islam and to finance these programs and scholarships through the legitimate resources, including Zakat funds.
7. Calls for facilitating giving entry visas to students and young men who are financially capable and wish to learn Arabic in non-Arabic speaking Islamic countries, in order to let them enter the Arabic speaking Islamic countries where they can find suitable Islamic education.
8. Praises the efforts of ISESCO in the field of propagating and teaching the Arabic language and its sciences to non-Arabic-Speaking people; invites the Member States to support the organization in this respect.
9. Requests the Islamic Development Bank to prepare a project, in consultation with the OIC cultural organs as well as with scholars and elites from different parts of the world to contribute towards realizing effective and constructive dialogue between the Islamic and Western civilizations and project a realistic and positive image about Islamic civilization; and invites the Member Parliaments to enact the necessary legislations in this respect.
10. Stresses the importance of establishing national Islamic television channels, broadcasting in foreign languages, to be directed to the West, in order to project the real image of Islam, and urges ISESCO to establish specialized channels in this respect.
11. Urges Muslims residing in non-Muslim countries to demand their civil rights in those countries, including their right to a just human treatment, as well as their right to have access to Halal food and drinks in all places and on all occasions.
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CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES.3 RESOLUTION No .3-WSC/13-CNCL ON ADOPTING A UN DECISION ON ISSUING AN INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION BANING INSULT OF DIVINE RELIGIONS AND THEIR SYMBOLS
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the provision of the Final Communiqué of the 11th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, held in Dakar, Republic of Senegal, on 13-14 March 2008, to achieve respect for all religions, cultural values, and banning discrimination and instigating on hatred of all religions’;
Stressing commitment for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which criminalizes incitement of animosity against religions, and views people as equal, irrespective of their religious or political beliefs;
Calling for total respect of all divine religions and religious symbols as well as respecting peaceful coexistence among sects, religions and beliefs;
1. Invites Member Parliaments to urge their governments to request the United Nations to issue a resolution calling for ensuring total respect for all divine religions, and the inadmissibility of exploiting the freedom of expression to insult religions, and calls for curbing the growth of the phenomenon of religious hatred among people.
2. Strongly condemns the republishing of cartoons insulting to the Prophet of Islam, Mohammad (PBUH). Also condemns the backing of some European States of these abhorrent actions and asks for stopping such provocations.
3. Appeals to all parliaments, including the IPU to hasten to enact legislations expeditiously in order to proscribe repition of any insult of any of the prophets and messengers of God, or to divine religions and virtuous beliefs in general or places of worship
4. Strongly condemns the growing tide of hatred of religions harbored by extremist elements in all religions. In this regards, strongly denounces the bombing of mosques, churches and places of worship and calls on governments to take vigilant measures to safeguard religious institutions and keep them away from danger.
5. Expresses the need for following a common priority policy aimed at preventing the distortion of the image of Islam on the excuse of the freedom of expression especially through the media and the internet.
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RESOLUTION No.4-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING THE ROLE OF WOMEN
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the commitments of the OIC towards international agreements and instruments, especially those relating to the Beijing Declaration and Program of Work (Fourth Conference on Women of 1995-Beijing+5) and the recommendations submitted to the First Conference on the “Role of Women in the development of OIC Member States” held in Istanbul, as well as the Ten-Year Program of Action of the OIC;
Taking note of the results of the Second Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of OIC Member States, held in Istanbul 2006, Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt, on 24-25 November 2008, and in Tehran in 2010, reiterating the provision of the resolution adopted by the 6th PUIC Conference held in Kampala, Uganda on 30-31 January 2010, concerning promoting the role of women
Stressing the great role of education in the empowerment of women, in eradicating poverty and promoting of her contribution to development and decision-making;
Stressing also equality between all human beings and that empowering women does not violate Islamic principles;
1. Requests the Member parliaments to urge their respective governments to strengthen the role of Muslim women in the political, social, economic and cultural life
2. Urges PUIC Member Parliaments to promote the empowerment of women in their respective countries and requests their governments to pay attention to their education, and anything that enhances their role in development;
3. Requests again Islamic organizations and civil society institutions in Member States to project the rights which Islam has granted to women in order to draw up a document for Muslim women and a document for Muslim Children, and submitting them to specialized UN committees for discussion among world documents so that they may be a reference to the rules that enable Muslim States to implement them.
4. Demands giving top priority to the development of women capabilities and their qualifications through training, capacity-building and enactment of permanent legislations supportive of women’s rights with the aim of enabling women to effectively participate in building society.
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5. Lauds the approval of the People’s Assembly of Syria to host a World Islamic Forum for Muslim Women Parliamentarians which will be held in Damascus during this year and urges the Member Parliaments to effectively participate in this Forum.
6. Urges Member Parliaments to adopt an Islamic vision on the issue of discrimination and violence against women through convening a scholarly conference to be organized by Muslim parliaments in order to address this issue.
7. Stresses the necessity for correcting the negative and disfigured image of Muslim women, especially in the West, and always referring to the divine direction based on the Holy Quran through an Islamic Forum to be hosted by a PUIC Parliament.
8. Requests the Member Parliaments to urge their governments and competent organs to exchange their experiences as regards the role played by women in development in their countries
9. Welcomes the invitation of the Indonesian Parliament to organize a conference on women to be held within the framework of the activities of the PUIC Conference that will be held in Indonesia in the year 2012
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The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Proceeding from the principles and objectives enshrined in the OIC Charter;
Pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the various relevant Islamic Conferences and meetings;
Referring to the resolutions of the U.N General Assembly and Security Council concerning the city of AL-Quds and the religious sacred sites therein;
In view of the continuous Israeli threats to demolish the blessed AL-Aqsa mosque and build the so-called Solomon Temple in its place;
1. Stresses that AL-Aqsa Mosque is exposed, now more than ever before, to real danger that threatens its very existence as a result of continuous excavations and demolition works carried out by the occupation authorities beneath the Mosque and in its ramparts.
2. Strongly condemns all the measures and arrangements taken by the Israeli occupation authorities, specially the Jewishness of the Zionist entity, aimed at impinging on the safety of AL Aqsa Mosque and its environs.
3. Stresses that the blessed AL-Aqsa Mosque is a place of worship for Muslims and that Jews have no right to enter into its precincts to perform their rituals.
4. Affirms the necessity of consolidating Islamic efforts at the political and diplomatic levels for the protection of AL-Aqsa Mosque.
5. Urges the Member Parliaments to request their respective governments to take speedy and effective action in order to prompt the United Nations and its specialized organs to shoulder their full responsibility for developments taking place in Eastern AL-Quds.
6. Urges also the Member Parliaments to request their governments to mobilize and direct their embassies and diplomatic missions abroad to create a world public opinion supportive of the cause of AL-Quds and to throw light on the danger facing AL-Aqsa Mosque as well as Muslim and Christian holy sites in the City.
7. Urges Muslims and Christians in all parts of the World to work together to protect Al- Aqsa Mosque, as Israel’s attempts to demolish the Mosque constitutes a threat to places of worship for all religions.
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RESOLUTION No. 6-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROTECTION OF ISLAMIC HOLY PLACES
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the resolutions adopted by the Islamic Summit Conferences and other OIC conferences in particular the 11th ordinary and the 3rd Extraordinary Sessions of the Islamic Summit conference, the 35th Session of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) the 5th session of the Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers (ICCM) and the 8th Session of COMIAC;
Recalling the objectives of the OIC which stress the need for coordinated efforts to safeguard the Islamic Holy Places and strengthen the struggle of Islamic peoples for the preservation of their dignity, independence and national rights;
Affirming those objectives and principles enshrined in the Charter of the OIC aimed at coordinating efforts to guard and preserve the Islamic heritage;
Also recalling the resolutions of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, on the unified stand against the desecration of Islamic Holy Places especially Resolution No.3/6- C(IS) of the Sixth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference;
Recalling the Resolutions of the Organization of the Islamic Conference on a unified stand on condemning of the violations of the sanctity of the sacred Muslim Places;
a- Destruction of the Babri Masjid in India and protection of the Islamic Holy places; b- Destruction of the Charar-E-Sharif Islamic Complex in Kashmir and other Islamic shrines therein; c- Destruction and desecration of Islamic historical and cultural relics and shrines in the occupied Azerbaijan territories resulting from the aggression of the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan; d- Destruction of mosques, churches, holy tombs, Hussainiat and houses of worship in Iraq.
1. Denounces strongly the subversive activities against the sanctities and the Islamic places of worship; 2. Stresses the necessity of coordinating efforts to protect holy places, mosques and Islamic and Christian places of worship; 3. Deplores strongly the criminal action which targeted the two-Saints Church in Alexandria, Arab Republic of Egypt; 4. Urges the international community, in particular the OIC Member States, to exert utmost efforts to provide possible assistance in order to protect religious places especially as they are edifices of Islamic civilization.
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RESOLUTION No. 7-WSC/13-CNCL ON PROMOTING THE STATUS OF YOUTH IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the resolutions of the Islamic Summit Conferences and the Third Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference, the 35th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the 5th Session of the Islamic conference of the Ministers of Culture and the 8th Session of the Islamic Standing Committee for information and Cultural Affairs (COMIAC) on youth qualification and care in the Islamic World;
Referring to the danger posed by some programmes beamed by some satellite channels, considered as an easy access for changing Islamic behaviour and identity of youth;
Emphasizing the role of youth in the Islamic World in promoting dialogue among civilizations, cultures and religions, including highlighting the true image of Islam and in the dissemination of its eternal values and principles which call for moderation, dialogue, tolerance and the respect of the others;
1. Urges Member States to pay attention to raise the awareness of youth through objective information which advocates enlightened Islamic values and principles by enacting laws to protect children and youth from dangers engendered by negative programs.
5. Urges also the Member States to establish research centers devoted to the issues of Muslim youth in order to prepare them to confront the negative impacts of globalization, and in such a way as to preserve their Islamic identity.
6. Calls on the Member Parliaments and their governments to ensure participation of youth in their political agenda and to boost the efforts aimed at realizing appropriate representation and participation of youth in decision making.
7. Urges the Member Parliaments and their governments to expeditiously and conclusively confront the phenomenon of the spread of narcotics among some youth which negatively and dangerously affect their mental and physical abilities, as well as address the moral and economic destruction caused by this despicable phenomenon.
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RESOLUTION No.8-WSC/13-CNCL ON CHILD CARE AND PROTECTION IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Recalling the provisions of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam which stress the importance of the rights of the child in Islam;
Welcoming the Rabat Declaration on the issue of children in the Islamic World, adopted by the 1st Islamic Conference of Ministers in charge of Children's affairs, which was held in Rabat on 7-9 November, 2005;
1. Requests Member Parliaments to urge their governments to disseminate Islamic values relevant to family, women and children, through the media, and to project the radiant image of Islam in improving child condition in the Islamic World, and reiterates the Islamic States solidarity on all child related issues. 2. Commends the role of UNICEF in improving child conditions in the Islamic Worlds and hails the distinctive, fruitful and continuous cooperation between the specialized organization in the Islamic Worlds and UNICEF for the benefit of the child's survival, protection and development in the Member States. 3. Calls on Member Parliaments to urge their governments to act, with the assistance of the international community, to improve the conditions of children, particularly those living under difficult conditions in conflict-ridden regions and those suffering from the effects of economic blockades and sanctions imposed on their countries, as well as displaced child refugees, by providing for their physical and moral needs and by taking interest in their education and helping them to return to normal life. 4. Calls anew on Member Parliaments to enact the necessary legislations which criminalize trafficking in children to use them as human spare parts, ensure that they are not sexually abused nor allow marriage of underage children. 5. Calls for creating appropriate mechanisms to protect children, and observe their special position as regards the stages of investigation, interrogation and trial in cases relating to physical or sexual violence; 6. Calls again on the Member Parliaments to sign international agreements on banning trafficking in children or pushing them to work at an early age. 7. Urges the OIC Member States to act for the implementation of the Rabat Declaration adopted by the 1st Islamic Conference of Ministers In charge of Children Affairs. 8. Welcomes the outcomes of the 2nd Islamic Conference of Ministers in Charge of Children Affairs held in Khartoum, Sudan, on 2-4 February, 2009; and calls for following up and implementing them.
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RESOLUTION No. 9-WSC/13-CNCL ON ROLE OF ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND FATAL DISEASES
The Council of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, in its 13th Session, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 13 Safar, 1432H corresponding to 18 January, 2011,
Following with utmost concern the spread of Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), malaria and other fatal diseases which may cause a global pandemic;
Expressing its strong concern about the spread of epidemics in some OIC Member States;
Stressing the necessity of effective solidarity for paying attention to health affairs among all Islamic peoples according to the directions of Islam as well as the basic documents of the PUIC;
1. Appeals to Muslim Parliaments to enact laws and legislations which help in combating epidemics and contribute to the building of a healthy and disease-free society.
2. Requests Muslim Parliaments to cooperate among themselves and with regional and international organizations to check the spread of epidemics, especially Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Malaria and other fatal diseases which ravage many souls such as Swine Flu (H1N1).
3. Commends the Member parliaments which have prepared studies on identifying Islamic countries where epidemics are spreading; and urges Member States to help in the elimination of such diseases.
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REPORT OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL ABU DHABI, STATES OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13 SAFAR, 1432 18 JANUARY, 2011
The PUIC Council held its 13th Session in Abu Dhabi – Yas Hotel – on Tuesday the 13th of Safar 1432 (18 January 2011) presided by H.E. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council and President of the PUIC Council’s 13th Session.
The meeting was attended by 31 of the PUIC Member Parliaments as well as four observer delegations (Attendance list attached as Annex-CNCL/13-2011/LIST).
First Session:
1. The session was opened with a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran
2. Address of H.E. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council and President of the 13th Session of PUIC Council
At the beginning of the proceedings of the session, H.E. Abdel Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council and President of the 13th Session of PUIC Council delivered a speech in which he welcomed the Speakers of Parliaments and Heads and Members of Delegations taking part in the session. In his speech, H.E. focused on the necessity of activating PUIC resolutions and outputs in a practical way that is in keeping with PUIC resources and capabilities. H.E. pointed to the importance of ensuring the presence of the Islamic world in fora on dialogue among civilizations, especially the UN Alliance of Civilizations which is linked with a memorandum of understanding with the OIC. H.E. affirmed that, to this end, the Executive Committee submitted the proposal of issuing an Islamic parliamentary declaration that represents the PUIC’s action plan over the next 5 years such that it rests on two main pillars, the first being political, economic, social and cultural challenges, and the second being relations with people of civilizations. (Text of his speech attached as annex- CNCL/13-2011/SP.1).
ITEM ONE: Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work:
The Session adopted the Agenda and Program of Work of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, which included ten items, namely:
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- Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the rapporteurs of the PUIC Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s)
- Approval of the following financial documents of the Union:
Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Closing Accounts for fiscal year 2010 - Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2011 - Taking note of the financial situation of fiscal year 2010 - Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2011 - Deciding on the request to exempt the Somali Parliament from the payment of its annual contributions in view of the prevailing circumstances in the Republic of Somalia. In addition to organizational matters: Election of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council (from the African Group); Preparation of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference Any other business (See Annex : CNCL/13-2011/DA.1/FINAL and CNCL/13-2011/WP.1/FINAL)
Report of the Secretary General:
The Council considered the Report the Secretary General submitted to the 13th PUIC Session covering the nature of the activities of the Union and its Secretariat General since the 12th Session of the Council held in Kampala, Uganda on January 28 – 29, 2010 to the 13th session, held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday January 18, 2011.
The report covered the following:
1. Follow up of the resolutions of the 6th session of the PUIC Conference held in Kampala in January 2010; the 2nd open-ended meeting of the Executive Committee held in Istanbul in May 2010; and the first extraordinary meeting of the PUIC Conference held in Damascus on June 30, 2010
2. The activities of the General Secretariat and participation in international and regional fora
3. Important visits to PUIC headquarters
4. Organizational matters – follow up of the plan for the reform of the PUIC Statute; development of the technical mechanisms of the General Secretariat; PUIC application for UN observer status; signing of agreements between the PUIC and a number of international organizations.
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5. Financial affairs
The Secretary General’s report was adopted. (Annex- CNCL/13-2011/D.1/FINAL)
ITEM TWO: EXAMINATION AND ADOPTION OF THE REPORTS OF THE 23RD, 24TH AND 25TH MEETINGS OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEIR ANNEXES.
1. His Excellency the PUIC Council President reviewed the reports of the 23rd, 24th and 25th meetings of the Executive Committee and their annexes to the Council.
The Executive Committee’s first meeting was held in Dubai on June 20 - 21, 2010 and the second was held in Abu Dhabi on October 24, 2010 and the third was held in Abu Dhabi on January 17, 2011. After reviewing the reports, the Council adopted them as follows:
2. Regarding the report on the 23rd Executive Committee meeting: Referring the part pertaining to examining the proposals of Member Parliaments on reforming the PUIC Statute to the Extraordinary Conference to be held tomorrow, Wednesday 19, January, 2011.
3. As regards the report of the 24th Executive Committee, the Council adopted the report including the two proposals of the Committee on the following:
a. Revising and streamlining the agendas of the Council and the Conference through the works of the Committees of the Union
b. The draft development of the mechanisms of technical work of the General Secretariat of the PUIC.
4. Regarding the report on the 25th Executive Committee meeting, it was agreed that the following items would be added to the council’s agenda:
4.1 Issuance by the PUIC Council of an Islamic Parliamentary Declaration on “A parliamentary vision for confronting the challenges facing the stability, advancement and development of the Islamic world” (submitted by the UAE Federal National Council). The Council adopted the document and mandated the General Secretariat with following up its implementation. .42 Condemnation of acts of terrorism concocted in Islamic countries, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran, through the involvement of spying networks affiliated to the Mossad (presented by the Islamic Parliament of Iran).
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4.3 As for the proposal presented by the Kuwait National Assembly to amend Article 19 of the Statute, the Council approved a recommendation by the Executive Committee that it should not be included in the Agenda of the 2nd Extraordinary Conference as the door to proposal seeking amendment of the Statute has been closed.
(Annex: EXC/23-2010/REP.1/FINAL, EXC/24-2010/REP.1/FINAL and EXC/25-2011/REP.1/FINAL)
THIRD ITEM: EXAMINATION OF REPORTS AND DRAFT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED BY RAPPORTEURS OF THE THREE STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES
1. The PUIC’s Standing Specialized Committees held meetings on 16-17 January, 2011. The Committees are:- - The Political and Economic Affairs Committee - The Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Environment - The Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
The meetings dealt with topics tabled on the agenda of each committee. The Three Standing Specialized Committee made a number of draft resolutions.
2. His Excellency, the President of the Council asked the Rapporteurs of the Committees to present their Reports to the Council. Each of the Rapporteurs presented a report on the activities of his committees and the resolutions arrived at and hence adopted by the Council (The resolutions of the Three Standing Specialized Committees are attached as CNCL/13-2011/PE.RES/FINAL, CNCL/13-2011/LEH-RES./FINAL and CNCL/13-2011/WSC-RES/FINAL).
ITEM FOUR: ADOPTION OF THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS:
1. Report of the Financial Control Committee on the closing accounts for the fiscal year 2010
1.1 The Council has been briefed on the Report of the Financial Control Committee regarding the closing accounts of fiscal year 2010. The report was presented by the Member of the Financial Control Committee Mr. Habib Makki Hashim, who is a Member of the Shoura Council of Bahrain and a Member of the Financial Control Committee for the year 2010. The report included items on the External Auditor, contributions and arrears of Member Parliaments as well as the Financial Regulations enforced in the Union. He mentioned that these are sound, transparent and agree with International Accountancy Standards and the Financial Regulations of the PUIC 1.2 The Council adopted the report of the Financial Control Committee and the External Auditor and absolved the Secretary General of financial responsibility for the accounts of 2010.
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1.3 The mandate of the two Financial Control Committee members has been renewed for another term, namely H.E. Syed Habib Makki Hashim, Member of the Shura Council of Bahrain and H.E. Irfan Gunduz, Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as members of the Financial Control Committee to examine and review the accounts for the years 2011 and 2012.
ITEM FIVE: THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011
1. H.E. the Secretary General presented the proposed budget for fiscal year 2011 including a number of items. These are namely a list of contributions by the Member Parliaments to the PUIC Budget for 2011, total expenditure “Salaries, Staff Emoluments, Recurrent Expenses, Acquisition & Renewal of Assets, the activities of the Secretary General, participation in international conferences and meetings in addition to conferences and meetings organized by the General Secretariat.”
Discussions of participants resulted in proposals, notably:
1.1 The possibility of presenting the coming budget in the form of detailed programs 1.2 The General Secretariat should examine the proposal Stated in point (1) through seeking the assistance of experts in this field. Afterwards this is to be submitted to the next Council. 1.3 The proposed budget presented by the General Secretariat for 2011 has been adopted. (See Annex-CNCL/13-2011/BUDGET)
ITEM SIX: ADOPTION OF THE FEES OF THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR
The Council approved EURO.5000 as annual fees of the External Auditor to audit accounts in 2011.
ITEM SEVEN: DECIDING ON EXEMPTION OF THE SOMALI PARLIAMENT OF PAYING THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS
1. The Council agreed (as an exception) to exempt the Somali Parliament from paying its annual contribution to the PUIC because of the circumstances through which the Republic of Somalia is passing. 2. It urged other Member Parliaments to pay their contributions regularly in order to avoid any negative impact on the PUIC’s budget
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Member parliaments in default of payment of contributions:
In the final session dedicated for adoption of the Abu Dhabi Declaration and the Final Report of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council:-
There was exhaustive discussion and large number of interventions on parliaments with accumulated arrears ( whether those that have not paid any amounts since joining the PUIC, or those who have made partial payment to the PUIC budget for one or two years since 2000 and until 2010)
H.E. the President of the Council summarized the results of the discussions as follows:-
1. The Council has agreed to exempt all amounts due from the Member Parliaments which have not paid their full contributions up to 2010
2. The parliaments which have not paid their financial dues will be given a respite of one year to pay their contributions for the financial year 2011. In case the member parliament is unable to pay its financial obligations, the Council will look into depriving the right of the defaulting parliament to vote and nominations as well as counting it for the quorum to attend meetings.
ITEM EIGHT: ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE 14TH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL (FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP)
1. H.E. Mr. Mamadou Seck, the Speaker of the Senegal Parliament was elected as the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council
2. H.E. Mr. Al Sal Shayeb bin Saidan, Member of the National Assembly of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria was elected as Rapporteur of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council.
3. The Council approved the following Organizations to be observers at the PUIC on a reciprocal basis:-
3.1 Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries TURKPA 3.2 Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) 3.3 Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) 3.4 Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) 3.5 Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
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ITEM NINE: PREPARING A DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE 7TH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE
At the recommendation of the Executive Committee, the Council prepared a draft agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC’s Conference. The draft agenda is to be updated before the convening of the conference which will be held in Indonesia on 25th-26th January 2012 (the draft agenda is attached as annex-CONF/7-2012/DA.1).
ITEM TEN: ADOPTION OF ABU DHABI DECLARATION, RESOLUTIONS AND THE FINAL REPORT ON THE 13TH SESSION OF PUIC COUNCIL
1. The PUIC Council adopted the Abu Dhabi Declaration, Resolutions and Final Report of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council (enclosed herewith the Abu Dhabi Declaration (see annex-CNCL/13-2011/DEC.1/FINAL), Resolutions and Final Report)
2. The Session was closed by a recitation of verses from the Holy Quran
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC) TO THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL ABU DHABI –STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 18 JANUARY, 2011.
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INTRODUCTION:
1. This Report covers the period from the date of holding the 12th Session of the PUIC Council, held in Kampala, Republic of Uganda on 28 – 29 January, 2010 to the current date of convening the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 17 – 18 January, 2011 (12-13 Safar 1432).
2. The PUIC General Secretariat has dispatched by DHL to all the PUIC Member Parliaments the Reports and Resolutions adopted by the following meetings:
2.1 Final Documents adopted by the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference held in Kampala, Republic of Uganda which included the :
- Report of the 22nd Meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Kampala on 24 - 25 January, 2010 - Report of the 12th Session of the PUIC Council held in Kampala on 28 - 29 January, 2010 - Declaration and Final Report of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference held in Kampala, Republic of Uganda on 30-31 January, 2010
2.2 Final Report of the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, on 10th May, 2010 concerning the new settlements in Al-Quds and their harm to world peace.
2.3. Final Report and Declaration adopted by the 23rd Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held in Dubai, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 20-21 June 2010.
2.4. Final Report of the First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference at the level of Parliament Speakers which was held in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, on 30 June 2010.
2.5. Final Report and Declaration adopted by the 24th Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 24th October, 2010.
This Report includes the various activities carried out by the PUIC General Secretariat and the other organs in all fields, as will be Stated later. It also includes the results of following up the resolutions adopted by the meetings mentioned in para 2 above. The report contains detailed Statement of the financial position of the General Secretariat.
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3. STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
3.1 04 August 2010: The PUIC Secretary General made a Statement in which he expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of the Criminal Israeli aggression on Southern Lebanon, and hailed the steadfastness of the valiant Lebanese army to stop and deter the barbaric aggression.
3.2 04 August 2010: the PUIC welcomed and expressed satisfaction with the decision of the UN Secretary General to form an international, impartial commission of investigation into the Israeli crime of attacking, in international waters, the Flotilla that was carrying humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.
3.3 18 September 2010: The Secretary General issued a Statement in which he strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran by threatening to burn some of its copies. He requested the UN and the IPU to fully shoulder their responsibilities and promote dialogue among civilizations in order to create a world where love and respect prevail.
4. STATEMENTS CIRCULATED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT UPON REQUEST OF MEMBER PARLIAMENTS
4.1 On 22 August 2010, the General Secretariat circulated the text of the Statement issued by the Palestine National Council on the anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Statement renewed the appeal to all regional, Islamic and international Parliamentary institutions to save the city of Al Qods.
4.2 On 18 September 2010 the General Secretariat circulated the Statement issued by the Islamic Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran in which it condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran.
5. RESPONSES TO THE ISRAELI AGGRESSIONS ON THE FREEDOM FLOTILLA:- 5.1 PUIC Secretary General Prof. Mahmud Erol KILIC issued a Statement condemning the criminal Israeli aggression on the Freedom Flotilla which was carrying humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Gaza. The Statement said “This criminal action reveals to the world the nature of the Israeli occupation, its defiance and provocation to the peace- loving and freedom loving peoples of the world”.
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5.2 The PUIC General Secretariat circulated the condemnatory Statements against the heinous Israeli crime of attacking the freedom Flotilla which it received from the following Member Parliaments, and also put them on its website: - National Assembly of Algeria, Shura Council of Bahrain, People’s Assembly of Egypt; House of Representatives of Indonesia, National Assembly of Kuwait; Consultative Council Saudi Arabia; House of Representatives of Morocco, Palestine National Council; Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the House of Representatives of Yemen.
6. FOLLOWING UP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE 6TH PUIC CONFERENCE, HELD IN KAMPALA, REPUBLIC OF UGANDA ON 30 – 31 JANUARY, 2010
The General Secretariat followed up together with the PUIC Member Parliaments the implementation of the resolutions of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Kampala, Uganda, on 30-31 January 2010, as well as the resolutions of the First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Damascus, on 30 June 2010, (See Annex-1)
7. SECOND EXTRAORDINARY OPEN-ENDED MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON 10TH MAY, 2010:-
On receipt of a proposal made by H.E. Mr. Mehmet Ali Şahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to convene the Second Extraordinary Open- ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee at the levels of Speakers of Parliaments in Istanbul to consider the deteriorating conditions in Al-Quds, the PUIC Secretary General addressed a message on 3.4.2010 to H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, President of the PUIC Council requesting approval. Subsequent correspondence took place until it was agreed to hold this meeting on 10th May, 2010 in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey.
The PUIC Secretary General on 30.3.2010 circulated the invitation sent by H.E. Mr. Mehmet Ali Şahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for holding the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee at the level of Parliament Speakers on “Calling on Israel: New Settlements in Al-Quds which harm Peace”.
The PUIC Secretary General on 18.5.2010 circulated to the Member Parliaments, the Istanbul Declaration and the Final Report of the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee on the “New Settlements in Al-Quds which Harm World Peace”.
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8. FOLLOW UP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF THE SECOND EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD IN ISTANBUL ON 10TH MAY, 2010:
PUIC Secretary General sent messages on 20.5.2010 to Their Excellencies the UN Secretary General, OIC Secretary General, League of Arab States’ Secretary General, Official-in-charge of Foreign Affairs at the European Parliaments Union, Secretary General of the European Union Parliaments, President of the IPU and Secretary General of the African Union. These messages conveyed the conclusions of the Second Open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, which was held in Istanbul, on 10th March, 2010. They also conveyed the provisions of the Istanbul Declaration. The PUIC Secretary General requested them, on behalf of the Union, to pay attention and care to the matter and to prevent Israel from pursuing its aggressive provocative actions in order to enable the Palestinians to recover their usurped rights which have been approved by the international legitimacy.
9. THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE (DAMASCUS, 30 JUNE 2010)
Damascus, Syrian capital city, hosted the First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference on 30th June, 2010, concerning the unjust Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip, upon the invitation of the Speaker of People’s Assembly of Syria. The PUIC General Secretariat circulated the Syrian invitations to all the Member Parliaments.
As a result of the substantial response to these invitations, the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference on Gaza was convened under the kind patronage of President Bashar Al-Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Chairmanship of Dr, Mahmoud Al Abrash, Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria.
The proceedings of the Conference, held at the level of parliament Speakers, were attended by 29 parliaments, fifteen of which at the level of Speakers, four at the level of Deputy Speakers, and ten heads of delegations. There were also four observer delegations.
10. FOLLOWING UP IMLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY PUIC CONFERENCE, HELD IN DAMASCUS ON 30 JUNE, 2010.
The General Secretariat followed up the implementation of the resolutions of the Conference as Stated Annex-2.
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11. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNTIONAL AND REGIONAL FORA
11.1. 16TH MEETING OF THE ARAB PARLIAMENTARY UNION IN CAIRO, ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT ON 2 – 4 MARCH, 2010:-
In response to an invitation extended by the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU), the PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by the PUIC Assistant Secretary General, participated in the proceedings of the regular 16th Session of the APU Conference.
11.2. 122ND MEETING OF THE IPU IN BANGKOK, THAILAND ON 27 MARCH-1 APRIL, 2010:-
The PUIC Secretary General accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General attended the 122nd Meeting of the IPU, held in Bangkok, Thailand. The Islamic Group held its Consultation Meeting on the sidelines of the IPU Meeting. The meeting was presided by H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghourir, President of the PUIC Council, and was attended by the speakers of:-
The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar.
The following delegations also participated in the meeting:-
Cameroun, Arab Republic of Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Malaysia, Kingdom of Morocco, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Sultanate of Oman, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Turkey, and Republic of Uganda Republic of Yemen.
The Meeting discussed a number of issues submitted to the meetings of this session as well as the Third Meeting of the Parliament Speakers who are Members of the IPU. The Meeting discussed ways to coordinate the positions of the PUIC Members Parliaments in the IPU activities in such a way as to serve the causes of the Islamic Ummah
11.3 THE PUIC PARTICIPATES IN THE OBSERVATION OF THE SUDANESE ELECTION HELD ON 11 – 15 APRIL, 2010:
PUIC Secretary General sent a letter on 7.4.2010 to H.E. Mr. Abel Alier, Head of the National Elections Commission in the Sudan thanking him for inviting the Union to participate in monitoring the Sudanese elections held on 11-15 April, 2010 and to inform that Ambassador Siddiq Yousif Abuagla, Director of the Cabinet, was mandated with participating in monitoring the elections. The latter prepared a report covering electoral procedures which was handed to the National Elections Commission of Sudan. The report was also circulated to the Member Parliaments on 21.4.2010.
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11.4 THIRD MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (PAM) IN SLOVENIA ON 15-16 APRIL 2010
Secretary General Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC Addressed the Third Standing Committee Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) in Slovenia.
The Presidency of PAM invited H. E. Prof. Dr. KILIC to attend the meeting held on 15- 16 April 2010 at the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and be one of the key-note speakers at the event which was dedicated to inter-cultural and inter religious dialogue.
Prof. Dr. KILIC gave a talk at the meeting on “Inter-Religious dialogue from Muslim Perspective”.
11.5 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN WUPPERTAL, GERMANY ON 1 – 2 MAY, 2010:-
Upon an invitation extended by the Chairman of the International Symposium, the PUIC Secretary General participated in an international symposium, held in the city of Wuppertal, Germany on “Changing contexts and Shifting Meanings” and the “Ambivalence of old and New Identities. He made a presentation at the Session “Modernity and the Fragmentation of the Self” about the “Idea of Man in Classical Islamic Thought.”
11.6 FORUM ON WATER IN THE ARAB WORLD AND NEIGHBORING STATES ON 13-15 MAY, 2010:-
In response to an invitation extended by the Lebanese House of Representatives, the PUIC Secretary General accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, participated in the Forum on Water in the Arab World and Neighboring States, held in Beirut, Lebanon, on 13 – 15 May, 2010.
The Secretary General met with H.E. Mr. Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon. Discussions focused on ways to strengthen cooperation among Member Parliaments promote joint Islamic action and boost bilateral cooperation between the PUIC and the Republic of Lebanon on issues of common concern.
The PUIC Secretary General also met with a number of Members of the parliamentary blocs as well as Members of Lebanese of House of Representatives.
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11.7 37TH SESSION OF THE OIC COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS, DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN ON 18-20 MAY, 2010:-
In response to an invitation extended by OIC General Secretariat, the PUIC Secretary General accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, participated as an Observer in the proceedings of the 37th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, which was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 18 - 20 May, 2010. In his speech, which was circulated to the participating delegations, the PUIC Secretary General said that this session comes in the wake of the Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held on 10th May 2010, in Istanbul, which centered on the new settlements in Al-Quds which are detrimental to world peace. He Stated that the said meeting adopted a unified Islamic Stance on the issue. The Secretary General also focused on the imperative of cooperation and coordination between the PUIC and the OIC in order to perform their complementary role in the executive and legislative domains in order to serve the causes of the Muslim Ummah and realize its common hopes.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the PUIC Secretary General met with a number of foreign ministers and heads of participating delegations. He also reached an agreement with the Director General of the Islamic Scientific, Education and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Twaijeri, on consideration of the MOU for cooperation between the PUIC and ISESCO. The two sides have already exchanged the Draft MOU for signature as soon as possible.
11.8 PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP (EUROMED), ISTANBUL ON 21- 22 MAY, 2010:-
PUIC Secretary General participated in response to an invitation by the Parliamentary Assembly of Euro-Med in a Meeting which was held in Istanbul on 21 – 22 May, 2010. He delivered a speech at the meeting on “Cultural Dialogue and Alliance of Civilizations”.
11.9 FORUM OF UN ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 27 MAY, 2010:-
PUIC Secretary General responded to an invitation to participate in parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the 3rd Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 27th May, 2010,
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11.10 35TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION (PABSEC) HELD IN SERBIA, ON 1 – 3 JUNE, 2010:-
The PUIC Secretary General on an invitation from PABSEC attended the 35th Session of the General Assembly of the PABSEC held on 1 – 3 June, 2010 in Belgrade where he delivered his speech in which he briefed the participants about the PUIC and its activities and highlighted the Members the field of cooperation between both the Organization.
11.11 SEVENTH SESSION OF THE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF THE ARAB MAGHREB UNION IN ALGIERS ON 9 – 10 JUNE, 2010:-
PUIC Secretary General delegated the PUIC Assistant Secretary General to attend the 7th Session of the Consultative Council of the Arab Maghreb Union, which will be held in Algiers, on 9 - 10 June, 2010.
11.12 SYMPOSIUM ON CHANGING ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS: 23-25 SEPTEMBER 2010- AFYONKARAHISAR, REPUBLIC OF TURKEY:
In cooperation and coordination between the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the PUIC General Secretariat, the former organized a World Symposium. The Symposium drew substantial interest in terms of the wide participations as well as the subjects it addressed as regards parliamentary control of budget implementations.
The opening session was addressed by H.E. the PUIC Secretary General and chaired the closing session on evaluating the symposium.
It is worth mentioning that this is the first time for a PUIC Member Parliament to organize this kind of technical symposium between the PUIC and is third party i.e. the IPU. 33 PUIC Member Parliaments attended the symposium as well as participants from the European Union and academics and specialists in the topics of the Symposium.
11.13 THIRD WORLD CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENTS (GENEVA, 19-21 JULY 2010):
The PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, attended the Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments which was held in Geneva, on 19-21 July 2010.
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11.14 CELEBRATING THE 1400 ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLY QURAN – ISTANBUL – TURKEY,( 05 SEPTEMBER 2010):
The Secretary General responded to the invitation extended by IRCICA to attend the 1400 Anniversary of the Holy Quran which took place on 26 Ramadan 1431H (05/09/2010) in Istanbul. The celebration comes in implementation of the resolution adopted by the Council of OIC Foreign Ministers concerning the celebration of this auspicious anniversary. The event was under the patronage of H.E. Receb Tayyeb Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey. It was also attended by the competent OIC Ministers.
11.15. 123rd ASSEMBLY OF THE IPU – GENEVA, (4-6 OCTOBER 2010):
The Secretary General, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, attended the 123rd Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held in Geneva.
The Islamic Group held its Consultative Meeting on the sidelines of the 123th Assembly of the IPU on 4th October 2010, at the International Conventions Center in Geneva, Switzerland.
The meeting was presided by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and House of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco. It was also attended by H.E. Farooq Naik, President of the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Delegations of the following Member Parliaments also participated in the Consultative Meeting: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
At the outset, H.E. the PUIC Secretary General Professor Mahmud Erol KILIC took the floor. He greeted the attendees and reviewed the agenda which focused on the necessity of coordination among the delegations of Member Parliaments regarding the agenda of the IPU meeting.
Discussion centered on the necessity of coordination to achieve success for the proposal on the emergency item which addressed the humanitarian disaster in sisterly Pakistan as a result of recent devastating floods.
The Meeting coordinated positions on the subjects included in the IPU agenda. His Excellency the Secretary General had meetings with a number of delegations of Member Parliaments as well as other delegations participating in the IPU Meeting.
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11.16. 35TH SESSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES - SAINT PETERSBURG – RUSSIA – 28/10/2010
H.E. PUIC Secretary General delegated Ambassador Sidigh Yousif Abuagla, Director of the Cabinet, to participate in the 35th Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and also to participate in the World Parliamentary Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), chaired by Republic of Kazakhstan, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, on 28th October 2010.
The Director of the Cabinet delivered the PUIC Speech at the opening session. He expressed PUIC satisfaction with Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of this important Organization. He also expressed the wish of the PUIC to establish cooperation and coordination with the Parliaments of the Commonwealth of Independent States and OSCE Parliaments in the economic, commercial and sustainable development fields.
The Director of the Cabinet participated in a working Session dedicated to discuss human aspects in relations of the States of the Commonwealth where he presented a paper on coexistence and gender equality based on the provisions of the resolutions which had been adopted by the PUIC Conference on these two subjects.
11.17 MEETING OF THE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN (PAM) HELD IN RABAT, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO ON 28 – 30 OCTOBER, 2010.
H.E. PUIC Secretary General accompanied by H.E. Assistant Secretary, participated in the meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM), held in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco on 28 – 30 October, 2010.
Meanwhile, the Secretary General signed a cooperation agreement with the Director General of ISESCO.
11.18 THE THIRTY SIXTH PABSEC GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AT TRABZON ON 2 – 4 NOVEMBER, 2010
Upon an invitation from PABSEC, the PUIC Secretary General attended the Thirty-Sixth Plenary Session of the PABSEC General Assembly held in Trabzon on 2- 4 November 2010. The meeting was opened by Mr. Mehmet Ali ŞAHIN, PABSEC President, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The participants were also addressed by Mr. Volodymyr LYTVYN, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Mr. Bülent ARINC, Deputy Prime-Minister, State Minister of Turkey, Mr. Kemalettin GÖKTAŞ, Head of the PABSEC Turkish National Delegation, as well as Mr. Vassilios BORNOVAS, General Consul of the Hellenic Republic in Istanbul, representing the Hellenic BSEC Chairmanship-in-Office. The President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Mr. Abdullah GÜL, sent a greeting message to the participants of the General Assembly. The General Assembly was attended by the national delegations of Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Romania, Russia, 277
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Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine. The PABSEC and its related bodies were represented by the First Deputy Secretary General of the PABSEC Permanent International Secretariat and the President and the Secretary General of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank. Among observers and guests were representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, the French Senate and National Assembly, the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the EurAsian Economic Community, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-Speaking Countries, the Black Sea Universities Network and the Marmara Foundation.
11.19. FIFTH PLEANARY SESSION OF THE ASIAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY MEETING HELD IN DAMASCUS, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC FROM 27 NOVEMBER TO 1st DECEMBER, 2010.
On an invitation from the Asian Parliament Assembly, the PUIC Secretary General delegated H.E. Mr. Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani, Assistant Secretary General to attend the 5th Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly meeting held in Damascus on 27 November to 1 December, 2010. On the side line of the Meeting, the PUIC Assistant Secretary General met with the Speakers of Syrian Arab Republic, State of Kuwait, and Islamic Republic of Iran where he highlighted the activities of the PUIC. He also met with the delegates of Bahrain, Indonesia, Lebanon, Palestine Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
11.20 PARLIAMENTARY HEARING AT THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK ON 2- 3 DECMEBER, 2010:
The PUIC Secretary General on an invitation from the IPU attended the Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations Headquarters on 2 – 3 December, 2010. Opening the panel discussion, General Assembly President Joseph Deiss had described parliaments as instrumental in providing political support for decisions adopted by the United Nations organ, citing the Millennium Development Goals, which must be translated into national policies, as one example. Meanwhile, parliamentarians were also critical to ensuring accountability and transparency in decision-making processes, including at the international level. Co-organized by IPU and the Office of the President of the General Assembly under the theme “Towards economic recovery: Rethinking development, retooling global governance”, the Hearing had focused on questions of reforming international financial systems, rethinking sustainable development in the context of the current global economic crisis, empowering the United Nations, and the need for accountability, among other topics.
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Participants in the Hearing’s panel discussion had noted that the United Nations and parliaments around the world provided each other with critical support, particularly in matters relating to development and the global economic crisis. They had discussed the unique struggles of their respective countries with the global economic and financial crisis, as well as their hopes for economic progress on the international level.
Turning to the experiences of individual countries facing the economic crisis, panelists had emphasized the critical roles that IPU and the United Nations system had to play in supporting Governments and addressing the main problems arising from it.
Parliamentarians attended the annual Hearing to better understand global problems and how to translate them into clearer words for their constituents. This is an excellent opportunity to educate and be educated and noting that 2010 was the second year in which the Hearing’s discussions had focused on issues relating to the global economic crisis. The discussion had been particularly valuable this year in having linked many seemingly disparate topics and reframed them in the light of the new international economic reality.
11.21. 4th EDITION OF FEZ FORUM ON THE ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY, RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL DIMPLOMACY FOR WORLD PEACE, FEZ, KINGDOM OF MOROCCO ON 4 – 6 DECEMBER, 2010:
The PUIC Secretary General on an invitation from the Forum on the Alliance of civilizations and Cultural Diversity, Religious and Cultural Diplomacy attended the 4th Edition of Fez Forum held in Fez on 4 – 6 December, 2010.
11.22 AFRICAN UNION CONFERENCE – MALABO – REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA – 29 NOVEMBER TO 3 DECEMBER, 2010.
In response to an invitation from the African Parliamentary Union (APU) the PUIC Secretary General delegated Ambassador Siddiq Yousef Abu Agla, Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary General to participate as an observer in the proceedings of the 57th Session of the Apu Executive Committee and the Thirty Third Conference of Speakers of National Parliaments, which were held in Malabo, Republic of Equatorial Guinea from 29 November to 3 December, 2010. The 33rd Conference of Speakers of African Parliaments discussed important subjects, namely “Promoting income – generating investment and sustaining growth and sustainable development” and “Preserving the peace and social stability by enhancing good governance.”
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In his speech – delivered by Ambassador Abu Agla- the PUIC Secretary General stressed that the PUIC pays equal attention to strengthening the role of Muslim women in development. And he praised the interest of the APU in the report of the Committee on Parliamentarian Women. The PUIC Secretary General added that our Union seeks to promote investment, economic development, sustainable growth and encouraging trade relations among its Members.
11.23 PUIC Secretary General attends in Istanbul the 11th ECO Summit:
According to the invitation of ECO and Turkish President, PUIC Secretary General Professor Mahmud Erol KILIC and Assistant Secretary General Mr. Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani attended the 11th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), held in Istanbul, on 23 December 2010. Meanwhile, the PUIC and ECO discussed cooperation and signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two International Organizations.
H.E. Mr. KILIC delivered his speech at the 19th Meeting of the Council of Ministers on 22 December 2010. In his speech Mr. KILIC stressed that the PUIC is ready to expand cooperation between the ECO and PUIC Members.
The Secretary General also met with H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gul President of the Republic of Turkey and H.E. Mr. Reccep Tayeb Erdogan Turkish Prime Minister and other delegations during the meeting.
12. IMPORTANT VISITS TO THE PUIC HEADQUARTER
12.1 FOREIGN MINISTER OF TURKEY:
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Davutoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister visited the PUIC headquarters on 16th February, 2010. He was received by the PUIC Secretary General. His Excellency the Minister highly appreciated the tasks and objectives of the Union, maintaining that they aim at improving relations among peoples, and enriching cooperation and coordination among the Member Parliaments. His Excellency called on all the PUIC Members to support the work of the General Secretariat and energize its activities.
12.2 SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE OIC:
H.E. Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General visited the PUIC seat on 17th April, 2010. He met with the Secretary General. Discussions focused on ways to develop PUIC – OIC Cooperation.
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12.3 SECRETARY GENERAL RECEIVES UNDP OFFICIAL
H.E. Mrs. Conselo Vidal, UNDP Coordinator and Resident Representative in Iran visited the PUIC Headquarters on 18th April, 2010 and met with the Secretary General who gave a briefing on the tasks and activities of the Union.
His Excellency referred to the application made by the Union to obtain observer status at the UN, adding that His Excellency the President of the current Session of the PUIC Council, proceeding from his attention to developing working mechanism of the Union will follow up the matter. The UN official expressed the hope that these efforts will be crowned with success. The talks between the two sides included ways of cooperation and strengthening them especially in issues of common interest.
12.4 DELEGATION OF THE INDONESIAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
H.E. Dr. Hidayat Nur Wahid, Member of Parliament heading the Indonesian House of Representatives, and the accompanying delegation, visited the seat of the Union on 30.5.2010. Discussions focused on cooperation between the General Secretariat and the Indonesian Parliament, especially as regards arrangements for holding the 7th PUIC Conference, scheduled to be held in Indonesia in 2012. Light was focused on how to have all the Speakers attend the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference.
Dr. Hidayat suggested that we should persuade those Muslim countries that are Member of OIC but not Members of the PUIC to join the PUIC. The PUIC informed that there are six OIC Member States that are not Member and they are Maldives, Brunei-Darussalam, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Suriname, and the Union of the Comoros. The Secretary General had written letters to the non-PUIC Members to join the PUIC and whenever he has the opportunity to meet them requests them for joining. The Indonesian side agreed to take the matter and request the non-PUIC Members to join the PUIC. Talks also figured on requesting those countries and Organizations that are observers at the OIC but not at the PUIC to join as observer at the PUIC. Observers that are not in the PUIC are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Kingdom of Thailand, the Russian Federation, Moro National Liberation Front, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
12.5 SPEAKER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TURKEY: H.E. Mr. Mehmet Ali Sahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey paid a visit to the PUIC Headquarters. He was received by the PUIC Secretary General. The talks between the two sides addressed the activities of the Union. Mr. Sahin expressed satisfaction with the efforts exerted by the General Secretariat in order to promote the action of the Union and energize its resolutions.
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12.6 BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN:
The Secretary General received in his office at the headquarters of the PUIC His Excellency Mr. Simon Gass, the British ambassador to Iran, on 16 September 2010. The two sides dealt with matters of common interest.
12.7 DELEGATION OF THE INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT:
H.E. Mr. Achmad Djuned, Assistant Secretary General of the Indonesian Parliament visited the PUIC Headquarters on 16th October, 2010 at the head of a delegation from the House of Representatives. Discussions focused on cooperation between the PUIC General Secretariat and the Indonesian Parliament, especially as regards the preparation for holding the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference scheduled to be held in the Republic of Indonesia in 2012.
13. ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS
13.1 PLAN TO REFORM THE PUIC
Following up implementation of the resolution on developing the PUIC Statute and Regulations, and the provisions adopted at the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Kampala, on 30 – 31 January, 2010, the PUIC Secretary General sent on 24th April, 2010, a Note requesting the august Member Parliaments to communicate to the PUIC General Secretariat any new proposals on reforming the Union’s Statute which was finalized at the Second Meeting of Experts of the Adhoc Committee to Draw up a Plan to Reform the Union by developing its statute and regulations held in Cairo – Arab republic of Egypt 20 – 21December, 2009, which they wish to submit to the Executive Committee not later than 25th May, 2010 for consideration and submission to the next PUIC Conference. It may be noted that the PUIC General Secretariat has received four proposals from the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Islamic Republic of Iran, the State of the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain. All proposals were sent before the Kampala Conference. These proposals were added to the Amended Draft Statute that was approved in Cairo in December, 2009 and circulated to the Members of the Executive Committee. In the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee, in Dubai 6 participants, namely Algeria, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iran, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates, were considered by the Committee. The proposals adopted at the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee held in Dubai on 20 – 21 June, 2010, as well as the proposals of the Second Meeting of Experts of the Adhoc Committee, will be submitted as proposals to the next PUIC Conference.
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13.2 THE DEVELOPING OF THE MECHANISMS OF TECHNICAL WORK AT THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
Pursuant to the resolution adopted by the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Dubai, UAE, on 20-21 June 2010, concerning the developing of the mechanisms of technical work at the General Secretariat, submitted by the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates, the General Secretariat corresponded with the august Member Parliaments and requested them to submit their proposals on the document.
The General Secretariat received proposals from the National Assembly of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, in addition to the proposals of the PUIC General Secretariat. The General Secretariat has included these proposals which were then discussed by the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee held in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates on 24th October, 2010.
Discussions resulted in the approval by the Executive Committee of the draft and its submission to the next PUIC Council for its adoption.
13.3 APPLICATION FOR OBSERVER STATUS AT THE UNITED NATIONS:
Desirous to realize international cooperation in the economic, social and cultural fields for promoting respect of human rights and basic freedoms, H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, President of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council sent a message to the UN Secretary General H.E. Ban ki-Moon outlining aspects of convergence of principles and objectives between the UN and the PUIC, and enclosing an application for PUIC Membership of the UN as an observer.
13.4 SIGNING THE AGREEMENT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE IRCICA AND THE PUIC ON 11TH MAY, 2010:-
The Secretary General and Dr. Halit Eren, Director General of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) signed an agreement of cooperation between the Centre and the PUIC in Istanbul on 11.5.2010. The agreement envisioned:- 13.4.1 Cooperation in all fields that serve their common objectives, especially carrying out activities and actions aimed at informing about Islamic civilization, its development and spread throughout history as well as its heritage, and facing the perils that threaten it and the means to preserve it. 13.4.2 Regular coordination and exchanging views and expertise in order to assist both parties in achieving their common objectives. 13.4.3 Exchanging invitations to attend the activities carried out by each other whenever appropriate. 13.4.4 Assisting in preparing technical, organizational and administrative studies. 13.4.5 Exchanging documents, reports and publications relating to matters of common interest. 283
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13.4.6 The agreement shall enter into force upon its signature.
14. SIGNING COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUIC AND ISESCO, RABAT, KINDOM OF MOROCCO ON 26 OCTOBER, 2010.
Professor Mahmud Erol KILIC, PUIC Secretary General and Dr. Abdul Aziz bin Osman Al-Tuwaijri, Director General of ISESCO, signed in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, on 26th October, 2010 a cooperation agreement between the two organizations in the fields of organizing conferences, symposia and workshops’ as well as the fields of developing education, science, technology in OIC Member States and within Muslim Communities. The agreement also covers exchanging published books, studies and researches, and also making available advice assistance to each other.
15. COOPERATION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The PUIC Secretary General on 17.4.2010 sent a reply message to H.E. Mr. Ramil Hassanov, Secretary General of the Turkic Speaking States Parliamentary Assembly concerning cooperation between the two organizations and exchange mutual observer status.
He also sent a congratulatory message to H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu on his election as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council
16. MEDIA
16.1. WEBSITE:
The General Secretariat is pursuing its efforts to update the PUIC Website in the English, Arabic and French languages aimed at reflecting the activities of the Union and its august Member Parliaments. The Secretary General hopes that these parliaments will provide the website with information and news items in order to give them the widest coverage possible.
16.2 ‘PUIC’ BULLETIN:
The General Secretariat has already produced the 5th, 6th and 7th Issues of the “PUIC” quarterly. They included comprehensive reports of conferences and meetings which were held by the various organs of the PUIC in the intervening period. They also included texts of the Declarations adopted by meetings concerning the various issues and causes which were the object of exhaustive discussions. The “PUIC” issues focused lights on some Member Parliaments and their Speakers as part of the series meant to inform about our Member Parliaments.
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16.3. PARLIAMENTARY DIRECTORY: Work is proceeding at the General Secretariat for the publication of the second issue of the “PARLIAMENTS DIRECTORY” following updating of its date. We aim to include in the Directory the most recent facts and developments relevant to our Member Parliaments. The Secretary General depends much on the Member Parliaments to provide the Media Department with the information which they want to see published in the new issues of the Directory.
17. Financial Affairs
17.1. Operating Results for the Fiscal Year 2010: Summary of the Financial results for the period 1.1.2010 to 28.12.2010 is as under: Description: Euro Contributions Revenue: Assessed Contribution (US $ 2,189,000) 1,576,927 Contributions recovered against 2010 Budget (82.60% of EUR 1,576,927) 1,303,263 Prior years’ recoveries in fiscal year 2010: 312,246 Total Contributions Revenue: 1,615,509 Cash Expenditure: Chapter 1 - Staff Emoluments 631,163 Chapter 2 – (Recurrent Expenditures) 136,500 Chapter 3 – (Acquisition and renewal of Assets) 35,850 Chapter 4 – Program of Activities – Participation in meetings and Conferences 98,546 Chapter 5 – Conferences and Meetings organized by General Secretariat 127,340 Total Cash Expenditure: 1,029,399
Information about arrears of Contribution: Total arrears for the year 2010 (17.30% of the assessed contribution) 273,664 Cumulative arrears since establishment of the Union (53.40% of a year Budget) 843,497
17.2. Details of contributions received during the period under review: Amounts in Euro Received against Member Parliaments Received for 2010 Outstanding arrears Afghanistan 7,924.26 12,828.74 0.00 Albania - - 49,256.72 Algeria 55,469.80 - 0.00 Azerbaijan 15,848.51 - 0.00 Bahrain 15,848.51 - 0.00 Bangladesh 23,772.77 - 0.00 Benin 7,924.26 - 0.00 Burkina Faso 7,924.26 - 0.00 Cameroon 15,848.55 41,995.30 - Chad - - 48,531.58 Cote d’Ivoire - - 98,513.50 Djibouti - - 30,932.90 Egypt 31,697.03 18,602.43 0.00
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Received against Member Parliaments Received for 2010 Outstanding arrears Gabon 39,621.29 43,783.88 0.00 Gambia - - 16,681.04 Guinea - - 20,753.00 Guinea Bissau - - 53,328.68 Guyana - - 106,657.43 Indonesia 55,469.80 - 0.00 Iran 87,166.83 - 0.00 Iraq 47,545.54 67,178.08 0.00 Jordan - - 23,772.77 Kazakhstan 15,848.51 - 0.00 Kuwait 142,636.63 - 0.00 Kyrgyzstan - - 26,532.85 Lebanon 23,772.77 - 0.00 Libya 95,091.08 - 0.00 Malaysia 79,242.57 - 0.00 Mali 7,924.26 - - Mauritania - - 16,681.04 Morocco 31,697.03 17,513.56 0.00 Mozambique 7,924.26 - 0.00 Niger - - 7,924.26 Oman 31,697.03 - 0.00 Pakistan - 38,294.33 31,697.03 Qatar 55,469.80 - 0.00 Saudi Arabia 158,485.14 - 0.00 Senegal - 25,657.48 15,848.51 Sierra Leone - - 53,328.68 Somalia - - 20,753.00 Sudan 10,988.39 15,848.51 Syria 23,772.77 - 0.00 Tajikistan 7,924.26 2,141.78 0.00 Togo 15,848.51 33,262.07 0.00 Tunisia 23,772.77 - 14,250.36 Turkey 87,567.77 - 0.00 Turkmenistan - - 106,657.43 Uganda 15,848.51 - 0.00 Emirates 110,939.60 - 0.00 Yemen 15,848.51 - 17,513.55 1,363,373.99 312,246.04 775,462.84
Contributions paid in advance for the Year 2011 Member Parliaments US $ Euro 1 Libya 74,578.41 2 Turkey 8,325.20 3 Uganda 8,217.00
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17.3. On 21st June, 2010 the PUIC Secretary General received a letter from H.E. Mr. Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adam, Speaker of the Somali Transitional Federal Parliament requesting exemption from paying Somalia’s annual contribution in view of the prevailing political and economic condition in the Republic of Somalia This matter is being presented to the august Council for appropriate decision.
17.4. Member Parliaments in arrears: In its tenth Session held in Cairo, Egypt in the year 2008, the PUIC Council decided to grant waivers in arrears of 50% and 25% to defaulting Member parliaments on the conditions of clearing their contributions to be eligible to avail 50% waiver in arrears and if a further payment is made for another two years contribution, another waiver of 25% would be granted. In its 11th Session held in Niamey the Council extended the period for this waiver for two more years which is now expiring. Iraq, Togo, Djibouti, Uganda and Kyrgyzstan availed of this waiver. The esteemed Council is now invited to consider to extending waiver facility for the payment of arrears for another year to end in 2011. This would aim at lessening the burden on the Member Parliaments which have not yet cleared their arrears of contributions. 17.5. Audit for the fiscal year 2010: By the time of writing this report the interim audit of the accounts of the Union for the year 2010 by external auditors is in progress which would be finalized as soon as the year ended. The Financial Control Committee is expected to hold its meeting to review the financial Statements and the external auditors’ report which will then be submitted to the august council for its adoption and to absolve the Secretary General of his financial responsibilities.
17.6 Draft Budget for the Financial Year 2011: The PUIC General Secretariat has the honour to enclose with this report the Draft PUIC Budget for the Financial Year 2011 according to the allocations which have been adopted in previous years amounting to U.S. Dollars 2,189,000.00 without any increase. The Council is invited to approve the Budget for the year 2011. (Annex-3) 17.7 Approving the fee of the External Auditor: In accordance to Article 16.3 of the PUIC Financial Regulations, the august council is invited to kindly approve the fees of the external auditor who will be charged with the responsibility to auditing the accounts for the financial year 2011, within the limits of EUR 5,000 only.
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FOLLOWING UP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE 6TH PUIC CONFERENCE, HELD IN KAMPALA, REPUBLIC OF UGANDA ON 30 – 31 JANUARY, 2010 NO. OF RESOLUTION AND PROVISIONS ACTION POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS RESOLUTION NO.1-PE/6-CONF ON THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE 1. Requests the UN Security Council to take 1. UN Secretary General was addressed. measures to stop the excavations, protect the buildings of Al-Aqsa Mosque and save them from demolition. 2. Our letter No.IO/10-156 dated 22 May, 2. Applying the Fourth Geneva Convention to the 2010 occupied territories. RESOLUTION No.2-PE/6 CONF ON THE ROLTE 1. Notes have been written to all the Member OF ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING Parliaments to know whether they wish to THE PLANS OF THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT. join Membership of Al-Quds Committee. 2. PUIC General Secretariat received The PUIC Council calls for constituting a Standing nominations from Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Parliamentary Committee on Al-Quds Affairs Cameroon, Chad, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Senegal; Syria and Uganda. RESOLUTION NO.3-PE/6-CONF ON The World Day Of Solidarity With The Palestinian People In Gaza The PUIC Secretary general issued a Statement 3-2 Declares That The 18th Of January Shall Be A World Day exhorting the Member Parliaments to organize Of Solidarity With The Palestinians Of Gaza. activities on this day aimed at strengthening sympathy and solidarity with the steadfast 3-3 Calls On The States Of The PUIC Member Parliaments to Palestinian people; and calling for lifting the land, organize activities on this day aimed at strengthening sea and air blocked imposed on Gaza Strip. sympathy and solidarity with the steadfast Palestinian people (Statement of the Secretary General is dated in Gaza. 29/12/2010)
RESOLUTION No.8-PE/6-CONF ON COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND RECONFIRMING 1. Correspondence was sent to the Member THE LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO RESIST OCCUPATION Parliaments vide our Note No.MP/10-189 AND FOREIGN AGGRESSION BY ALL INDIVIDUAL dated 6th June, 2010. The People’s AND COLLECTIVE MEANS. Assembly of Syria has expressed readiness calls for convening an international parliamentarian to host a Conference to examine the conference to examine the issue of terrorism from phenomena of terrorism. Other participants the point of view of international law and identifying expressed willingness to participate in it. the difference between terrorism on the one hand 2. The period for holding the Conference was and, on the other hand people resisting occupation extended. However it has been postpone and fighting for their national liberation for a later date.
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WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS RESOLUTION No. 2-WSC/6-CONF ON PROMOTING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FACING WESTERN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST Done by writing to Member Parliaments, vide ISLAMIC VALUES our letter No.MP/10-189, dated 6.6.2010. Calls for constituting a PUIC focal group on dialogue as well as one in each parliament of Muslim States aimed at taking appropriate initiatives in consultation with their governments, and emphasizes the importance of developing the culture and spirit of dialogue. RESOLUTION No.5-WSC/6-CONF ON PROMOTING Done by writing to Member Parliaments, THE ROLE OF WOMEN vide our letter on 6th June, 2010. We have 1. Calls on Member Parliaments to establish a received a reply from the People’s Assembly of mechanism to discuss the issues of the Muslim Syria offering to host the World Islamic Forum Women by organizing a World Islamic Forum for Muslim Women Parliamentarians. for Muslim Women Parliamentarians. It was scheduled to hold the Forum on 6 – 2. Directs the Standing Specialized Committee 7 November, 2010. However it was postpone on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs to to a later date. prepare Working Papers to discuss urgent General Secretariat requested the issues relating to the family, youth and women Members of the Standing Specialized by experts in this field for discussion in the next Committee on Women to energize this session of the PUIC Council resolution our letter No.MP/10-189, dated 6.6.2010. RESOLUTION No.6-WSC/6-CONF ON PROTECTION Included in our letter to the UN Secretary OF AL-AQSA MOSQUE AGAINST ISRAELI General dated 22.5.2010. THREATS RESOLUTION No. 10-WSC/6-CONF ON ROLE OF ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING Notes have been written to Member GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND FATAL DISEASES Parliaments for action (Our letter No.MP/10-189 Recommends carrying out a study for dated 6.6.2010, in order to prepare a study on identifying Islamic States where epidemics spread, the diseases which spread in their countries, so as to be able to extend assistance and help in and how they may be helped to eliminate them. eliminating those scourges.
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FOLLOWING UP IMLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE FIRST EXTRAORDINARY PUIC CONFERENCE, HELD IN DAMASCUS ON 30 JUNE, 2010 NO. OF RESOLUTION AND PROVISIONS ACTION CONSTITUTING A COMMITTEE FOR The PUIC General Secretariat presented a FOLLOWING UP AND EXECUTING THE proposal to H.E. Dr. Mamoud Al Abrach, Speaker RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE of the People’s Assembly of Syria, and President of the Extraordinary Conference to constitute a Committee comprising two Members from each of the three geographical groups. (Arab, African and Asian). - VISITING GAZA STRIP - The PUIC General Secretariat circulated the letter of H.E. Dr, Mahmoud Al Abrach, - Necessity of dispatching an urgent President of the First Extraordinary convoy of humanitarian assistance to Conference, dated 5.7.2010, addressed to the people of Gaza with the Their Excellencies the Speakers of the august participation of parliamentarian of PUIC Parliaments in order to express their views Member Parliament. and State their participation in a parliamentary delegation who will visit Gaza. - During his attendance of the Third World Conference of Parliament Speakers in Geneva, (19-21 July, 2010) His Excellency the PUIC Secretary General followed up with Their Excellencies this matter. A number of them expressed their wish and readiness to participate. - On 21.7.2010, and as a result of the contacts made by H.E.President of the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference with his counterparts the Parliament Speakers it was decided that the visit would take place during the first week of August 2010, to be headed by the Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria and Membership of Their Excellencies the Parliament Speakers of Algeria, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Uganda and Yemen,. - On 27.7.2010 the date of the visit to Gaza was made 3.8.2010. - On 31.7.2010, the PUIC General Secretariat was informed about the postponement of the visit upon the request of the Palestinian Authority which had informed the Egyptian Foreign Ministry that the time was inappropriate to make this visit. 291
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APPROVED BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES
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CNCL/13-2010/BUDGET SCALE OF ASSESSMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 (10% OF OIC MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS) S.NO MEMBER PARLIAMENTS US $ 1 Afghanistan 11,000 2 Albania 11,000 3 Algeria 77,000 4 Azerbaijan 22,000 5 Bahrain 22,000 6 Bangladesh 33,000 7 Benin 11,000 8 Burkina Faso 11,000 9 Cameroon 22,000 10 Chad 11,000 11 Cote d’Ivoire 22,000 12 Djibouti 11,000 13 Egypt 44,000 14 Gabon 55,000 15 Gambia 11,000 16 Guinea 11,000 17 Guinea Bissau 11,000 18 Guyana 22,000 19 Indonesia 77,000 20 Iran 121,000 21 Iraq 66,000 22 Jordan 33,000 23 Kazakhstan 22,000 24 Kuwait 198,000 25 Kyrgyzstan 11,000 26 Lebanon 33,000 27 Libya 132,000 28 Malaysia 110,000 29 Mali 11,000 30 Mauritania 11,000 31 Morocco 44,000 32 Mozambique 11,000 33 Niger 11,000 34 Oman 44,000 35 Pakistan 44,000 36 Palestine 0.00 37 Qatar 77,000 38 Saudi Arabia 220,000 39 Senegal 22,000 40 Sierra Leone 11,000 41 Somalia 11,000 42 Sudan 22,000 43 Syria 33,000 44 Tajikistan 11,000 45 Togo 22,000 46 Tunisia 33,000 47 Turkey 110,000 48 Turkmenistan 22,000 49 Uganda 22,000 50 Emirates 154,000 51 Yemen 22,000 TOTAL 2,189,000
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2- EXPENDITURES OVERALL EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011
EXPENDITURE ITEMS US $ Chapter 1 – Personnel Emoluments 856,000 Chapter 2 – Recurrent Expenditures 278,500 Chapter 3 – Acquisition and renewal of assets 43,500 Chapter 4 – Program of activities (participation in meetings and conferences) 195,000 Chapter 5 – Conferences and meetings held by the General Secretariat 294,000 Total 1,667,000 End of Service Gratuity Fund 87,000 GRAND TOTAL 1,754,000
CHAPTER 1 PERSONNEL EMOLUMENTS FISCAL YEAR 2011
EXPENDITURE ITEMS US $ Basic Salaries 630,000 Housing allowances 155,000 Transport allowances 50,000 Family allowances 20,000 Support Staff Eid Bonuses 1,000 TOTAL 856,000
In case the proposals on amending the PUIC Statute, as regards the appointment of two more Assistant Secretaries General are approved, this necessitates a further increase in the PUIC Budget
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CNCL/13-2010/BUDGET CHAPTER 2 RECURRENT EXPENDITURE FISCAL YEAR 2011 EXPENDITURE ITEMS US $ US $ Education Grant 57,500 Local transport 3,000 Home leave passage 30,000 School leave passage 5,000 Passage on End of Service 10,000 Passage on appointment 0.00 48,000 ــــــ Subtotal Rental of the official Residence 90,000 Electricity expenses 7,000 Water expenses 4,000 Gas expenses 3,500 14,500 ــــــ Subtotal Telephone and Fax 8,000 Internet 2,500 10,500 ــــــ Subtotal Stationery 8,000 Newspapers & Periodicals 1,500 Hospitality 4,000 Cleaning supplies 3,000 Maintenance of Vehicle 7,500 Insurance of Vehicle 4,000 Maintenance of General Secretariat 5,000 Maintenance of Furniture & Equipment 3,000 19,500 ــــــ Subtotal Medical expenses 10,000 Bank charges 8,000 Public relation expenses 3,000 Others 1,000 Grand Total 278,500
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CHAPTER 3 ACQUISITION AND RENEWAL OF ASSETS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2011
EXPENDITURE ITEMS US $ Office Furniture and Equipments 21,000 Household furniture, fixture for the SG’s Residence 3,000 Computer Equipments 15,000 Building Improvements – General Secretariat 2,000 Electricity Generator 1,000 Library 1,000 Mosque 500 Total 43,500
CHAPTER 4 - PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES (PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCE AND MEETINGS) FISCAL YEAR 2011
EXPENDITURE ITEMS US $ Air passage for delegations 70,000 Per diem 80,000 Accommodation & Food 12,000 Miscellaneous expenses 18,000 Gifts and Give gratuities 15,000 Total 195,000
CHAPTER 5 CONFERENCES AND MEETING HELD BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
EXPENDITURE ITEMS US $ Air Passage 15,000 Per diem 30,000 Accommodation and Food 3,000 Dispatch of Conference Documents 20,000 Internet Expenses 4,000 Miscellaneous Expenses 20,000 Bulletin and Media 30,000 Interpreters 10,000 Consultant – translations 65,000 Consultant - Conference Management and 85,000 Documentations Audit and Review of accounts 12,000 Total 294,000
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CNCL/13-2011/DA.1/FINAL AGENDA OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 18 JANUARY, 2011
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 2. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 23rd 24th and 25th Meetings of the PUIC Executive Committee and their annexes (except part concerning amendment of the PUIC Statute) 3. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):-
3.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 3.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 3.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
4. Approval of the following financial documents of the Union:
4. 1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Accounts for the fiscal year 2010. 4. 2 Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2011.
5. Taking note of the financial situation of the fiscal year 2010. 6. Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2011. 7. Deciding on the request to exempt the Somali Parliament from the payment of its annual contributions in view of the prevailing circumstances in the Republic of Somalia.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
8. Election of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council (from the African Group). 9. Preparation of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 10. Any other business.
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TUSEDAY 18TH JANUARY, 2011 09.00 to 13.00 Hours:
1. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran. 2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 4. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 23rd 24th and 25th Meetings of the PUIC Executive Committee and their annexes (except part concerning amendment of the PUIC Statute). 5. Setting up of an Open-ended Drafting Committee chaired by the Council’s Rapporteur with the participation of the Rapporteurs of the three Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s). 6. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):- 6.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 6.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 6.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS 7. Approval of the following financial documents of the Union: 7.1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Accounts for the fiscal year 2010. 7. 2 Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2011. 8. Taking note of the financial situation of the fiscal year 2010. 9. Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2011. 10. Deciding on the request to exempt the Somali Parliament from the payment of its annual contributions in view of the prevailing circumstances in the Republic of Somalia. 1300 Hours: Lunch 16.00 to 20.00 Hours ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS 11. Election of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council (from the African Group). 12 Preparation of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. Preparation and finalization of the Abu Dhabi Declaration, Resolutions and Report of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council by the General Secretariat of the PUIC. 20.30 Hours: 13. Adoption of the Abu Dhabi Declaration, Resolutions and Final Report of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 14. Reading the Abu Dhabi Declaration before the media. 15. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran.
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AGENDA FOR THE CONSULTATION MEETING OF THE AFRICAN GROUP ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 18 JANUARY, 2011
18 JANUARY, 2011
10.00 to 11.00 Hours
RAPPORTEUR: H.E. Hussein Kiyanjo, Member of the Ugandan Parliament, Rapporteur of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference.
1. Consultation for the nomination of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council.
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CONF/7-2012/DA.1 DRAFT AGENDA OF THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA January, 2012
1. Election of the following Members of the Bureau: 1.1 Vice-President from the African Group. 1.2 Vice-President from the Arab Group 1.3 Rapporteur. 2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 4. Setting up of an Open-ended Drafting Committee chaired by the Conference Rapporteur with the participation of the Rapporteurs of the three Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s) 5. Addresses by the Heads of Delegations, Observers and Guests 6 Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 13th and 14th Session of the PUIC Council and their annexes 7. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):-
7.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 7.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 7.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
8. Nomination of the Council Members for the coming period 2012-2013 9. Nomination of the Executive Council Members for the coming period 2012-2013 10. Nomination of the Members of the three Specialized Standing Committees for the coming period 2012-2013 11. Election of the President of the Seventh Session of PUIC Council (from the Arab Group) 12. Date and Venue of the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference
CLOSING SESSION
13. Adoption of the Final Report of the Seventh Session of PUIC Conference 14. Adoption of the Declaration and resolutions of the Seventh Session of PUIC Conference 15. Any Other Business.
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CNCL/13-2011/LIST LIST OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE 13thPUIC Council ABU DHABI – UNITED ARAB OF EMIRATES 18 JANUARY – 2011
S. COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION NO
1 AFGHANISTAN Islamic State of 2 Republic of ALBANIA
نائب رئیس المجلس الشعبي الوطني سعادة السیدعبدالقادر مشبک رئیس مجموعة برلمانیة سعادة السید العیاشی دعدوعه عضو مجلس األمة سعادة السید الشایب بن سعیدان People’s Democratic Republic of ALGERIA 3 عضو المجلس الشعبي الوطني سعادة السید طیب شواکي الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية عضو مجلس األمة سعادة السید أخموك محمد مدیر مكلف بالعالقات الخارجیة السید الرشید بن الطیبي رئیس دائرة لعالقات الدولیة بالمجلس السید طبي عبد الرشید Mrs. Gouhar Bakhshaliyeev Head of delegation 4 Republic of AZERBAIJAN Mr. Sabir Rustamkhanh Member of Parliament Ms. Zahra Valiyeva Secretary
رئیسا المجلس النواب معالی السید خلیفة بن احمد الظهرانی
عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة السید حبیب مكي هاشم
عضو مجلس النواب سعادة الدكتور عبدعلي محمد حسن علي Kingdom of BAHRAIN 5 مملكة البحرين عضو مجلس النواب سعادة السید عثمان محمد شریف الریس
مدیر إدارة الشعبة البرلمانیة السید یوسف أحمد الروبحي
أخصائي مراسم وتشریفات السید محمد جعفر علي احمد 6 BANGLADESH People’s Republic of 7 République du BENIN Sayouba Ouedraogo S.E. M. Député/Chef de délégation BURKINA FASO 8 Issa Sanogo S.E. M. Député
S.E. Mme. Marie Joseph Simporé Secrétaire administratif République du CAMEROUN S.E.M. Hamadou Sali VIP comité exécutif 9 Assemblée Nationale M. Abakar Mahamat Député M. Seyi Mama Député 10 République du TCHAD 11 COTE D’IVOIRE République de 12 République du DJIBOUTI
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رئیس مجلس الشعب معالی األستاذ الدكتور احمد فتحی سرور Republic of EGYPT Arab 13 جمهورية مصر العربية وكیلة مجلس الشعب سعادة األستاذة الدكتورة زینب عبد المجید رضوان Chef de la délégation, Député 14 République GABONAISE S.E. M. Leon-Paul Mvouba Okori 2e vice-président 15 Republic of GAMBIA Present
16 République de la GUINEE Present – Mr. Aly Ibrahima Sylla - Ambassadeur
17 République de GUINEA-BISSAU 18 Republic of GUYANA Hon. Marzuki Ali Speaker (head of delegation) Mr. Hidaya Nur Wahio MP Republic of INDONESIA Dr. Nurhayati A Assegaf MP 19 Dr. Abdurrahman Abdullah M Mrs. Tri Hanurita MP Mr Unais Ali Hisyam MP 20 Islamic Republic of IRAN
رئیس ملجس النواب السید أسامة عبد العزیز النجیفیي
عضو مجلس النواب السید الدكتور سلمان علي حسن الجمیلي
عضو مجلس النواب السید الدكتور حنان سعید الفتالوي Republic of IRAQ 21 عضو مجلس النواب السید الدكتور نجیب عبد اهلل محي الجمهورية العراقي
عضو مجلس النواب السید الدكتور ولید عبود محمود
عضو مجلس النواب السید رافع عبد الحبار نوشي أمین عام مجلس النواب أمجد عبد الحمید عبد المجید
عضو برلمان السید أحمد القده Hashemite Kingdom of JORDAN 22
موظف بالبرلمان السید ایمن المجلي H.E. Mr. Saginbiek Tursunov Member of majilis
M. Oralbay Rakhmanberdiev Member of senate 23 Republic of KAZAKHSTAN Askar Mussinov Ambassador
Ruslam Kospanov Diplomat
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عضو مجلس األمـة السيد العضومبارک بنيه الخرينج
State of KUWAIT 24 عضو مجلس األمـة السيد العضو غانم علی الميع دولة الكويت
مدير اداره شئون المنظمات السيد سامی عبدالعزيز الشايع 25 Republic of KYRGYISTAN Absent
عضو سعادة السید روبیر غانم 26
Republic of Lebanon عضو سعادة السید عماد الحوت الجمهورية اللبنانية
عضو سعادة السید نعمة اهلل ابی نصر امین العام للشوون الخارجیه سعادة السید بالل شراره Great Socialist People’s LIBYAN ARAB JAMHIRIYA
الجماهيرية العربية الليبية الشعبية االشتراكية 27 العظمى Hon. Mr. Matulidi Bin Jusoh MP- Head of Delegation Hon Dato’Dr Mohamad Shahrum Bin Osman Member of Delegation
MALAYSIA Hon.Datuk Sapawi Bin Haji Ahmad Member of Delegation 28 M. Mohd Ikram bin Rahimi Secretary of Delegation Hon. Datin Tasimah Binti Omar Member of Delegation S.E. M. Moussa Cissé Chef de délégation du Mali M. Oumar Tapily Membre 29 République du MALI M. Mohamed Gassama Mahamadou Membre M. Almoustapha Haoussa Membre
MAURITANIA Islamic Republic of
نائب الجمعية الوطنية بجمهورية موريتانيا 30 اإلسالمية
رئیس الوفد السید نورالدین مضیان
عضو السید أحمد حاجـي
عضو مجلس النواب - عضو مجلس سعادة السید عبد اهلل باها Kingdom of MOROCCO المملكة المغربية 31 عضو السید بوشعیب هاللي
عضو السید الدكتور دعیدعة محمد
مرافق الوفد السید انتصار الوکیلی الحسنی
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CNCL/13-2011/LIST Hon.Ossufo Momade MP - Head of delegation Hon. Abel E. Saffrao MP 32 Republic of MOZAMBIQUE Hon. Miguel Mussa MP Dr. Américo I. Cassamo Official assistant 33 République de la NIGER
نائب رئیس المجلس ورئیس الوفد سعادة الشیخ سعد بن محمد السعدي عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الشیخ خمیس بن سعید السلیمي عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الشیخ علي بن مسلم البادي Sultanate of OMAN عضو مجلس الدولة سعادة المكرم عبد اهلل بن أحمد الشاسي سلطنة عمان 34 عضو مجس الشوري سعادة الشیخ محمود بن سعید العامري عضو مجس الشوري سعادة الشیخ سهیل جحبوب عضو مجس الشوري سعادة الشیخ مكتوم بن مطرالغریري 35 Islamic Republic of PAKISTAN Mr. Abdul Qadir Baloch Member
عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطیني سعادة السید خالد مسمار
عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطیني سعادة السید فتحي أبو العردات State of PALESTINE دولة فلسطينا 36 عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطیني سعادة السید محمد فیصل ابو شهال
عضو المجلس الوطنى الفلسطیني سعادة السید نجیب القدومی
عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة السید راشد بن حمد ألمعضادي عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة السید ناصر بن سلیمان حیدر State of QATAR 37 السكرتیر العام لملس الشوري سعادة السید فهد بن مبارك الخیارین دولة قطرمجلس الشوري رئیس قسم التحریر والترجمة السید عبد الرضا مهدي الماجد رئیس قسم الشئون الفنیة السید عبد اهلل عباس الحداد
عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الدكتور علي الغامدي
عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الدكتور عبد اهلل الظفري
عضو مجلس الشوري سعادة الدكتور مفلح الرشیدي Kingdom of SAUDI ARABIA 38 المملكة العربية السعودية مدیر اإلدارة العامة للشعبة البرلمانیة السید خالد محمد المنصور
مدیر إدار االتحادات البرلمانیة السید سعد ناصر الفنعري
إدارة االتحادات والتشریفات السید عماد محمد الصحاف 39 République de SENEGAL S.E.M. Mactar Mbacké Député S.E.M. Mbaye Niang Député 40 Republic of SIERRA LEONE Hon. Hassan Sehikh Aden Issak Speaker of TFP Republic of SOMALIA Hon Abdulahi Sheikh Ismail Member of TFP 41 Hon. Hussein Sheikh Mohamed Member of TFP جمهورية الصوما Hon. Abdurahman Kulmiye Hersi Member of TFP
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رئیس المجلس الوطنی معالی االستاذ احمد ابراهیم الطاهر رئیس لجنة التعلیم والبحث العلمي البروفسور الحبر یوسف نور الدائم عضو المجلس االستاذ الدكتور اسماعیل حسین األمین العام سعادة األستاذ ابراهیم محمد ابراهیم
عضو المجلس سعادة األستاذ/ أحمد محمد خمیس Republic of SUDAN 42 جمهورية السودان عضو المجلس سعادة بالل احمد عثمان عضو المجلس سعادة رشیدة سید أحمد مدیر مكتب رئاسة المجلس سعادة السفیر یاسر محمد علي سكرتیر تنفیذي للشعبة البرلمانیة األستاذة ثناء فضل عبد القادر مدیر مراسم المجلس الوطني األستاذ عبد المنعم عبد الحفیظ
رئیس اللجنة القانونیة والدستوریة سعادة السید فاروق ابو الشمات SYRIAN Arab Republic 43 عضو المجلس سعادة السیدة مي عیسي الجمهورية العربية السورية
H.E. Mr. Shaborov Mirgand Vice speaker 44 Republic of Tajikistan Kenjaeva Munavara Member of parliament M.Sadullaev Habibullo Member of parliament M. Dago Yabre Idrissa Député – 1er Questeur 45 République togolaise M. Youkoue nana Mama Député 46 Republic of TUNISIA Absent H.E. Dr. İrfan GÜNDÜZ MP, Head of Turkish PUIC Delegation H.E. Mr. Sait Açba MP 47 Republic of TURKEY H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Yazar MP H.E. Mr. Alim Isik MP Mr. Nuri Deliorman Advisor 48 TURKMENISTAN Absent H.E. Edward Kwanuka. Sekandi Speaker- leader of delegation Hon. Hussein Kyanjo MP 49 Republic of UGANDA Hon. Ibrahim Kadounabbi–Lubega MP Mr. Ali Kasule Kabuye Staff of parliament عضو المجلس سعادة السيد محمد عبدهللا الزعابي UNITED ARAB EMIRATES عضو المجلس سعادة السيد يوسف النعيمي دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة 50
Republic of YEMEN 51 الجمهورية اليمنية
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S. OBSERVERS NAME AND DESIGNATION NO
The Organization of the H. E. Mr. Mahdy Fathalla DG political affairs of OIC Islamic Conference League of Arab States Absent جامعة الدول العربية The African Union (APU) Absent The Arab Inter-Parliamentary األمين العام معالي األستاذ نور الدين بوشكوج Union االتحاد البرلماني العربي Inter-Parliamentary Union Absent The Asian Parliamentary H. E. Mr. Seyed Mohammad Hadi Nejad Secretary general Assembly Hoseinian Consultative Council of the Maghreb Arab Union األمين العام معالي األستاذ سعيد مقدم المجلس الشورى التحاد المغرب العربي African Parliamentary Union
Turkish Cypriot State
The International Committee H.E. Mr. Ryter Pierre Head of Mission of Red Cross
Parliamentary Assembly of
the Mediterranean (PAM)
Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries TURKPA Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic H.E. Mr. Murat Bakir Deputy Secretary General Cooperation (PABSEC)
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FINAL DOCUMENTS ADOPTED BY THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DUBAI – STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
8 – 9 RAJAB, 1431.
20 – 21 JUNE, 2010.
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DECLARATION OF THE 23RD MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC
MEMBER STATES (PUIC)
8-9 RAJAB 1431 H.
20-21 JUNE 2010
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We, the members of the Executive committee of the parliamentary union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), taking part in the 23rd meeting of the Committee in Dubai, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 8-9 Rajab 1431 H., corresponding to 20-21 June 2010, upon a kind invitation extended by His Excellency Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates and President of the PUIC Council,
Declare the following:
1. Necessity of carrying out required reforms in order to energize the PUIC, including amendment of the Statute, and strengthening its specialized organs aimed at facing up to the challenges imposed on Muslim peoples by international changes. 2. Abidance by action to implement the resolutions and recommendations adopted by the PUIC according to a specific time-table to ensure realization of the objectives of the Statute and confront the imminent challenges to our Muslim Ummah with a spirit of capability and effectiveness. 3. Guaranteeing that durable and just peace in the Middle East is conditional on the application of all the UN resolutions concerning Israel’s withdrawal from all the occupied Arab territories, including Al-Quds Al Sharif and the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with internationally – recognized borders. 4. Necessity of lifting the illegal blockade which is imposed by Israel on Gaza Strip, including the closing of border crossings, interrupting the supplies of fuel, food and medicines; and condemning the sinful aggressive Israeli actions against international civilian convoys carrying humanitarian assistance (such as the Freedom Flotilla), which constitute collective punishment of the civilian population, deemed as a violation of international law. 5. Asking the United Nations and all other international and regional Organizations to shoulder their international obligations for lifting the blockade off Gaza Strip; constitute an impartial international fact-finding commission on violations of international law, resulting from Israel’s aggression on the Freedom Flotilla; and to force Israel to apply the Geneva Conventions and Protocols , as well as the resolutions of the Security Council, and the relevant rules of the International law and international humanitarian law. 6. Emphasizing the inalienable right of all Islamic States to produce and utilize nuclear energy for peaceful purposes in accordance with the rules of international law, and calling for making the Middle East a region free of nuclear weapons, and taking all the necessary international legal measures to ensure the accession of Israel to the Nuclear Non-
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Proliferation Treaty (NPT), as well as immediately subjecting all Israel’s nuclear facilities to the comprehensive safeguards system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 7. Stressing the importance of solidarity and cooperation among PUIC Member Parliaments and Islamic States, and seeking to resolve their differences through dialogue, considered as an essential means of emphasizing the ability and role of the Muslim Ummah in shaping the future of the world, and ensure its security, stability and development. 8. Strongly condemning the decision of the Israeli authorities to deport four Palestinian parliamentarians from the city of Al-Quds, also condemning the demolition of houses and dispersing the Palestinians from their homes. 9. Expressing our deep appreciation to the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates for the good efforts exerted to realize the success of our meeting as well as for the warm reception and generous hospitality.
Dubai, State of United Arab Emirates, 8-9 Rajab 1431 H. 20-21 June 2010
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FINAL REPORT OF THE
THE 23rd MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC)
Dubai, State of the United Arab Emirates
8 – 9 RAJAB, 1431H
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Upon a kind invitation extended by The Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates, the PUIC Executive Committee held its Twenty-third Meeting at Raffles Hotel in Dubai, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 8- 9 Rajab, 2010, corresponding to 20 - 21 June 2010, chaired by H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates and President of the PUIC Council.
INAUGURAL SESSION AND WORKING SESSION:
The session was opened by a recitation of Verses from the Holy Quran.
- Speech of H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, President of the PUIC Council H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair, President of the PUIC Council and ex-officio Chairman of the Executive Committee, opened the meeting by delivering a speech at the beginning of which he welcomed the attendees and wished the meeting resounding success. He stated that our meeting is taking place amid formidable crises that face the Islamic Ummah, necessitating exploration of the best ways to diagnose them and how to address them. He also stated that Israel persists in flouting the international law, the United Nations and Human Rights Council. Israel has refused the formation of an independent international commission of inquiry following its aggression the Freedom Flotilla, being a repeated method of all its actions on the land of Palestine, in Al-Quds and in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque. He reiterated that Israel has been practicing state terrorism since 1948 with impunity and without being internationally criminalized. His Excellency referred to the importance of adopting a declaration by this meeting which requests the United Nations to implement the provisions of the Presidential Statement made by the Security Council on 31 May 2010, as well as the resolution taken by the Human Rights Council on 2nd June 2010 calling for the formation of an impartial international Commission of inquiry into Israel’s violations and aggression on the Freedom Flotilla; and calling for convening an extraordinary meeting of the UN General Assembly in the framework of “United For Peace” in order to take a binding decision on Israel to lift its blockade off Gaza Strip. The decision should also include compelling Israel to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and stressing the need for finding a peaceful solution through dialogue and negotiations for Iran’s nuclear issue. In conclusion, His Excellency called for considering the proposals submitted by some parliamentary groups concerning reforming the PUIC Statute. (Annex-1:EXC-23-2010/SP.1) Page No.10
ITEM No.1 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND PROGRAMME OF WORK: The meeting adopted its Agenda and Programme of work. (Annex-2:EXC/23- 2010/DA.1/FINAL and EXC/23-2010/WP.1/FINAL) Page No.14
ITEM No.2 ELECTION OF TWO VICE-CHAIRMEN (From African and Asian Groups). - H.E. Mr. Hamadou Sali, Representing the African Group; - H.E.Professor. Irfan Gunduz, Representing the Asian Group.
ITEM NO.3 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL: - Expressed thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council and Chairman of the PUIC Executive Committee, as well as to the Federal national Council for hosting the meeting, and for the warm reception, generous hospitality and good preparation. He also thanked the Federal National Council for its good cooperation and coordination in arranging for the meeting.
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- The attendees lauded and adopted the Report of the Secretary General (Annex-3: EXC/23- 2010/D.1/FINAL)Page No.16
ITEM NO.4 FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE 6TH PUIC CONFERENCE, KAMPALA 30 – 31 JANUARY, 2010. - The Secretary General presented a detailed statement on the implementation by the General Secretariat of the resolutions adopted by the 6th PUIC Conference.(Annex-4: EXC/23-2010/D.2)Page No.29 ITEM NO.5 CONSIDERING THE PROPOSALS OF MEMBER PARLIAMENTS ON REFORMING THE PUIC STATUTE The meeting reviewed what has been agreed in Kampala Conference and approved the following:- - That the current meeting should not address any item which has been agreed during the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee in Cairo.
- Upon the resolution of the Kampala Conference on referring these proposals submitted by Algeria, Emirates and Iran to the Executive Committee, the latter studies these proposals, and while taking into consideration on the Note already sent by the General Secretariat to the Member Parliaments requesting them to submit their proposals not later than 25th August 2010, to which the Kingdom of Bahrain has responded it was agreed to keep the door open for proposals and to be closed by the convening of this meeting, it added consideration of the proposals of Tunisia and Indonesia, and that if any parliament has a new proposal it may submit it to the next conference for consideration.
- This meeting has considered all the proposals received from six States, namely the United Arab Emirates, Islamic Republic of Iran, People’s Republic of Algeria, Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Tunisia
- The proposals which have been presented in Dubai shall be submitted as recommendations to the next PUIC Conference. (Annex-5 : PUIC/STATUTE REV.4) Page No.32
- This report encloses a table showing the view of the Member Parliaments for submission to the next PUIC Conference. (Annex-6: EXC/23-2010/D.3) Page No.96
ITEM NO.6 DEVELOPING THE TECHNICAL WORK MECHANSIMS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT (Proposed by the UAE Federal National Council.) H.E. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair submitted a draft for reforming the technical work mechanisms of the General Secretariat. The draft stressed that the General Secretariat was able in the past years to perform several of its major roles in communication, the preparation of subjects, documents and reports of the Secretary General as well as its financial and administrative roles. Contemporary parliamentary developments necessitate keeping abreast of them in order to make use of them in PUIC work. This is considered as constituting the basis for the success of work. His Excellency then reviewed the table which shows the implementation of the Draft. (Annex 7 EXC/23-2010/D.4) Page No.107
The Executive Committee commended it, and it was agreed as follows:-
- The Draft Report may be developed and produced in a form liable for detailed study to be submitted to the next Meeting of the Executive Committee.
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- Requesting the Parliaments to submit any proposals to the General Secretariat with a copy to the Federal National Council within forty-five days and that the General Secretariat shall prepare an integrated draft of the proposals within forty-five days after receiving them and to submit the draft to the next meeting of the Executive Committee.
ITEM NO.7 PREPARATION OF THE DRAFT AGENDA OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL. - This has been postponed to the next meeting of the Executive Committee which will be held by an invitation from the UAE Federal National Council on 24th October, 2010.
- Requesting the Member Parliaments to submit their proposals on the Agenda to the General Secretariat.
- Calling for reducing the number of subjects included in the Agenda
ITEM NO.8 DEFINING THE DATE FOR HOLDING THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCL - The date for the holding the Thirteenth Session of the PUIC Council in the State of the United Arab Emirates has been defined 17 January, 2011.
ITEM NO.9 PREPARING A DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE Consideration of the Agenda has been postponed until date of the meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee to be held on 24th October, 2010.
ITEM NO.10 DEFINING THE DATE FOR CONVENING THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC CONFERENCE IN THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA. The Indonesian Parliament has emphasized its readiness to host the seventh Session of the PUIC Conference in Indonesia and that its date shall be defined by the next meeting of the Executive Committee.
ITEM NO.11 ADOPTION OF THE DECLARATION AND THE REPORT OF THE 23rd MEETING OF THE EXCUTIVE COMMITTEE. The meeting adopted its Declaration. It was read in the presence of the media. (Annex No.8: EXC/23-2010/DEC.1/FINAL)Page No.2
The report of the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee was also adopted. MOTION OF THANKS AND APPRECIATION - The Executive Committee expressed its utmost thanks and appreciation to the President, people and parliament of the State of the United Arab Emirates for the warm reception generous hospitality and excellent preparation made available to hold its meeting in an atmosphere pervaded by a spirit of genuine Islamic brotherhood. The attendees addressed two cables of thanks and appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaid Al-Nhyan, President of the UAE and to His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al- Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Emirate. (Annex-9:EXC/23- 2010/CABLE) Page No.111 - The meeting was concluded by a recitation from the holy Quran. Reservations:-
The delegation of the Iranian Parliament declared its reservation on the resolutions of this meeting of the Executive Committee.(Annex-10: EXC/23-201/D.5) Page No.112
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أصحاب المعالي والسعادة أعضاء اللجنة التنفیذیة التحاد مجالس الدول األعضاء في منظمة المؤتمر اإلسالمي معالي االمین العام لإلتحاد الحضور الكرام
السالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته،،
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ .. أَُرِّح ُب ب ُكم في دولة اإلما ارت العربیة المتحد ة التي تَعتَُّز بانتمائها اإلسالمي ِ َّ ِ وأَتََمّنى الجتماعنا التوفی َق والّنجاح وتَحقی ِق األهداف التي َ یصبو لها اتحاُدنا ِ ِّ ِ ِ ِ َنجتَمعُ الیوَم في ظ ل األََزمات العاتیة.. التي تواجه أمتنا اإلسالمیة.. ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ في استق ارِرها، وتَنمَیتها، وُمستَقَبلها... ما َیفِر ُض َعلَینا ك ُم َمثلین ل ُشعوب أُّمتنا اإلسالمیة... ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ضرورةُ استكشاف أفضل ال ُّسُبل... لتشخی ِص هذه األََزمات.. وَكیفّیة التعا ُمل َم َعها. ِ ُّ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ وأَرى أَ ّن تَضا ُمننا.. یُ َعد الم َحك الَّرئیس َّ ي إلنطالقنا .. في ُموا َجهَة تَحِّدیات ُشعوبنا اإلسالمَّی ة
واال... ِ ِ ِ ِ فَإ َّن األَُمَم األُخرى.. ستَفِر ُض ُرؤاها وأُطروحاتها.. التي قَد تَتَعار ُض .. وطُموحات أَبناء هذه ِ ِ ِ ُّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ األَُّمة. باألَم ِس القریب.. واصلت إس ارئی ُل استخفافَها بالقانوِن الدولي.. وباألَُمم المتحدة.. وب َمجل ِس حقو ِق ِ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ٍَِّ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ُّ ِ اإلنسان .. فیما َیتََعل ُق بتشكیل بعثَة ُدَولیة ُمستقلة.. لتقصي الحقائق... بشأن انتهاكات القَانون الدَول ّي.. ِ ِ ِ ِ َِّ َّ ِ إثَر ُعدوان إس ارئی َل َعلى قافَلة ال ُ حریة. ولَ َعل هذا االستخفا ُف اإلس ارئیل ُي.. ِّ ِ ِّ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ یُ َمث ُل َنهجاً ُمتَكِّر اًر .. ل ُكل ما َیجري على أَرض فلَسطین.. وبخا ّصة في ما َیحُد ُث في ال َمسجد ِ ِ 1948 ِ األَقصى والقُدس. وَمعَ ذلك.. فِإ َّن ِإرها َب الدولة الذي تُماِرُسه إس ارئی ُل.. ُمنُذ عام لَم َ یجد ما
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ِ ِ ِ ُّ ِ ٍ ِ ُیوقفه ویجرمه ُدَولیاً.. ما یعني أَن ال َمعاییَر والقَیَم الدَولَّیة.. التي ارتَ َضیناها َكأساس للتعامل.. ِ َبی َن َحضا ارت وشعو ِب العالَم.. ال تمتثل لها إسرائیل وال تعیرها أیة أهمیة. اإلخوة واألخوات.. ِ ِ َّ ِ من األهمیة بما كان َأن َیصُدَر إعال ٌن َع ِن اجتماعنا هذا. ُیطال ُب األَُمَم ال ُمتحَدة.. ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ وَمجلـس ُحقوق اإلنسان... بتنفیذ ما جـَا َء فـي البیان الِّرئاس ِّي.. الصادر َعـن مجلس األَمـن ُّ ِ 31 2111 ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ الـدَولي.. بتاریخ مایو .. إلى َجانب القَ ارِر ال َّصادِر.. َ عن مجلس ُحقوق اإلنسا ِن.. التاب ِع ِ َّ ِ 2111 ِ ِ ِِ ٍ ِ ٍ ِ ٍ لألَُمم ال ُمتحَدة.. في الثاني من یونیو .. بتَشكیل لَجنة تحقیق ُدَولَیة ُمحایَدة.. ِ ِ ِ ُّ ِ ِ لَبحث انتهاكات عدوان إس ارئیل على قافلة الحریة وانتهاكاتها المستمرة للقانوِن الدَولي.. كما ِي ََج ُب أَن ِّ ُّ ِ ِ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َندعو في هذا اإلعالن.. إلى تَضا ُم ِن ُكل الدَول اإلسالمَّیة.. في ُمَنظَمة ال ُمؤتَمِر اإلسالمي.. َوجام َعة ُّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ الدَول ال َعَربَّیة.. َوَحَرَكة َعَدم اإلنحیاز.. فَضالً َعن اتخاذ ما َیلَزُم من تَدابیَر.. ل َعقد اجتما ٍع استثنائ ٍي.. ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ٍ لل َجم عَّیة العا َّمة لألَُمم ال ُمتحَدة.. في إطاِر "االتحاد من أَجل ال ّسالم".. إلصداِر ق ارٍر ملزم إلس ارئی َل.. ِ ِ َّ ُّ َّ ِ ٍ ِ بَرف ِع حصاِرها َعن َغزة. كما أََود التأكیَد.. َعلى َضروَرة أَن َیتَ َض َّم َن هذا اإلعالن اتخاَذ موقف ُدَول ٍّي ٍِ ِ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ ِ ُّ ِ ِ ِ حازم.. ب َشأن الَ برنا َم ِج النوو ِّي اإلس ارئیلي.. وِاجبار إس ارئی َل.. َعلى التعاُوِن َمعَ الوكالة الدَولّیة للطّاقة ِّ ِ ِ ِ َّ ُّ ِ َّ ِ َّ ِ الّذِرَّیة.. ألَ َّن ذل َك ُی َمث ُل ال َّسبی َل ال ُمباشَر.. الحتواء تَداعیات الت َسل ِح الَّنَووي في الشرق األَو َسط. والتأكید.. ِ ٍ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِّ ِ ِ ِ على إیجا د تَسویة َسلمیة.. َعبَر الحواِر.. وال ُمفاوضات للملَف الَّنَوو ِّي اإلی ارني. اإلخوة واألخوات إ َّن ِ ِ ِ ِ ِّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ُمقترحات اإلصال ِح للِّنظام األَساسي التّحادنا.. تُمث ُل بداَیةً َحقیقّیةً.. ل َعزمنا على تَفعیل َدوِر اتحاِّدنا.. في َّ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ التصدي للتحِّدیات التي تُواجهُ ُشعوَبنا اإلسالمَّیة. وَنأ َم ُل أَن ُنناق َشها في اإلطاِر وال َمضمون.. اللذا ِن ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ َیعكسا ِن أَننا َخیَر أَُّمة أُخِرَجت للَّناس.. إنطالقاً من روح تَضا ُم ِن وتَعاوِن الّدَول.. وال ّشعوب اإلسالمّیة.. ِ ِّ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ُّ ِ لتَجاُوِز ُكل الخالفات واألََزمات.. وبنا ًء علیه أَدعوُكم إلى د ار َسة ال ُمقتََرحات المقدمة من الشعب ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِّ شكراً لكم... الَبرلَمانَّیة.. والتي تُسهُم ُمجتَم َعةً... في تَطویِر َمسیَرة الإلتحاد.
والسالم عليكم ورحمة هللا وبركاته ،،،
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AGENDA OF THE TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC DUBAI – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 7- 8 Rajab, 1431H 20 – 21 June, 2010.
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work.
2. Election of the two Vice-Chairmen. (From the African and Asian Groups).
3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General.
4. Follow up of the implementation of the Resolutions of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference held on 30 – 31 January, 2010 in Kampala, Republic of Uganda.
5. Consideration of the proposals of the Member Parliaments for reforming the PUIC Statute.
6. Development of the technical work mechanism of the PUIC General Secretariat. (Proposed by United Arab Emirates)
7. Preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council
8. Date of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council to be held in the United Arab Emirates.
9. Preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference
10. Date of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference to be held in, Republic of Indonesia.
11. Adoption of the Dubai Declaration and the Report of the 23rd Executive Committee Meeting.
12. Any other business.
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PROGRAM OF WORK TWENTY-THIRD MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC DUBAI – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 7- 8 Rajab, 1431H 20 – 21 June, 2010.
Sunday 20th June, 2010
09.00 to 13.00 Hours:
1. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran. 2. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work. 3. Election of the two Vice-Chairmen. (From African and Asian Groups). 4. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 5. Preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council th 6. Date of the 13 Session of the PUIC Council to be held in the United Arab Emirates 7. Preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference 8. Date of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference to be held in Republic of Indonesia. 9. Follow up of the implementation of the Resolutions of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference held on 30 – 31 January, 2010 in Kampala, Republic of Uganda. 10. Consideration of the Dubai Declaration.
1300 Hours: Lunch
16.00 to 20.00 Hours 11. Consideration of the proposals of the Member Parliaments for reforming the PUIC Statute. 12. Development of the technical work mechanism of the PUIC General Secretariat. (Proposed by United Arab Emirates)
Monday 21st June, 2010
09.00 to 16.00 Hours:
Preparation and finalization of the Dubai Declaration and the Report of the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee by the General Secretariat of the PUIC.
18.30 Hours:
13. Adoption of the Dubai Declaration and the Report of the 23rd Executive Committee Meeting. 14. Reading of the Dubai Declaration before the media. 15. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC) TO THE TWENTY-THIRD METING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DUBAI –STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 20 – 21 JUNE, 2010
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1. This Report covers the period between the date of the Sixth Session of the PUIC Conference held in Kampala, Republic of Uganda, on 30 – 31 January, 2010, and the present date for convening the Twenty- Third Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, in Dubai, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 20 – 21 June, 2010.
2. The PUIC Secretary General has duly sent by DHL to all the PUIC Member Parliaments the Reports and Resolutions adopted by the following meetings:-
2.1 Kampala Declaration, Resolutions and Reports adopted by the Sixth Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Kampala, Republic of Uganda, on 30 – 31 January, 2010. 2.2 Istanbul Declaration and Report adopted by the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, concerning “New Settlements in Al-Quds which harm to world peace”.
3. The Report also covers the various activities of the Union and its General Secretariat. 4. Reactions to Israeli Aggression on Freedom Flotilla: 4.1 Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC, PUIC Secretary General issued a statement condemning the criminal Israeli aggression on the Freedom Flotilla which was carrying humanitarian aid to the inhabitants of Gaza. The Statement emphasized that “this criminal action shows the world the nature of the Israeli occupation, its defiance and provocation of the peace and freedom – loving peoples of the world.” 4.2 The General Secretariat circulated the statements denouncing the heinous Israeli crime of aggression on the Freedom Flotilla, which it received from the following Member Parliaments. It also put them on its website:- National Assembly of Algeria Shoura Council of Bahrain People’s Assembly of Egypt House of Representatives of National Assembly of Kuwait House of Representatives of Morocco Indonesia Palestine National Council Majlis Ash Shura of Saudi Arabia Grand National Assembly of Turkey House of representatives of Yemen Follow up on the implementation of the resolutions adopted at the 6th Session of the PUIC conference: 5.1 PUIC Secretary General sent messages on 20.5.2010 to Their Excellencies the UN Secretary General, OIC Secretary General, League of Arab States’ Secretary General, Official-in-charge of Foreign Affairs at the European Parliaments Union, Secretary General of the European Union Parliaments, President of the IPU and Secretary General of the African Union. These messages conveyed the conclusions of the Second Open-ended Extraordinary Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, which was held in Istanbul, on 10th March, 2010. They also conveyed the provisions of the Istanbul Declaration. The PUIC Secretary General requested them, on behalf of the Union, to pay attention and care to the matter and to prevent Israel from pursuing its aggressive provocative actions in order to enable the Palestinians to recover their usurped rights which have been approved by the international legitimacy. 5.2 In implementation of Resolution No.2-PE/6-CONF. on the formation of the Al-Quds Committee, the Secretary General circulated letter No. MP-2EXECTRA/10-127 dated 24th April, 2010, to all the Member Parliaments requesting them to inform whether they wish to join the Standing Committee on Al-Quds. Till today we have received the nominations from Kingdom of Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Republic of Cameroun, Republic of Chad, Republic of Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, State of Palestine, State of Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Republic of Uganda, State of the United Arab Emirates and Republic of Senegal.
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5.3 The Drafting Committee of the Istanbul Declaration, meeting on 10.5.2010, reviewed Resolution No.2-PE/6-CONF on the Role of Muslim Parliaments in Confronting Israeli government plans concerning jewishness of Israel and the Judaization of Al-Quds, and its rejection of Commitment to Peace based on just and comprehensive solution in Para 1 which calls on the PUIC Council to constitute a Standing Parliamentary Committee on the issue of Al-Quds. It was decided to postpone the matter to the next meeting of the Council. 5.4 In implementation of Resolution No.8-PE/6-CONF para 1 which calls for convening an international parliamentarians conference to examine the issue of terrorism from the point of view of international law and identify the difference between terrorism and people fighting for their national liberation. PUIC Secretary General circulated a Note to the PUIC Member Parliaments requesting those parliaments who wish to host this international conference to inform the General Secretariat about the date which it proposes to host this Conference.
The General Secretariat has received so far a message from His Excellency the Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria offering to host the said Conference. A number of Member Parliaments expressed their readiness to participate in it.
5.5 In implementation of Resolution No.21-PE/6-CONF on the impact of globalization on the economies of the developing especially Islamic countries para 7, the PUIC Secretary General circulated a note to the Member Parliaments concerning the formation of an Ad-Hoc Committee for studying economic problems in States of Member Parliaments. 5.6 In implementation of Resolution No. 2-LHE/6-CONF on the cooperation with the United Nations para 2, an application to UN General Assembly was prepared for PUIC Observer status. 5.7 In implementation of Resolution No.1-WSC/6-CONF on Supporting efforts to Establish sustainable Dialogue between Muslim and Western Parliaments, on Promoting Dialogue among Civilizations, respectively the General Secretariat communicated Notes to Member Parliaments requesting action to establish focal group on dialogue in each parliament in order to utilize the efforts deployed by parliaments and to report thereon to the next PUIC Council. 5.8 Following implementation of Resolution NO.5-WSC/6-CONF on Promoting the Role of Women, the General Secretariat sent a note requesting Member Parliaments willing to host a World Islamic Forum for Muslim Women Parliaments so as to discuss women issues. The General Secretariat has received so far a message from His Excellency the Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria offering to host this Forum. 5.9 Following up the implementation of Resolution No.10-WSC/6-CONF on the Role of Islamic Parliaments in Confronting Global Pandemics and Fatal Diseases para 3, the General Secretariat circulated a Note requesting the Member Parliaments in whose States epidemics spread to prepare a study on these diseases and to know how to help them to eliminate such scourges.
6. Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee on 10th May, 2010:-
On receipt of a proposal made by H.E. Mr. Mehmet Ali Şahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to convene the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee at the levels of Speakers of Parliaments in Istanbul to consider the deteriorating conditions in Al-Quds, the PUIC Secretary General addressed a message on 3.4.2010 to H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, President of the PUIC Council requesting approval.
Subsequent correspondence took place until it was agreed to hold this meeting on 10th May, 2010 in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey.
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The PUIC Secretary General on 30.3.2010 circulated the invitation sent by H.E. Mr. Mehmet Ali Şahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for holding the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee at the level of Parliament Speakers on “Calling on Israel: New Settlements in Al-Quds which harm Peace”.
The PUIC Secretary General on 18.5.2010 circulated to the Member Parliaments, the Istanbul Declaration and the Final Report of the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee on the “New Settlements in Al-Quds which Harm World Peace”.
7. Consultation of Secretary General with the President of the 13th PUIC Council:-
On 23 February, 2010 an invitation extended by the President of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, the Secretary General visited Dubai, and met with the President of the Council. Discussions focused on subjects related to the PUIC.
Upon an invitation extended on 21 April, 2010 by H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, President of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, the PUIC Secretary General together with the Assistant Secretary General visited Dubai where they reviewed and discussed some subjects related to the PUIC activities.
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8. 16th Meeting of the Arab Parliamentary Union in Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt on 2 – 4 March, 2010:-
In response to an invitation extended by the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU), the PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by the PUIC Assistant Secretary General, participated in the proceedings of the regular 16th Session of the APU Conference.
9. 122nd Meeting of the IPU in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 March-1 April, 2010:-
The PUIC Secretary General accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General attended the 122nd Meeting of the IPU, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Islamic Group held its Consultation Meeting on the sidelines of the IPU Meeting.
10. The PUIC participates in the Observation of the Sudanese Election held on 11 – 15 April, 2010:
PUIC Secretary General sent a letter on 7.4.2010 to H.E. Mr. Abel Alier, Head of the National Elections Commission in the Sudan thanking him for inviting the Union to participate in monitoring the Sudanese elections held on 11-15 April, 2010 and to inform that Ambassador Siddiq Yousif Abuagla, Director of the Cabinet, was mandated with participating in monitoring the elections. The latter prepared a report covering electoral procedures which was handed to the National Elections Commission of Sudan. The report was also circulated to the Member Parliaments on 21.4.2010.
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11. Third Meeting of the Standing Committee for Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Countries (PAM) in Slovenia on 15-16 April 2010
Secretary General Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC Addressed the Third Standing Committee Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean Countries (PAM) in Slovenia.
The Presidency of PAM invited H. E. Prof. Dr. KILIC to attend the meeting held on 15-16 April 2010 at the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia and be one of the key-note speakers at the event which was dedicated to inter- cultural and inter religious dialogue.
Prof. Dr. KILIC gave a talk at the meeting on “Inter-Religious dialogue from Muslim Perspective”.
12. International Symposium in Wuppertal, Germany on 1 – 2 May, 2010:-
Upon an invitation extended by the Chairman of the International Symposium, the PUIC Secretary General participated in an international symposium, held in the city of Wuppertal, Germany on “Changing contexts and Shifting Meanings” and the “Ambivalence of old and New Identities. He made a presentation at the Session “Modernity and the Fragmentation of the Self” about the “Idea of Man in Classical Islamic Thought.”
13 Forum on Water in the Arab World and Neighboring States on 13-15 May, 2010:-
In response to an invitation extended by the Lebanese House of Representatives, the PUIC Secretary General accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, participated in the Forum on Water in the Arab World and Neighbouring States, held in Beirut, Lebanon, on 13 – 15 May, 2010.
The Secretary General met with H.E. Mr. Saad Hariri, Prime Minister of Lebanon. Discussions focused on ways to strengthen cooperation among Member Parliaments promote joint Islamic action and boost bilateral cooperation between the PUIC and the Republic of Lebanon on issues of common concern.
The PUIC Secretary General also met with a number of members of the parliamentary blocs as well as members of Lebanese of House of Representatives.
14. 37th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 18-20 May, 2010:-
In response to an invitation extended by OIC General Secretariat, the PUIC Secretary General accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, participated as an Observer in the proceedings of the 37th Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, which was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 18 - 20 May, 2010. In his speech, which was circulated to the participating delegations, the PUIC Secretary General said that this session comes in the wake of the Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held on 10th May 2010, in Istanbul, which centered on the new settlements in Al- Quds which are detrimental to world peace. He stated that the said meeting adopted a unified Islamic Stance on the issue. The Secretary General also focused on the imperative of cooperation and coordination between the PUIC and the OIC in order to perform their complementary role in the executive and legislative domains in order to serve the causes of the Muslim Ummah and realize its common hopes.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the PUIC Secretary General met with a number of foreign ministers and heads of participating delegations. He also reached an agreement with the Director General of the Islamic Scientific, Education and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Twaijeri, on consideration of the MOU for cooperation between the PUIC and ISESCO. The two sides have already exchanged the draft MOU for signature as soon as possible. 323
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15. Parliamentary Assembly of Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EuroMed), Istanbul on 21- 22 May, 2010:-
PUIC Secretary General participated in response to an invitation by the Parliamentary Assembly of EuroMed in a Meeting which was held in Istanbul on 21 – 22 May, 2010. He delivered a speech at the meeting on “Cultural Dialogue and Alliance of Civilizations”.
16. Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27 May, 2010:-
PUIC Secretary General responded to an invitation to participate in parliamentary Meeting on the occasion of the 3rd Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 27 th May, 2010, and delivered a speech at the meeting. In his speech Secretary General explained how PUIC member states such as Azerbaijan, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhistan, Morocco, Turkey etc. initiated inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue meetings. It is a good news that the 4th Forum of UN Alliance of Civilizations will take place in Doha, Qatar in 2011.
17. 35th General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)held in Serbia, on 1 – 3 June, 2010:-
The PUIC Secretary General on an invitation from PABSEC attended the 35th Session of the General Assembly of the PABSEC held on 1 – 3 June, 2010 in Belgrade where he delivered his speech in which he briefed the participants about the PUIC and its activities and highlighted the members the field of cooperation between both the Organization.
18. Seventh Session of the Consultative Council of the Arab Maghreb Union in Algiers on 9 – 10 June, 2010:-
PUIC Secretary General delegated the PUIC Assistant Secretary General to attend the 7th Session of the Consultative Council of the Arab Maghreb Union, which will be held in Algiers, on 9 - 10 June, 2010.
19. Symposium on “The Changing Role of Parliament in the Budget Process: Country Experiences of PUIC Countries and EU Member States” to be held in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey on 23 – 25 September, 2010.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey in collaboration with the PUIC is organizing a scientific conference on the “The Changing Role of Parliament in the Budget Process: Country Experiences of PUIC Countries and EU Member States” on 23 – 25 September, 2010. The PUIC Secretary General received a message from H.E. Mr. Mehmet Al SAHIN, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey about this symposium. The General Secretariat circulated the invitation to the member parliaments.
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20. Plan to reform the PUIC:
Following up implementation of the resolution on developing the PUIC Statute and Regulations, and the provisions adopted at the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Kampala, on 30 – 31 January, 2010, the PUIC Secretary General sent on 24th April, 2010, a Note requesting the august Member Parliaments to communicate to the PUIC General Secretariat any new proposals on reforming the Union’s Statute, which they wish to submit to the Executive Committee not later than 25th May, 2010 for consideration and submission to the next PUIC Conference. It may be noted that the PUIC General Secretariat has received four proposals from the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Islamic Republic of Iran, the State of the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain. All proposals were sent before the Kampala Conference. These proposals were added to the Amended Draft Statute that was approved in Cairo in December, 2009 and circulated to the members of the Executive Committee.
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21 Application for Observer Status at the United Nations:
Desirous to realize international cooperation in the economic, social and cultural fields for promoting respect of human rights and basic freedoms, H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, President of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council sent a message to the UN Secretary General H.E. Ban ki-Moon outlining aspects of convergence of principles and objectives between the UN and the PUIC, and enclosing an application for PUIC membership of the UN as an observer.
22. Signing the agreement of cooperation between the IRCICA and the PUIC on 11th May, 2010:-
The Secretary General and Dr. Halit Eren, Director General of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) signed an agreement of cooperation between the Centre and the PUIC in Istanbul on 11.5.2010. The agreement envisioned:-
22.1 Cooperation in all fields that serve their common objectives, especially carrying out activities and actions aimed at informing about Islamic civilization, its development and spread throughout history as well as its heritage, and facing the perils that threaten it and the means to preserve it. 22.2 Regular coordination and exchanging views and expertise in order to assist both parties in achieving their common objectives. 22.3 Exchanging invitations to attend the activities carried out by each other whenever appropriate. 22.4 Assisting in preparing technical, organizational and administrative studies. 22.5 Exchanging documents, reports and publications relating to matters of common interest. 22.6 The agreement shall enter into force upon its signature.
23. Cooperation with other International Organizations
The PUIC Secretary General on 17.4.2010 sent a congratulatory message to H.E. Mr. Mevlut Cavusoglu on his election as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council. SG and Mr. Cavusoglu agreed to exchange mutual observer status in near future.
On 17.4.2010 H.E. Mr. Ramil Hassanov, Secretary General of the Turkic Speaking States Parliamentary Assembly sent a message to PUIC Secretary General to have cooperation between the two organizations and exchange mutual observer status.
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24. Website
Efforts are continuing to advance work for updating the website with its Arabic, English and French languages. PUIC activities as well as most important news items sent to us by the Member Parliaments are put on the website. The PUIC Secretary General lauds those parliaments that regularly send their activities, notably the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The PUIC Secretary General hopes that all will communicate their data and activities which will greatly enrich the material put on the PUIC website.
To document the PUIC activities two CD’s were prepared and circulated:
24.1. 6th Session of the PUIC Conference in Kampala, 30 – 31 January, 2010.
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24.2 Basic information about the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held in Istanbul, on 10th May, 2010.
25. PUIC Bulletin
The 5th edition of the PUIC was produced and included the most important activities of the PUIC and the General Secretariat during the period covered by the report, namely:-
25.1 Proceedings of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference in Kampala.
25.2 Highlights of the Second Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the Executive Committee on new settlements in Al-Quds and their peril to world peace.
25.3 Report of the PUIC mission for observing Sudanese elections as part of other international and regional missions. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time the PUIC dispatches a delegation to monitor elections in any State of its Member Parliaments, in response to an invitation extended by the Sudanese Elections Commission.
25.4 Providing basic information about Member Parliaments, their Speakers and Committees:
25.4.1 Highlights of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
25.4.2 Highlights of the National Assembly of Kuwait.
25.5. The 6th issue of the “PUIC” bulletin has been produced. It contains reactions to the criminal attack launched by the Israeli enemy on the Freedom Flotilla. It also contains highlights of the UAE Federal National Council; a report on the Extraordinary Open-ended Meeting of the Executive Committee, in Istanbul on 10th May, 2010 about “New Settlements in Al-Quds and their Harm to International Peace”, highlights on the National Assembly of Cameroon; as well as a briefing on 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee which will be hosted by the Federal National Council of the UAE, in Dubai, on 20 – 21 June, 2010.
The bulletin will continue to disseminate information about the other Member Parliaments which have not been covered by previous issues. It is hoped that every Member Parliament will have the opportunity to appear on the pages of the PUIC publications.
26 As the membership of the Member Parliaments includes elite politicians, intellectuals, economists, diplomats and many others – the “PUIC” will have the honour to publish articles sent to it by their respective Member Parliaments on issues that pertain to the PUIC objectives and activities. In its 5 th issue the “PUIC” published a distinguished article titled “the world between Buddha and Al-Quds, commendably penned by Dr. Sheikh Abdul Latif Ahmed Al Sheikh, member of PUIC Council and Member of the House of Representatives of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
IMPORTANT VISITS TO THE PUIC HEADQUARTERS:
27 Foreign Minister of Turkey:
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Davutoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister visited the PUIC headquarters on 16th February, 2010. He was received by the PUIC Secretary General. His Excellency the Minister highly appreciated the tasks and objectives of the Union, maintaining that they aim at improving relations among peoples, and enriching cooperation and coordination among the Member Parliaments. His Excellency called on all the PUIC Members to support the work of the General Secretariat and energize its activities. 326
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28 Secretary General of the OIC:
H.E. Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General visited the PUIC seat on 17th April, 2010. He met with the Secretary General. Discussions focused on ways to develop PUIC – OIC Cooperation. 29. Secretary General Receives UNDP Official
H.E. Mrs. Conselo Vidal, UNDP Coordinator and Resident Representative in Iran visited the PUIC Headquarters on 18th April, 2010 and met with the Secretary General who gave a briefing on the tasks and activities of the Union.
His Excellency referred to the application made by the Union to obtain observer status at the UN, adding that His Excellency the President of the current Session of the PUIC Council, proceeding from his attention to developing working mechanism of the Union will follow up the matter. The UN official expressed the hope that these efforts will be crowned with success. The talks between the two sides included ways of cooperation and strengthening them especially in issues of common interest.
30. Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament:
H.E. Dr. Hidayat Nur Wahid, Member of Parliament heading the Indonesian House of Representatives, and the accompanying delegation, visited the seat of the Union on 30.5.2010. Discussions focused on cooperation between the General Secretariat and the Indonesian Parliament, especially as regards arrangements for holding the 7th PUIC Conference, scheduled to be held in Indonesia in 2012. Light was focused on how to have all the Speakers attend the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference. Dr. Hidayat suggested that we should persuade those Muslim countries that are member of OIC but not members of the PUIC to join the PUIC. The PUIC informed that there are six OIC Member States that are not member and they are Maldives, Brunei-Darussalam, Uzbekistan, Nigeria, Suriname, and the Union of the Comoros. The Secretary General had written letters to the non-PUIC Members to join the PUIC and when ever he has the opportunity to meet them requests them for joining. The Indonesian side agreed to take the matter and request the non-PUIC members to join the PUIC. Talks also figured on requesting those countries and Organizations that are observers at the OIC but not at the PUIC to join as observer at the PUIC. Observers that are not in the PUIC are: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Central African Republic, Kingdom of Thailand, the Russian Federation, Moro National Liberation Front, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
31. Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey:
H.E. Mr. Mehmet Ali Sahin, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey paid a visit to the PUIC Headquarters. He was received by the PUIC Secretary General. The talks between the two sides addressed the activities of the Union. Mr. Sahin expressed satisfaction with the efforts exerted by the General Secretariat in order to promote the action of the Union and energize its resolutions.
32. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS:-
Following adoption of PUIC budget by the Union’s Council, the Secretary General notified all the Member Parliaments to pay their contributions.
Since the beginning of the year 2010 until the date of preparing this report, 17 Members have paid their contributions in full or partially.
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In addition to this there are 6 Member Parliaments, which have cleared their arrears of mandatory contributions. One member parliament has cleared its arrears partially.
By the time of writing this report there are six Member Parliaments which are in total default since inception to contribute any amount towards the budget of the Union.
Total contributions and arrears received until the date of writing this report amount to Euro.805,487.83. The Euro.719,023.21 received in the year 2010 represents 46.46% of the total budget for the year 2010.
It is therefore, requested from the Member Parliaments which have not yet paid their contributions to do so expeditiously so that the PUIC activities may not be harmed.
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delegation of Member Parliaments. He 2. Calls on the PUIC Council to constitute a informed that the next meeting of the delegation from the Member Parliaments to Council will decide thereon. Our letter be entrusted with visiting influential No.MP/10-155, dated 20 May, 2010; Western parliaments to examine with them letter of the FNC of the UAE No.R- the issue of enhancing cooperation relations 3/6/2010, dated 26th May, 2010. and urges them to stop applying double standards in dealing with issues pertaining to the Islamic world. RESOLUTION No.21-PE/6-CONF ON THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE ECONOMIES OF THE DEVELOPING ESPECIALLY ISLAMIC COUNTRIES. 2. Correspondence sent to the Member 2. Proposes the formation of an Adhoc Parliaments vide Note No.MP/10-189, Technical Committee for the study of dated 6th June, 2010. Some parliaments economic issues in the member States. expressed willingness to join the The Committee shall collect reports from Technical Committee. Member States and then carry out a thorough applied study on the issues and submit its report to the forthcoming Council. RESOLUTION No.24-PE/6-CONF ON FOLLOWING UP THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN “ISLAMIC MONETARY FUND” The PUIC Council meeting in Kampala was not Emphasizing the resolution adopted by in favour of following up the implementation of the Cairo Conference on mandating the this matter. Secretary General to study the possibility of establishing an Islamic Monetary Fund, and the necessity of pursuing this matter by the Secretary General. RESOLUTION No. 26-PE/6-CONF ON COOPERATION BETWEEN PUIC AND ICYF-DC 6. Welcomes ICYF-DC proposal on raising youth awareness of the culture of Follow-up was done – the Secretary General parliamentarianism and invites Member met with representatives of the Youth Forum Parliaments and PUIC Secretariat to from the Republic of Azerbaijan in Kampala. cooperate with ICYF-DC in implementation of this idea;
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WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS RESOLUTION No. 2-WSC/6-CONF ON PROMOTING DIALOGUE AMONG CIVILIZATIONS WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON FACING WESTERN CAMPAIGNS AGAINST Done by writing to Member Parliaments, vide ISLAMIC VALUES our letter No.MP/10-189, dated 6.6.2010. Calls for constituting a PUIC focal group on dialogue as well as one in each parliament of Muslim States aimed at taking appropriate initiatives in consultation with their governments, and emphasizes the importance of developing the culture and spirit of dialogue. RESOLUTION No.5-WSC/6-CONF ON PROMOTING THE ROLE OF WOMEN 3. Calls on Member Parliaments to establish a Done by writing to Member Parliaments, vide our letter mechanism to discuss the issues of the Muslim on 6th June, 2010. We have received a reply from the women by organizing a World Islamic Forum for People’s Assembly of Syria offering to host the World Muslim Women Parliamentarians. Islamic Forum for Muslim Women Parliamentarians. 4. Directs the Standing Specialized Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs to prepare General Secretariat requested the members of the Working Papers to discuss urgent issues relating Standing Specialized Committee on Women to to the family, youth and women by experts in this energize this resolution our letter No.MP/10-189, dated field for discussion in the next session of the 6.6.2010. PUIC Council RESOLUTION No.6-WSC/6-CONF ON PROTECTION OF Included in our letter to the UN Secretary General AL-AQSA MOSQUE AGAINST ISRAELI THREATS dated 22.5.2010. RESOLUTION No. 10-WSC/6-CONF ON ROLE OF ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTS IN CONFRONTING GLOBAL PANDEMICS AND FATAL DISEASES
Recommends carrying out a study for identifying Notes have been written to Member Parliaments for action (Our letter No.MP/10-189 dated 6.6.2010. Islamic States where epidemics spread, so as to be able to extend assistance and help in eliminating those scourges.
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DRAFT AMENDED STATUTE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES PRESENTED TO THE 23rd MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DUBAI , STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 20 – 21 JUNE, 2010.
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1. "Yellow" represents for the amendments made in Cairo Meeting (Dec.20-21, 2009) 2. “Pink” represents for the amendments made in Dubai (20 – 21 June, 2010. 3. Blue for new proposals by Member parliaments.
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DRAFT STATUTE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES
The speakers, presidents and representatives of legislative and/or consultative assemblies or similar bodies (parliaments) of Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, meeting at the Founding Conference of the Union of OIC Member States in Tehran from 15 to 17 June 1999, 1-3 Rabi-ul-Awal 1420H,
Guided by the noble Islamic principles and teachings, calling on Muslims to close their ranks and promote their unity;
Reiterating their commitment to the concept of cooperation in Islam in implementation of words of Allah, the Almighty: “And help one another in goodness and piety, and not help one another in sin and aggression” (5: 2)
Underlining the principle of consultation (Shoora) in Islam in compliance with the words of Allah, the Almighty: “... to take counsel among themselves ...”(42:38 ), and in pursuance of the Sunnah of Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him, his family and companions) who practiced consultation (Shoora) with his companions;
Inspired by the principles of the noble Islamic faith which urge rejection of violence and call for amicable dialogue;
Bearing in mind that interaction among parliaments will promote mutual understanding among Muslims;
Being aware of the increasing importance of the role of parliaments in the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life of all societies;
Reiterating the respect for the objectives and principles provided for in the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, including the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and peaceful settlement of disputes;
Conscious of the magnitude of the challenges facing the nations of the Islamic World and their crucial causes, foremost of which being the cause of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, as well as ethnic and territorial disputes with neighbours:
Taking into consideration the economic, cultural and social changes facing the Islamic World which require the promotion of mutual consultation and cooperation, exhorted by Islamic teachings, in serving the comprehensive development of the World of Islam;
Declare, by virtue of adoption of this Statute, the establishment of a union comprising legislative and/or consultative assemblies or similar bodies (parliaments) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to be called “Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States " and hereunder referred to as "the Union".
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OBJECTIVES
The Union aims at achieving the following objectives:
1. Introducing and disseminating the noble principles of Islam, with emphasis on the different aspects of its civilization;
Introducing the sublime precepts of Islam and seeking to disseminate them while emphasizing the various characteristics and humanism of the Islamic civilization.
2. Enhancing and supporting the implementation of the Islamic principle of consultation (Shoora) in all OIC Member States, in accordance with the Constitution and circumstances of each member;
3. Providing a framework for comprehensive and fruitful cooperation and coordination among parliaments of OIC members in international fora and organizations;
4. Promoting meeting and dialogue among parliaments of OIC members and their deputies, exchanging parliamentary experience, discussing economic, cultural, social and political issues of interest to the OIC members, and addressing grave challenges and attempts to impose cultural, political and economic domination, and adopting appropriate recommendations and decisions on such issues;
5. Strengthening contacts, cooperation and coordination with other parliamentary, governmental and non-governmental organizations, with the aim of advancing common objectives;
6. Fostering coordination among peoples of the world in order to respect and defend human rights and humanitarian principles and establishment peace, based on justice.
7. Confirming that nothing in the present Statute shall authorize the Union or its Organs to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any Member State and whatever is related to these matters in accordance with the OIC Charter and UN Charter...
ARTICLE - 2 MEMBERSHIP
1. The Union shall be composed of parliaments of the OIC Members States; 2. Membership in the Union does not inhibit membership in any other regional or international parliamentary group;
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3. Regional or international organizations may attend conferences of the Union as observers upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee and the approval of the Conference. Parliaments of the OIC observers may also attend conferences of the Union as observers. Observers shall have the right to express their views but not to vote. Observer’s status may also be granted to countries that have moslem community to attend conference of the Union, upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee and the approval of the Conference.
Amendments: and with the approval of the Council.
ARTICLE - 3 ORGANS
The Organs of the Union are as follows: 1. The Conference, 2. The General Committee Emanating from the Conference, 4. The Executive Committee, 5. The General Secretariat.
ARTICLE - 4 THE CONFERENCE
COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 1. The Conference shall be composed of the speakers of Member-Parliaments of the Union or their representatives, in addition to a maximum of four parliamentarians from each member of the Union; 2. The Speaker of the Parliament of the host country shall preside over the meetings of the Conference. The Conference shall elect two Vice Chairmen from amongst the heads of delegations from other geographic regions as well as a Rapporteur from amongst delegates; 3. The Bureau of the Conference shall be composed of the Chairman of the Conference, the two Vice-Chairmen and the Rapporteur. The Bureau, assisted by the Secretary-General, shall take the responsibility for the Conference proceedings; 4. The Conference shall consider subject matters that fall in the scope of its objectives, as provided for in Article 1. It shall adopt appropriate resolutions, decisions and recommendations thereon; The Conference shall consider subjects included in its Agenda that fall within the scope of its objectives as provided for in Article (1) of this Statute and shall adopt appropriate resolutions, decisions and recommendations thereon.
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6. Delegations shall inform their respective parliaments and governments of the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the Conference;
7. Any Member of the Union may request the convening of an Extra-Ordinary Conference. The Chairman shall convene the extra-ordinary Conference if the request is supported by majority of Union members. The Extra- Ordinary Conference can only consider the item(s) for which it is convened.
ARTICLE - 5
The Conference shall convene once every year, the venue and date of which shall be specified by the General Committee and upon the proposal of the Executive Committee. The General Committee may change the venue and date of the Conference or postpone it. In case there can be no decision on hosting the Conference, it shall be convened at the Headquarters.
ARTICLE - 6
1. On recommendation of the Executive Committee, the General Committee shall draw up a provisional agenda to be submitted to the Conference;
2. Members of the Union may submit to the Executive Committee or to the General Committee, proposals to include supplementary item(s) in the provisional agenda of the Conference, not later than two months before the Conference convenes.
ARTICLE - 7
1. The Conference shall adopt its agenda at the beginning of the first session;
2. The Conference may on proposal of heads of delegations, include other supplementary items on the agenda;
3. The Conference shall convene only with the presence of more than half of its members. All resolutions and decisions shall be adapted to the extent possible, by consensus; otherwise, they shall be adopted by a two-third majority of its members present and voting.
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ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
To give the Union a measure of vitality and flexibility to face emerging circumstances and development:
A presidential Troika shall be constituted as follows:
1. The Presidential Troika shall be composed of the current, previous and next Presidents of the PUIC Conference.. The Troika, may offer proposals to the Conference, General Committee or the Executive Committee on realizing the interests and objectives of the Union.
2. The Presidential Troika may, through consensus of its members, engage in contacts with international organizations with a view to define the stances of the Union, or strengthen its contacts or position. The Troika may, in coordination with the Secretary-General of the Union, delegate any Conference or General Committee member for this purpose.
Add: The General Committee or the Executive Committee or the Secretary General for this purpose.
3. The Presidential Troika may, in cases of urgent necessity, and based on consensus of its members, and following necessary consultations, as far as circumstances may permit, issue an urgent statement on behalf of the PUIC on any emergency issue, and in conformity with the principles and objectives of the Union as well as its resolutions and established positions.
4. The PUIC Secretary General shall coordinate the work of the Presidential Troika.
5. The General Secretariat shall prepare the reports on the work of the Presidential Troika and report its decisions to PUIC members within two weeks from their date of issuance.
ADDITION
1. The Conference or the Presidential Troika, in case of urgent matters ,may constitute a delegation (mission) or delegations (missions) for a special task. The Conference shall define the delegation's nature, duration, number of members, formation, task, and obligation to submit a report / reports.
2. In adopting the above resolution, the Conference or Presidential Troika shall take into consideration the principles enshrined in the Statute, as well as the previous resolutions of the Conference, and in a framework of mutual understanding and transparency, while maintaining absolute impartiality. The Conference shall appoint the member mandated as the head of the delegation.
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3. Head/s of delegation (mission) and the PUIC General Secretariat shall prepare a draft report on the activity of the delegation (mission) and its conclusions. The report shall be submitted to the General Committee and then to the Conference.
4. The delegation/s (mission/s) shall be constituted in coordination with the PUIC Secretary General.
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THE GENERAL COMMITTEE
Delete: Emanating from the Conference
The Conference shall constitute a General Committee which shall meet for two days immediately prior to the Conference in order to discuss matters referred to it and to prepare its report for submission to the first meeting of the Conference for their adoption without discussion, unless decided otherwise.
1. The General Committee shall be composed of two members of legislative and/or consultative assemblies or similar bodies from each member of the Union designated by their delegation to the Conference. The term of office of the members shall last until the next Conference. All members of the General Committee shall be sitting members of their Parliaments.
2. General Committee Members incapacitated by death, resignation or loss of parliamentary mandate shall be replaced by another member of their respective parliaments for the remaining period.
3. The General Committee shall meet once every year, and its meeting shall immediately precede the meeting of the Conference with the presence of more than half the Union Members in the country hosting the Conference.
4. The Chairman of the General Committee or any Member of the Union may request the convening of an Extra-Ordinary meeting of the General Committee. The Chairman shall convene the extra-ordinary meeting, if the request is supported by majority of the Member Parliament of the Union. The Extra-Ordinary meeting can only consider the item(s) for which it is convened. 5. The Chairman of the General Committee shall be selected by a decision from among the Speakers of Parliaments present, while observing the rule of geographic rotation based on the recommendation of the regional group concerned. The same procedure shall be applied in appointing the two Vice chairmen.
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6. The General Committee may set up special subsidiary committees to examine the items on its agenda. These committees shall submit their reports and recommendations to the General Committee, and its mandate comes to an end by the conclusion of its tasks.
ARTICLE - 9
The General Committee shall be entrusted with the following tasks:
1. Consideration of annual report of the Secretary-General;
2. Drawing up and amending the internal financial and administrative rules and regulations of the Union and its Organs;
3. Specifying the venue and date of holding the Conference as well as sending the invitations in this respect to the Member Parliaments.
4. Receiving and examining proposals from member delegations, taking decisions thereon and submitting to the Conference;
Delete: “What it considers as important”
5. Studying (and approving) the draft annual budget of the Union, as well as auditing and approving previous financial year's accounts;
6. Designating two external auditors to audit the Union's accounts and settle its payments;
7. Taking decisions on the requests of Parliaments and similar bodies of the OIC member countries for accession or re-accession to the Union, or suspending membership of member of the Union;
8. Expressing opinion regarding applications for accession to the Union in Observer status submitted by the Executive Committee to be presented to the Conference.
9. Executing other duties entrusted to it by the Conference.
Addition item: Appointing the Financial Control Committee from among the members of the Council who represent the PUIC in the Council.
10. Any other actions or procedures the General Committee deems necessary for achieving the objectives of the Union. Add: within the limits of its terms of reference;
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ARTICLE - 10
1. The General Committee shall adopt its agenda at the beginning of its First Session;
2. The General Committee may include in its agenda another item or other items proposed by the heads of delegations;
3. General Committee's decisions, resolutions and recommendations shall be adopted by consensus to the extent possible, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.
ADDITION
STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES
1. Four Standing Specialized Committees shall be constituted as follows:-
1.1 Committee on Political and Foreign Relations (Previously Standing Committee for Political and Economic Affairs); 1.2 Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment (Previously Standing Committee for Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Environment); 1.3 Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs (Previously Standing Committee for Women, Social and Cultural Affairs);
1.4 Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions.
Addition: New Standing Committee called “Parliamentary Good Offices Committee”
(1-4) Committee on Dialogue of Civilizations, Religions and Legal Affairs.
2 Each Specialized Committee shall be composed of 12 members of parliament to be designated by the Conference for a period of one year to the tune of four members to be nominated by each geographic group, taking into account the rule of geographical rotation.
3 In its first meeting, convened by the PUIC Secretary General, members of the Committee shall elect its Rapporteur and Secretary for one year.
Replace … its Secretary General by Chairman.
4 The Conference may, upon a proposal by the Executive Committee, constitute an Ad Hoc Committee to be entrusted with a specific subject matter. Previous rules must be observed when constituting such a committee. The Conference shall designate its Rapporteur.
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5 The Committees shall meet at least once a year. One of the meetings shall immediately precede the meetings of the General Committee and the Conference. The second shall be half-annually to be convened by the PUIC Secretary General.
6 The Standing Specialized Committees may add any items to be agreed to their agendas.
7 The Standing Specialized Committees on Political and Foreign Relations as well as the Standing Specialized Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment may constitute special committees to review the issue in question in the light of developments.
Amendment: Para (7) “The Standing Specialized Committee may constitute special committees to review the issues in question in the light of developments to be hosted by the parliament of the country concerned with the issue.
ARTICLE - 11 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Addition: Constitution, Functions and Resolutions
1. The Executive Committee shall be composed of one member of delegation from the recent host of the Conference, the current host and the future host, in addition to twelve members elected by the Conference from amongst its members based on equitable geographic distribution for a one-year term of office;
2. The Executive Committee shall be chaired by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Country hosting the Committee and shall be assisted by two Vice- Chairmen.
3. Any member of the Executive Committee incapacitated by death, resignation or loss of mandate in his country's parliament shall be replaced by another member in the same parliament for the remaining period;
4. The Executive Committee shall convene at least twice annually with the presence of at least ten of its fifteen members. Decisions, resolutions and recommendations shall be adopted by consensus to the extent possible, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of its members present and voting.
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ARTICLE - 12
The Executive Committee will be in charge of the following:
1. Examining requests for accession or re-accession to the Union, or suspending membership of members of the Union and informing the General Committee of its recommendations;
ADDITION
2. Examining applications for observer status and informing the General Committee about its recommendations for decision.
3. Drawing up the draft agenda of the General Committee and the Conference;
4. Expressing opinion on the requests of inclusion of supplementary items on the agenda of the General Committee or the Conference;
5. Monitoring the work and activities of the General Secretariat regarding implementation of the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the General Committee or the Conference;
6. Other tasks referred to it by the General Committee or the Conference.
ARTICLE - 13 THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
1. The Conference shall elect the Secretary General upon the nomination of the delegations of members of the Union according to the geographic rotation rule. The candidates should be of high qualifications and experience in parliamentary affairs and well-known for administrative efficiency. The Secretary-General shall be elected by consensus, to the extent possible and otherwise by a two thirds majority of members present and voting;
2. The Secretary General shall be appointed for a four-year, once renewable, term of office according to the geographic rotation rule.
BAHRAIN: Amending the para to read .. While observing equitable geographical representation of the Member States, the term of office of the Secretary General shall be for four years renewable once, and that he shall be from a Member State.
UAE: Para without amendment: The term of office of the Secretary General shall be for four years renewable once, and that he shall be from a country other than the headquarters country (According to the resolution of the Kampala Conference to be referred to the Committee on Reform).
ALGERIA: Opposes the amendment “that he shall be from a Member State… (To be referred to the Committee on Reform)
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3. When the post of the Secretary-General becomes vacant for whatever reason, the Chairman of the Conference shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaries-General to undertake his duties until the Conference elects a new Secretary-General;
4. The General Committee shall determine the remunerations of the Secretary General;
5. The effective OIC Agreement on Member States' Immunities and Privileges shall be applicable to the PUIC.
6. The Conference, taking into consideration equitable regional distribution, shall appoint at the proposal of the Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, Directors and other Senior Officials.
7. Upon the nomination by the Secretary General, the number of Assistant Secretaries General appointed by the Conference shall be three, while observing equitable geographical distribution, one of whom shall be from the Headquarters State, provided that the Secretary-General and one of his assistants shall not be from the same state.
ARTICLE - 14
The General Secretariat shall be entrusted with the following tasks:
1. Facilitating continued contacts among the members of the Union, between Parliaments and the Union, and the Union with other regional and international organizations and bodies;
2. Facilitating cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC in conformity with the objectives and Statute of the Union.
3. Financial and administrative affairs of the Union;
4. Preparing subject matters that will be studied by the Conference and the General Committee , as well as necessary documents and reports, minutes and correspondence;
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1. The Secretary General shall prepare an annual report in which he presents activities and achievements of the Union, and international parliamentary developments of concern to Members of the Union. Member Parliaments shall provide the Secretary General with necessary information in this regard, at least one month prior to the meeting of the General Committee and the Conference.
2. The Secretary General shall communicate the report to the Member Parliaments of the Union, at least one month prior to the meeting of the General Committee. This report shall provide the basis for a general debate upon which the General Committee and the Conference will commence their proceedings.
ARTICLE - 16 GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The Union shall have a legal entity represented by the Chairman of the Conference or his representative;
2. The Permanent Headquarters of the Union is located in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Any decision on the relocation of the Permanent Headquarters of the Union shall be made by the Conference to the extent possible by consensus, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of Union Members.
ARTICLE - 17
Member Parliaments shall contribute to the budget of the Union in accordance with the OIC-applied scale of assessment, provided that the contribution of each member of the Union shall not exceed half the contribution of respective member states to the budget of the OIC.
ADDITION:
Any amendment to increase the scale of assessments of the Member Parliaments in PUIC annual budget shall require the approval of the Conference based on a proposal by the Secretary General and approval of the General Committee.
ARTICLE - 18
The working languages of the Union shall be Arabic, English, French.
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The Conference may, on the request of a Member Parliament of the Union, propose to amend the Statute of the Union. The proposal shall be submitted to the Executive Committee to be examined and further presented to the Conference, together with the viewpoints of the Committee. The amendments shall not be effective unless approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the Union members.
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United Arab Emirates Federal National Council General Secretariat
No. A/AG/3/6/96/2010 Date: 13/1/2010
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC, Secretary General, PUIC
Excellency,
Subject: View of the Federal National Council on the Report of the Adhoc Committee For Drawing up a Plan to Reform the PUIC by Developing its Statute and Regulations.
Pursuant to the Report of the Adhoc Committee For Drawing Up a Plan to Reform the PUIC by Developing its Statute and Regulations adopted by the Cairo Agreement during the period 20-21 December 2009;
With reference to the Resolution of the 5th Session of the PUIC Conference on constituting an adhoc committee for drawing up a plan to reform the PUIC by developing its Statute and Regulations adopted in Cairo on 30th January 2008;
The Parliamentary Group of the UAE would like to express its position thereon in the following framework:
First: Concerning amendment of Article 13-2; the original article stipulates that “The Secretary General shall be appointed from a country other than that hosting the headquarters, for a four-year, once renewable, term of office.”
The Emirates Parliamentary Group is of the view that the original text be maintained without amendment, as the amendment states that “The Secretary General shall be appointed for a four-year, once renewable, term of office, according to the geographic rotation rule”, for the following reasons: The Headquarters State has basically obtained a certain advantage over the other PUIC Member Parliaments by hosting the headquarters. So for this advantage to include a second additional advantage by having the Secretary General from it constitutes a breach of the rules of balance and equality of the rights and duties of PUIC Member States. Original Article 13-2 has observed the international practice in this respect. Not to observe this principle will lead to the control of the Headquarters State of the efficiency and effectiveness of the organs of the organization if this state combines both the Seat and post of the Secretary General, which are among the essential components for the success of any organization. There is no justification for the amendment of this text seen as a mechanism of reform or otherwise. Second: Addition of a new standing committee to the PUIC Standing Specialized Committees, which are included in the report of the Adhoc Committee, and shall be called, “Committee on Settlement of Disputes among Member States. This is for the following considerations:
1- The basic objectives enshrined in Article (1) of the Statute cannot be realized or its aims reached unless existing relations among Member States are based on mutual trust and respect. 2- The basic preamble of the Statute stresses the principle of rejection of violence and calls for amicable dialogue, promotion of mutual understanding, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states 346
and peaceful settlement of disputes. The Statute has not translated these objectives or principles into working mechanisms from within, especially if there are disputes between Member States. The proposal on formation of such a committee will constitute the basic working mechanism for translating these principles into a practical reality. 3- We believe that if the organization (PUIC) does not take the initiative to have an essential and significant role in peacefully settling disputes among its members, it will lose the legitimacy of its formation or legitimacy of adopted rules depend on agreement harmony among the members of any organization. 4- If the PUIC follows essentially the OIC Charter, the mother organization has played an important role, more than once, in solving disputes among Muslim States. If it is more appropriate to follow the origin from which the Islamic Parliamentary Union is derived, then it is only natural that there should be a committee for peacefully settling disputes among the Member States.
The Emirates Parliamentary Group, therefore, requests the following:
1- To submit the view of the Parliamentary Group on the Report of the Adhoc Committee to the Meeting of the Executive Committee, scheduled to be held on 24-25 January 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, and to include in its report, which will be presented to the PUIC Council, the view reached by the Meeting on this subject. 2- To circulate this message to all PUIC Members.
Please accept our utmost respect and appreciation.
Dr. Mohammad Salim Al-Mazrouie Secretary General
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FIRSTLY: PHILOSOPHY AND ESSENCE OF PROPOSED COMMITTEE:
The Parliamentary Group of the State of the United Arab Emirates is of the view that it’s basic philosophy behind submitting its proposal to establish a “Parliamentary Good Offices Committee at the PUIC emanates from several considerations:
1. Establishing a parliamentary good offices committee is not an innovation or an incidental idea on the role of regional parliamentary organizations. It is a matter of material outcome of the development of parliamentary diplomacy whose significance and effectiveness have increased as the political role of parliaments has become an important pivot for the rapprochement of relations and contacts among peoples and governments of the world. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has taken the lead in this respect. The IPU is cognizant of the role which may be played by parliamentary organizations to curb the impact of tensions between nations and peoples on the creation of conflicts, disputes or problems. For this purpose the IPU constituted the Cyprus Committee in 1991 whose role revolved around conducting parliamentary good offices and listening to the views of the various parties to the conflict. This action is pursuant to a number of justifications:-
a- Parliamentary efforts carried out by parliamentary organizations are unofficial efforts. They cannot be compared or likened to official governmental efforts. However, these unofficial efforts aim at creating unofficial dialogue which may pave the ground for an atmosphere of trust and a drive for official dialogues by governments. b- Political tensions among states may lead to the exacerbation of political disputes, thus endangering existing stable relations between states. However at the same time, Parliamentarians of these states may cooperate or conduct dialogues among themselves in the framework of common regional or international organizations. The parliamentarians of these disputing states may reach agreement on the resolutions adopted by these organizations. A joint task force may be formed from them in order to accomplish an objective of the organization concerned. Thus there is a lot of international parliamentary literature which establishes the role of parliaments in accomplishing political reconciliations. This literature goes further to show that parliament representatives, especially in the framework of parliamentary organizations, may constitute the locomotive for defining raging international tensions. It may be pointed out that parliamentary mediations and meetings in this respect are non-binding to governments. Nevertheless, governments with good intentions for curbing disputes may deem the results of parliamentary efforts as a basis for future work to lessen tension in relations between states, nations and peoples.
Reference may be made to the good results achieved by regional and international parliaments in this regard:-
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- Experience of the Arab Parliament concerning the Lebanese crisis in 2007, and the Palestinian crisis in 2009. - Experience of the European Parliament on relations among European States. European Parliament Committees have even exerted efforts outside the range of the European continent, especially in the Middle East region in order to promote relations of cooperation between countries of the European Union and some states of the region. - Experience of Latin American Parliament and other regional parliamentary organizations offers several instances of this role. - The rushing of members of European Parliaments and the European Parliament to deal with the recent Gaza crisis and the Israeli blockade offers a practical proof in this respect.
In conclusion we maintain that parliamentary good offices constitutes an important tradition praticsed by several international and regional parliamentary organizations, whose essential objective has been that unofficial parliamentary dialogues constitute a crucial meeting point for preserving the interests of peoples in peace and security, and avoiding conflicts, tensions and instability.
II. We recall consideration by the United Nations organizations of which we all members of its role in strengthening international peace and security and the modality for containing crises that arise in the different regions of the world. This was concluded by the adoption in 2007 of a Security Council resolution in which reference was made to the significant role which regional and sub-regional organizations may play in the peaceful settlement of disputes, in exerting efforts to contain conflicts and establishing confidence between conflicting parties. The resolution stressed on the UN members to exert efforts in order to encourage those regional and sub-regional organizations to play such roles. In order to encourage those regional and sub- regional organizations to play such roles. The resolutions also emphasized that these organizations are more qualified and have a greater role than the United Nations to face the challenges of relations among states. In the light of the examination conducted by the UAE Parliamentary Group of the provisions of this resolution, and being keen on energizing the political role of the PUIC, we are of the view that this may be accomplished through the establishment of a parliamentary good offices committee.
III- This committee is not an alternative to, or in lieu of, the governmental roles which constitute the decisive criterion of the roles of reconciliation between States. The proposed parliamentary good offices committee, therefore, is not concerned with making technical decisions on the nature of conflicts between States or adopt binding recommendations, because this is a governmental role. This committee like other parliamentary roles in international and regional organizations will exert its efforts and adopt statements of a political nature aimed at urging governments to proceed forward towards resolving their difference amicably and through official dialogues and abidance by the objectives of parliamentary organizations in creating rapprochement between peoples and nations.
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IV-This proposal does not constitute interference in the internal affairs of Member States. In carrying out its good offices, the Committee plays no role that impinges on the independence of the States or the freedom of Muslim governments to decide on their differences. This is basically due to the fact that all organizations, including the PUIC, and the OIC itself, have proceeded, with regards to their objectives and essential principles, from the premise that all members will resolve their differences and disputes by peaceful means, refrain from the use, or threatening to use force, and strengthen their relations on the basis of mutual respect and good neighborliness in order to ensure peace and general harmony.
The objectives and principles enshrined in the OIC Charter and PUIC Statute can only be realized through incessant efforts which ought to be exerted by Islamic regional organizations to solve the differences between Member States by peaceful means. Recognizing this fact, there have been numerous important initiatives carried out by the OIC relating to the Islamic States in conflict. The OIC succeeded more than once in mending ruptured relations among these States.
Some may see the OIC role in this respect as a governmental role due to the efforts it exerts to solve disputes among Islamic States. As the PUIC is a parliamentary regional organization which performs a political role in achieving rapprochement between peoples of the Islamic world. Accodring to what has been agreed on the PUIC Statute, our parliamentary role of good offices aimed to avoid an escalation of disputes may help the OIC in performing its role, or may be adopted by the Organization as a basis or point of departure for the creation of the nature of its role in mediation between states.
V- The PUIC Statute – representing for us who represent the Muslim peoples in this Union the basic constitution of our work – has stipulated in its preamble that we are guided by the sublime principles and teachings which urge Muslims to close their ranks and stress our commitment to what Allah says “You should help one another in Righteousness and piety, but do not help one another in sin and transgression” [Al- Ma’idah-2]. This means our commitment to the way of Islamic Sharia concerning cooperation between ourselves, and resolution of any disputes which may arise according to the way defined by Islamic sharia which is enshrined in Allah’s saying “And if two groups of the believers fight each other, try to establish peace between them [Al-Hujurat-8]. Also, “The Muslim are brothers, so make peace and agreement between your brothers – [Al Hujurat-9]
These two holy verses have made conciliation between Muslim peoples and governments on order which we ought to obey.
We see that acquiescence to this injunction as mentioned in the Holy Quran, being the constitution of Islam, requires tht we, representatives of peoples of the Muslim world, should exert all our efforts in order to bring conciliation between Muslim States, whence comes our proposal to establish a parliamentary good offices committee. The PUIC Statute in para 5 stipulates as follows “inspired by the principles of the noble Islamic faith which urge rejection of violence and call for amicable dialogue.” The conception of the UAE Parliamentary Group of the phrase “and call for amicable dialogue” included in the PUIC Statute, is that it means carrying out good offices, and resorting to amicable dialogue between these states.
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VI- When we examined at the recent PUIC meeting the report of the AD Hoc Committee on PUIC reform and the important conclusions of the report, the Group considered the PUIC Statute and the necessity of effectuating the provisions and articles of this Statute, and that the PUIC Regulations shall be real working mechanisms of all the principles and objectives enshrined in the Statute
VII-In pursuance thereof, a critical scrutiny took place of the PUIC Statute in the framework of its principles and objectives, which include several noble values as well as great aims which we should endeavor to realize. However, the UAE Parliamentary Group was cognizant and conscious of two major challenges that face the PUIC:- a- The nature of the formidable challenges that confront the Islamic Ummah in the various political, military, economic, cultural, social and humanitarian fields. Such challenges make peoples of other civilizations establish their relations and gear their policies vis-à-vis the various states of the Muslim world on a basis which may lean towards skepticism, lack of trust, injustice or audacity to insult the symbols and sanctities of the Muslim world. b- These challenges and interaction of the others with the Muslim world inevitably demanded the cooperation and unity of Muslim States to confront them and limit the effect of their fall-out on the various Muslim peoples. However the Muslim reality behind our contemporary interactions witnesses several points of tension and disputes among Islamic States. The UN reports of 2008 have recorded the existence of more than 243 points of tension and disputes among the states of the Muslim world for political, economic, border, social reasons, as well as those relating to cross-border terrorist operations.
In the shadow of such substantial facts, the PUIC Statute emphasize the importance of mutual positive interaction among Muslims – para 6 of the Preamble, promotion of mutual consultation, and exhorted by Islamic teachings, in serving the comprehensive development of the world of Islam – para 10 of the preamble, and providing a framework for comprehensive and fruitful cooperation and coordination among parliaments of OIC Members in international fora and organizations, Article (1) item (3). There are similar provisions in the Statute.
We are of the view that these noble objectives must be accomplished. Every Muslim, irrespective of his position, ought to exert the necessary efforts and ceaseless endeavors to remove points of tensions and discord among Muslim States. Because of this and acting from our status as representatives of the peoples of the Islamic world we must appreciate the value of our role in parliamentary good offices to solve disputes among Islamic States. Hence our proposal to establish this committee.
VIII- The proposed Committee is not a technical committee or a committee concerned with taking technical decisions on conflicts or disputes between Muslim States, because technical matters in disputes is a governmental affair, or it might be taken up by regional or intergovernmental organizations. Parliamentary convention in all committees which are formed for this purpose will have its role limited to establishing confidence between disputants, and encouraging them to resort to negotiations and direct dialogue, or to engage in dialogue through third parties aimed at breaking the impasse in relations between states and removing political crises in such relations. The Committee, therefore, is not concerned with adopting resolutions on issues of 351
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disputes, such as the United Nations and other international and intergovernmental organizations. It only issues statements based on the report of the good offices committee. These statements may be drafted in the customary diplomatic jargon which exhort disputants to accept the options of cooperations, negotiations, dialogue and other principles of international Law and the International Humanitarian Law, as well as to seek a decision based on the principles and objectives of international and regional organizations to which the disputants are party. ix- It cannot be claimed that this committee will exacerbate differences among Islamic States, because the origin of the difference or conflict essentially exists outside the PUIC. The conflict aggravates as a material consequence of non-interventions by any party to lessen its impacts and raging fire. Therefore, any regional or international intervention is bound to alleviate the impacts and conflagration of blazing conflicts between Islamic States. Whence is the need for the PUIC, in its capacity as an Islamic regional organization, to engage into good offices action in order to achieve, even at a low level, a degree of lessening the impacts and continuous burden of conflicts? Perhaps this consideration has prompted the IPU to move on the Cyprus issue, and also prompted other regional parliamentary organizations to exert their efforts vis-à-vis political disputes and differences. It may explore a way, even with a little ray of hope, which may encourage governments and governmental organizations to intervene. To say that the committee will increase the level of differences represents what is provided by the legal phrase “confiscation of a pre- requisite”, because it takes away the right of the organizations in what is required from them concerning the limitation of the impacts of disputes.
X-Perhaps the question which we must ponder much, as we belive, is how can any international or regional organization, irrespective of its nature, whether governmental or parliamentary, achieve its objectives and the purposes for which it has come into existence, amid political difference or disputes between its members. Indeed all organizations adopt frameworks of cooperation and understanding between all its members. This is the main way towards the legitimacy of the resolutions it adopts. The legitimacy of the existence of any organization is based on the concurrence of the members to accomplish a set of objectives, principles and sublime values. This is what has been emphasized by the PUIC Statute or the OIC Charter. But should disputes dominate the Member States whose impacts paralyze the action and resolutions of the organization – we have several examples of regional and international organizations in this regard which fail to accomplish their objectives and the purposes for which it exists due to conflicts and disputes among its members - is reason enough for any organization to exrt its efforts, whatever they maybe, in order to restore harmony and normal relations among its members. For this reason we are of the view that continuation of differences and disputes among Muslim states will lead gradually to serious doubt about the legitimacy of the existence of the PUIC especially that international reports refer to the increase of differences and disputes, not only between Muslim States, but also among all regions of the world due to the nature of the new challenges facing contemporary international relations. xi- Para 9 of the Preamble of the PUIC Statute stresses the principle of the peaceful settlement of disputes, according to the objectives and principles of the OIC. But we have observed the non-existence of any working mechanisms such as an organ or a committee in the PUIC system to translate and bring this principle into reality. This 352
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hampers accomplishing of the objectives and principles of the Statute as provided in the preambular paragraphs Nos.2, 3,5 and 9 pertaining to what should dominate relations among Member Parliaments, especially in the promotion of the Islamic methodology.
This stresses the importance of the role of the PUIC in terms of its good offices to mend relations among its members.
This is also emphasized by paragraphs 3,4,5 and 6 of Article (1) of the Statute pertaining to cooperation, coordination, dialogue among members, to respect and defend human rights, and establishment of peace based on justice. As regards such noble values, it is obvious that it is not possible to honour their requirements unless the spirit of Islamic brotherhood prevails among its members. This can not be achieved unless disputes and differences among its members are avoided. The working mechanism in this regard shall be the proposed good offices committee.
SECONDLY: WORK MECHANISMS OF THE PROPOSED COMMITTEE:
The UAE Parliamentary Group proposes the following bases as regards the work mechanisms of this committee:-
1. In view of the sensitivity of relations among Member Parliaments colored by political differences or disputes, the proposed committee can not, by itself, examine issues of disputes among members. The work of the committee is conditional upon referral from the PUIC General Conference.
2. The General Conference shall refer any issue of dispute among Member States to the Committee only according to specific controls:-
a- The Conference shall decide to refer any issues of dispute between Member Parliaments by a two-thirds majority of votes present. b- The Conference shall not make a decision thereon before listening to the disputing parties in order to allow a bigger scope for members of the conference to consider the two statements before deciding to refer the matter to the good offices committee. c- When the conference begins to consider whether to refer the issue of dispute to the good offices committee or otherwise, it shall study, on principle, whether this issue merits the concept of the “dispute or conflict that threatens relations of cooperation between two Muslim States. The dispute or conflict must have the following condition:-
- It must not be inherent or dormant and that the two disputant states agree to deal with this issue of dispute without raising any demands by one party against the other.
5. If the Conference approves referring the issue to the Parliamentary Good Offices Committee, the latter shall consider to address it in either one of the following two methods:-
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FIRST METHOD: If one party to the dispute declines to attend the meeting of the Committee and not to participate in its proceedings, the Committee must take that into account, prepare a political statement on the issue of dispute, to be submitted by its chairman to the conference. The statement shall be confined to inviting the disputing parties to the dispute to maintain cooperation and dialogue and to urge them to resort to peaceful means to resolve their differences, and be guided by the PUIC Statute and the OIC Charter. In its statement the Committee will point to the refusal of one party to attend its meeting or participate in its proceedings. It will request this party again to deliver its statements before the Committee. If it insists on refusing to respond to the request of the Committee it will have to deliver a statement at the Conference about non-attending and non-participating in the proceedings of the Committee. The Conference will then issue its general statement.
SECOND METHOD: If the parties to the dispute agree to attend the meeting of the Committee and deliver their statements before it, the Committee will prepare a report on the statements of the two sides, and then prepare a draft of the general statement which will be submitted to the Conference for approval by a majority of two-thirds of the members present.
1. The Committee may hold its meetings or carry out its tasks, outside the time schedules defined in the PUIC system for the meetings and tasks of the other committees.
2. The request pertaining to the issue of dispute shall be submitted to the Conference at least two months prior to its meeting, and that the request shall be accompanied by an explanatory note. The General Secretariat shall send the request and the explanatory note to all members of the Conference immediately upon receiving them.
3. If the Conference does not approve the request due to the lack of a two-thirds majority, this request may not be submitted to the next Conference unless there are urgent and pressing developments that endanger relations of security and cooperation between the two countries concerned.
6. The General Secretariat shall appoint a special secretariat to attend to the work of this Committee, and preserve the secrecy of its functions, reports and tasks.
In conclusion, we hope that this document will achieve its aim by providing the necessary information about our proposal to establish the Parliamentary Good Offices Committee.
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Draft Amended STATUTE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES
Cairo – Arab Republic of Egypt 20 December 2009
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4. "Yellow" represents for the amendments made in Cairo Meeting (Dec.20-21, 2009) 5. "Red" denotes deletions proposed by the Islamic Parliament of Iran. 6. "Green" stands for the additions proposed by the Islamic Parliament of Iran.
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The speakers, presidents and representatives of legislative and/or consultative assemblies or similar bodies (parliaments) of Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, meeting at the Founding Conference of the Union of OIC Member States in Tehran from 15 to 17 June 1999, 1-3 Rabi-ul-Awal 1420H,
Guided by the noble Islamic principles and teachings, calling on Muslims to close their ranks and promote their unity;
Reiterating their commitment to the concept of cooperation in Islam in implementation of words of Allah, the Almighty: “And help one another in goodness and piety, and not help one another in sin and aggression” (5: 2)
Underlining the principle of consultation (Shoora) in Islam in compliance with the words of Allah, the Almighty: “... to take counsel among themselves ...”(42:38 ), and in pursuance of the Sunnah of Muhammad the Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him, his family and companions) who practiced consultation (Shoora) with his companions;
Inspired by the principles of the noble Islamic faith which urge rejection of violence and call for amicable dialogue;
Bearing in mind that interaction among parliaments will promote mutual understanding among Muslims;
Being aware of the increasing importance of the role of parliaments in the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life of all societies;
Reiterating the respect for the objectives and principles provided for in the Charter of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, including the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States and peaceful settlement of disputes;
Conscious of the magnitude of the challenges facing the nations of the Islamic World and their crucial causes, foremost of which being the cause of Al-Quds Al-Sharif, as well as ethnic and territorial disputes with neighbours:
Taking into consideration the economic, cultural and social changes facing the Islamic World which require the promotion of mutual consultation and cooperation, exhorted by Islamic teachings, in serving the comprehensive development of the World of Islam;
Declare, by virtue of adoption of this Statute, the establishment of a union comprising legislative and/or consultative assemblies or similar bodies (parliaments) of the Member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to be called “Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States " and hereunder referred to as "the Union".
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ANNEX-5 Article 1 Objectives
The Union aims at achieving the following objectives:
1. Introducing and disseminating the noble principles of Islam, with emphasis on the different aspects of its civilization;
2. Enhancing and supporting the implementation of the Islamic principle of consultation (Shoora) in all OIC Member States, in accordance with the Constitution and circumstances of each member;
3. Providing a framework for comprehensive and fruitful cooperation and coordination among parliaments of OIC members in international fora and organizations;
4. Promoting meeting and dialogue among parliaments of OIC members and their deputies, exchanging parliamentary experience, discussing economic, cultural, social and political issues of interest to the OIC members, and addressing grave challenges and attempts to impose cultural, political and economic domination, and adopting appropriate recommendations and decisions on such issues;
5. Strengthening contacts, cooperation and coordination with other parliamentary, governmental and non-governmental organizations, with the aim of advancing common objectives;
6. Fostering coordination among peoples of the world in order to respect and defend human rights and humanitarian principles and establishment peace, based on justice.
7. Confirming that nothing in the present Statute shall authorize the Union or its Organs to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any Member State and whatever is related to these matters in accordance with the OIC Charter and UN Charter...
Article 2 Membership
The Union shall be composed of parliaments of the OIC Members States;
Membership in the Union does not inhibit membership in any other regional or international parliamentary group;
Regional or international organizations may attend conferences of the Union as observers upon the recommendation of the Executive Committee and the approval of the Conference. Parliaments of the OIC observers may also attend conferences of the Union as observers. Observers shall have the right to express their views but not to vote.
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Article 3 Organs
The Organs of the Union are as follows:
1. The Conference, 2. The General Committee Emanating from the Conference, [3. The Standing Specialized Committees], 3.4 The Executive Committee, 4 [5]. The General Secretariat.
Article 4 The Conference
[Composition , Procedure and decision making]
1. The Conference shall be composed of the speakers of Member-Parliaments of the Union or their representatives, in addition to a maximum of four parliamentarians from each member of the Union;
2. The Speaker of the Parliament of the host country shall preside over the meetings of the Conference. The Conference shall elect two vice-chairmen from amongst the heads of delegations from other geographic regions as well as a rapporteur from amongst delegates;
3. The Bureau of the Conference shall be composed of the Chairman of the Conference, the two vice-chairmen and the rapporteur. The Bureau, assisted by the Secretary- General, shall take the responsibility for the Conference proceedings;
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4. The Conference shall discuss subject matters that fall in the scope of its objectives, as provided for in Article 1. It shall adopt appropriate resolutions, decisions and recommendations thereon;
[4 New. The Conference Shall be principle organ of the Union. It shall consider any matters or issues within the scope of this Statute, including those relating to the powers and functions of the General committee, Executive committee, the General Secretariat, in accordance with this Statute. It may make recommendations and take decisions on any issue or matter within the scope of this Statute raised by Member Parliament or brought to its attention by General committee or Executive committee]
5. The Conference shall setup its own committees or other subsidiary bodies as required to examine the issues on its agenda. These bodies submit their reports and recommendations to the Conference or the General Committee , as decided by the Conference;
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6. Delegations shall inform their respective parliaments and governments of the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the Conference;
7. Any Member of the Union may request the convening of an Extra-Ordinary Conference. The Chairman shall convene the extra-ordinary Conference if the request is supported by majority of Union members. The Extra-Ordinary Conference can only consider the item(s) for which it is convened.
Article 5
The Conference shall convene once every year, the venue and date of which shall be specified by the General Committee and upon the proposal of the Executive Committee. The General Committee may change the venue and date of the Conference or postpone it. In case there can be no decision on hosting the Conference, it shall be convened at the Headquarters.
Article 6
On recommendation of the Executive Committee, the General Committee shall draw up a provisional agenda to be submitted to the Conference;
Members of the Union may submit to the Executive Committee or to the General Committee , proposals to include supplementary item(s) in the provisional agenda of the Conference, not later than two months before the Conference convenes.
Article 7
1. The Conference shall adopt its agenda at the beginning of the first session;
2. The Conference may on proposal of heads of delegations, include other supplementary items on the agenda;
3. The Conference shall convene only with the presence of more than half of its members. All resolutions and decisions shall be adapted to the extent possible, by consensus, Otherwise, they shall be adopted by a two-third majority of its members present and voting.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE
To give the Union a measure of vitality and flexibility to face emerging circumstances and development: A presidential Troika shall be constituted as follows:
1. The Presidential Troika shall be composed of the current, previous and next Presidents of the PUIC Conference.. The Troika, may offer proposals to the Conference, General Committee or the Executive Committee on realizing the interests and objectives of the Union.
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2. The Presidential Troika may, through consensus of its members, engage in contacts with international organizations with a view to define the stances of the Union, or strengthen its contacts or position. The Troika may, in coordination with the Secretary-General of the Union, delegate any Conference or General Committee member for this purpose.
3. The Presidential Troika may, in cases of urgent necessity, and based on consensus of its members, and following necessary consultations, as far as circumstances may permit, issue an urgent statement on behalf of the PUIC on any emergency issue, and in conformity with the principles and objectives of the Union as well as its resolutions and established positions. 4. The PUIC Secretary General shall coordinate the work of the Presidential Troika.
5. The General Secretariat shall prepare the reports on the work of the Presidential Troika and report its decisions to PUIC members within two weeks from their date of issuance.
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1. The Conference or the Presidential Troika, in case of urgent matters ,may constitute a delegation (mission) or delegations (missions) for a special task. The Conference shall define the delegation's nature, duration, number of members, formation, task, and obligation to submit a report / reports.
2. In adopting the above resolution, the Conference or Presidential Troika shall take into consideration the principles enshrined in the Statute, as well as the previous resolutions of the Conference, and in a framework of mutual understanding and transparency, while maintaining absolute impartiality. The Conference shall appoint the member mandated as the head of the delegation.
3. Head/s of delegation (mission) and the PUIC General Secretariat shall prepare a draft report on the activity of the delegation (mission) and its conclusions. The report shall be submitted to the General Committee and then to the Conference.
4. The delegation/s (mission/s), shall be constituted in coordination with the PUIC Secretary General.
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The General Committee Emanating from the Conference
1. [The General Committee shall be responsible to the Conference. It shall carry out the powers and functions entrusted to it under this statute, as well as those functions delegated to it by the Conference. In so doing, it shall act in conformity with the recommendations, decisions and guidelines of the conference.
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2. The Conference shall constitute a General Committee which shall meet for two days immediately prior to the Conference. in order to discuss matters referred to it and to prepare its [the General Committee shall submit its report along with its recommendations, as necessary, on any issues as referred to it, to the Conference] report for submission to the first meeting of the Conference for their adoption without discussion, unless decided otherwise.
3. The General Committee shall be composed of two members of legislative and/or consultative assemblies or similar bodies from each member of the Union designated by their delegation to the Conference. The term of office of the members shall last until the next Conference. All members of the General Committee shall be sitting members of their Parliaments.
4. General Committee members incapacitated by death, resignation or loss of parliamentary mandate shall be replaced by another member of their respective parliaments for the remaining period.
5. The General Committee shall meet once every year, and its meeting shall immediately precede the meeting of the Conference with the presence of more than half the Union Members in the country hosting the Conference.
6. The Chairman of the General Committee or any Member of the Union may request the convening of an Extra-Ordinary meeting of the General Committee . The Chairman shall convene the extra-ordinary meeting, if the request is supported by majority of the Member Parliament of the Union. The Extra-Ordinary meeting can [shall] only consider the item(s) for which it is convened.
7. The Chairman of the General Committee shall be selected by a decision from among the Speakers of Parliaments present, while observing the rule of geographic rotation based on the recommendation of the regional group concerned. The same procedure shall be applied in appointing the two vice-chairmen.
8. The General Committee may set up special subsidiary committees to examine the items on its agenda. These committees shall submit their reports and recommendations to the General Committee, and its mandate comes to an end by the conclusion of its tasks.
Article 9
The General Committee shall be entrusted with the following tasks:
1. Consideration of annual report of the Secretary-General;
2. Drawing up and amending the internal financial and administrative rules and regulations of the Union and its Organs;
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3. Specifying the venue and date of holding the Conference as well as sending the invitations in this respect to the Member Parliaments.
4. Receiving and examining proposals from member delegations, taking decisions [making any recommendations as necessary] thereon and submitting to the Conference what it considers as important;
5. Studying and approving [consider and submit] the draft annual budget of the Union, as well as auditing and approving [consider and submit the report] previous financial year's accounts [to the conference];
6. Designating two external auditors to audit the Union's accounts and settle its payments;
7. Taking decisions on the requests of Parliaments and similar bodies of the OIC member countries for accession or re-accession to the Union, or suspending membership of member of the Union;
8. Expressing opinion regarding applications for accession to the Union in Observer status submitted by the Executive Committee to be presented to the Conference.
9. Executing [Fulfilling] other duties entrusted to it by the Conference.
10. Any other actions or procedures the General Committee deems necessary for achieving the objectives of the Union.
[10. Bis: Bring an issue or matter as it deems necessary to the attention of the Conference].
Article 10
1. The General Committee shall adopt its agenda at the beginning of its First Session;
2. The General Committee may include in its agenda another item or other items proposed by the heads of delegations;
3. General Committee's decisions, resolutions and recommendations shall be adopted by consensus to the extent possible, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.
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ADDITION Article 13 STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES
1. Four Standing Specialized Committees shall be constituted as follows:-
1.1 Committee on Political and Foreign Relations (Previously Standing Committee for Political and Economic Affairs); 1.2 Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment (Previously Standing Committee for Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Environment); 1.3 Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs (Previously Standing Committee for Women, Social and Cultural Affairs); 1.4 Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions.
2 Each Specialized Committee shall be composed of 12 members of parliament to be designated by the Conference for a period of one year to the tune of four members to be nominated by each geographic group, taking into account the rule of geographical rotation.
3 In its first meeting, convened by the PUIC Secretary General, members of the Committee shall elect its Rapporteur and Secretary for one year.
4 The Conference may, upon a proposal by the Executive Committee, constitute an Ad Hoc Committee to be entrusted with a specific subject matter. Previous rules must be observed when constituting such a committee. The Conference shall designate its Rapporteur.
5 The Committees shall meet at least once a year. One of the meetings shall immediately precede the meetings of the General Committee and the Conference. The second shall be half-annually to be convened by the PUIC Secretary General.
6 The Standing Specialized Committees may add any items to be agreed to their agendas.
7 The Standing Specialized Committees on Political and Foreign Relations as well as the Standing Specialized Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment may constitute special committees to review the issue in question in the light of developments.
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[Composition, Procedure and decisions making]
1. The Executive Committee shall be composed of one member of delegation from the recent host of the Conference, the current host and the future host, in addition to twelve members elected by the Conference from amongst its members based on equitable geographic distribution for a one-year term of office;
2. The Executive Committee shall be chaired by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Country hosting the Committee and shall be assisted by two Vice-Chairmen.
3. Any member of the Executive Committee incapacitated by death, resignation or loss of mandate in his country's parliament shall be replaced by another member in the same parliament for the remaining period;
4. The Executive Committee shall convene at least twice annually with the presence of at least ten of its fifteen members. Decisions, resolutions and recommendations shall be adopted by consensus to the extent possible, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of its members present and voting.
Article 12
[Powers and Functions]
The Executive Committee will be in charge of the following:
1. Examining requests for accession or re-accession to the Union, or suspending membership of members of the Union and informing the General Committee of its recommendations;
Addition 2. Examining applications for observer status and informing the General Committee about its recommendations to be submitted to the Conference for decision.
3. Drawing up the draft agenda of the General Committee and the Conference;
4. Expressing opinion on the requests of inclusion of supplementary items on the agenda of the General Committee or the Conference;
5. Monitoring the work and activities of the General Secretariat regarding implementation of the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the General Committee or the Conference; 6. Other tasks referred to it by the General Committee or the Conference.
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1. The Conference shall elect the Secretary General upon the nomination of the delegations of members of the Union according to the geographic rotation rule. The candidates should be of high qualifications and experience in parliamentary affairs and well-known for administrative efficiency. The Secretary-General shall be elected by consensus, to the extent possible and otherwise by a two thirds majority of members present and voting;
2. The Secretary General shall be appointed for a four-year, once renewable, term of office according to the geographic rotation rule.
3. When the post of the Secretary-General becomes vacant for whatever reason, the Chairman of the Conference shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaries-General to undertake his duties until the Conference elects a new Secretary-General;
4. The General Committee shall determine the remunerations of the Secretary General;
5. The effective OIC Agreement on Member States' Immunities and Privileges shall be applicable to the PUIC.
6. The Conference, taking into consideration equitable regional distribution, shall appoint at the proposal of the Secretary General, Assistant Secretaries General, Directors and other Senior Officials.
7. Upon the nomination by the Secretary General, the number of Assistant Secretaries General appointed by the Conference shall be three, while observing equitable geographical distribution, one of whom shall be from the Headquarters State, provided that the Secretary-General and one of his assistants shall not be from the same state.
Article 15
The General Secretariat shall be entrusted with the following tasks:
1. Facilitating continued contacts among the members of the Union, between Parliaments and the Union, and the Union with other regional and international organizations and bodies;
2. Facilitating cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC in conformity with the objectives and Statute of the Union.
Financial and administrative affairs of the Union;
4. Preparing subject matters that will be studied by the Conference and the General Committee , as well as necessary documents and reports, minutes and correspondence;
5. Maintaining archives of the Union;
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6. Informing members of the Union and other relevant bodies of the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the Conference and the General Committee ;
7. Taking appropriate measures to ensure implementation of decisions of the Union.
Article 16
1. The Secretary General shall prepare an annual report [on the] in which he presents activities and achievements of the Union, and international parliamentary developments of concern to Members of the Union. Member Parliaments shall provide the Secretary General with necessary information in this regard, at least two months [one month] prior to the meeting of the General Committee and the Conference .
2. The Secretary General shall communicate the report to the Member Parliaments of the Union, at least one month prior to the meeting of the General Committee . This report shall provide the basis for a general debate upon which the General Committee and the Conference will commence their proceedings.
Article 17 General Provisions
1. The Union shall have a legal entity represented by the Chairman of the Conference or his representative;
2. The Permanent Headquarters of the Union is located in Tehran, the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Any decision on the relocation of the Permanent Headquarters of the Union shall be made by the Conference to the extent possible by consensus, otherwise by a two-thirds majority of Union Members.
Article 18
Member Parliaments shall contribute to the budget of the Union in accordance with the OIC- applied scale of assessment, provided that the contribution of each member of the Union shall not exceed half the contribution of respective member states to the budget of the OIC.
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Any amendment to increase the scale of assessments of the Member Parliaments in PUIC annual budget shall require the approval of the Conference based on a proposal by the Secretary General and approval of the General Committee.
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The working languages of the Union shall be Arabic, English , French, Persian and Turkish.
Article 20
The Conference may, on the request of a Member Parliament of the Union, propose to amend the Statute of the Union. The proposal shall be submitted to the Executive Committee to be examined and further presented to the Conference, together with the viewpoints of the Committee. The amendments shall not be effective unless approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the Union members.
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AMENDED TEXT AS RECEIVED FROM ADHOC COMMITTEE ON MECHANISM TO VIEWS AND PROPOSALS OF THE PUIC RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 23RD MEETING TEXT IN CURRENT STATUTE DRAW UP PLAN TO REFORM PUIC BY MEMBER PARLIAMENTS: UAE, IRAN, OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEVELOPING ITS STATUTE AND BAHRAIN AND ALGERIA,. REGULATIONS Article 1 para 1 No comments from Ad Hoc Committee ALGERIA: The following text has been approved:- Introducing and disseminating the noble Introducing the sublime precepts of Islam Introducing the sublime precepts of Islam and principles of Islam, with emphasis on the and seeking to disseminate them while seeking to disseminate them while emphasizing different aspects of Islamic civilization; emphasizing the various characteristics and the various characteristics and humanism of the humanism of the Islamic civilization. Islamic civilization. Para added by Ad Hoc Committee. Objectives: Proposal to add para 7 to the BAHRAIN: Nothing in this Statute The proposed amendment has not been Objectives: shall authorize the Union or its organs to approved because it was discussed by the Nothing in the Statute shall authorize the Union interfere in matters which are essentially Ad Hoc Committee and its Organs to interfere in matters which are within the powers of the State, and that this essentially within the powers of the State or principle will not prejudice the applications anything relating to it in accordance with the of coercive measures contained in Chapter Charter of the OIC and the Charter of the United Seven session of the UN Charter. Nations. ARTICLE – 2: MEMBERSHIP No comment from Ad Hoc Committee. ALGERIA: Amendments: and with the The Committee approved the amendment Para -3 approval of the Council instead of the because approving the membership of an Regional or international organizations may Conference. observer is normally a procedural matter. attend conferences of the Union as observers Therefore the text shall be as follows:- upon the recommendation of the Executive Regional or international organizations may Committee and the approval of the Conference. attend conferences of the Union as observers Parliaments of the OIC observers may also upon the recommendation of the Executive attend conferences of the Union as observers. Committee and the approval of the Council. Observers shall have the right to express their Parliaments of the OIC Observers may also views but not to vote. attend Conferences of the Union as observers. Observers may express their views but not to vote. The Committee approved the amendment as follows:- Observers Status may also be granted to countries with Muslim Minorities in such a way as to allow them to attend PUIC Conferences upon INDONESIA: Observers Status may also be a recommendation of the Executive Committee granted to countries with Muslim Minorities in and approval of the Conference. such a way as to allow them to attend PUIC Conferences upon a recommendation of the Executive Committee and approval of the Conference. 394
Article 3: Organs ARTICLE – 3: ORGANS BAHRAIN: The Executive Committee has not approved The Organs of the Union are as follows: The Organs of the Union are as follows: 1. The Conference, the proposal of Iran and Bahrain because it 1. The Conference, 2. The General Committee Emanating from has no right to amend the proposals of the 1. The Conference, 2. The General Committee Emanating from the Conference, Ad Hoc Committee. 2. The Council, the Conference, 3. The Standing Specialized Committees 3. The Executive Committee, 3. The Executive Committee, 4. The Executive Committee, 4. The General Secretariat. 4. The General Secretariat 5. The General Secretariat IRAN: The same as Bahraini proposal. Article 4 : The Conférence The report of the Ad Hoc Committee does IRAN: Addition: The Committee approved the proposal as not include any amendment of this Article. Article 4: The Conference 1.COMPOSITION, follows:- There are no descriptive words to this Article. 2.PROCEDURE Article 4: The Conference:- 1. DECISION MAKING Composition - Tasks - Resolutions… Article 4 para 4 No comment from the Ad Hoc Committee There are three proposals from Iran and The Committee has not approved the The Conference shall discuss subject matters Algeria:- proposal of Iran. that fall within the scope of its objectives, as A- IRAN: Addition of POWERS AND provided for in Article 1. It shall adopt FUNCTIONS. appropriate resolutions, decisions and B- IRAN: Deletion of para 4 replacing it recommendations thereon; by : Powers and Functions: The Conference Shall be the principle organ of the Union. It shall consider any matters or issues within the scope of this Statute, including those relating to the powers and functions of the General Committee and the Executive Committee, the General Secretariat, in accordance with this Statute. The Conference may make recommendations and take decisions on any issue or matter within the scope of this Statute raised by a Member Parliament or brought to its attention by The Committee approved the proposed General Committee or Executive Committee] amendment from Algeria to be as follows:- C. ALGERIA: Drafting: Article 4: The Conference shall consider The Conference shall consider subjects included subjects included in its Agenda that fall within the in its Agenda that fall within the scope of its scope of its objectives as provided for in Article objectives as provided for in Article (1) of this (1) of this Statute and shall adopt appropriate Statute and shall adopt appropriate resolutions, resolutions, decisions and recommendations decisions and recommendations thereon. thereon. Article 4 para 6 This was not addressed by the Ad Hoc IRAN: The Committee has not approved the Delegations shall inform their respective Committee. Delete para (6) proposal. parliaments and governments about the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the Conference; 395
Article 5 ARTICLE – 5:The Conference: Amended Article 5:BAHRAIN: The Committee has not approved the The Conference shall convene once every two The Meeting and Hosting of the Conference: Has reservation on convening the regular proposals on Article 5. years, the venue and date of which shall be The Conference shall convene once every meeting of the Conference once every year. proposed by the Executive Committee and year, the venue and date of which shall be ALGERIA: defined by the Council. The Council may specified by the Council and upon the proposal Opposes the amendment. change the venue and date of the Conference or of the Executive Committee. The Council may postpone it. In case there can be no decision on change the venue and date of the Conference hosting the Conference, it shall be convened at or postpone it. In case there can be no decision the Headquarters, following coordination with on hosting the Conference, it shall be convened the Council. at the Headquarters in coordination with the Council. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE: Article 7 BAHRAIN: does not approve the amendment by Non approval of the proposed amendment To give the Union a measure of vitality and adding a new Article after Article 7 from Bahrain. flexibility to face emerging circumstances or developments: A presidential Troika shall be constituted as follows: 1. The Presidential Troika shall be composed of the current, previous and next Presidents of the PUIC Conference. The Troika, may propose to the Conference or to the Council or the Executive Committee whatever realizes the interests and objectives of the Union for which it has been established. 2.The Presidential Troika may, through consensus of its members, engage in contacts with international organizations with a view to expounding the stances of the Union, or strengthenin its international ALGERIA: The Committee approved the proposal from contacts or position. The Troika may, Add: Algeria to add the Executive Committee so that delegate members of the Conference or the The General Committee, or the Executive the text be as follows(….The Troika may, General Committee or the Secretary Committee or the Secretary General for this delegate members of the Conference or the General of the Union, for this purpose. purpose. General Committee or the Executive Committee 3. The Presidential Troika may, in cases of or the Secretary General of the Union, for this urgent necessity, and based on consensus purpose. of its members, and following necessary consultations, as far as circumstances may permit, issue an urgent statement on behalf of the PUIC on any emergency issue, and in conformity with the principles and objectives of the Union as well as its resolutions and established positions. 396
4. The PUIC Secretary General shall coordinate the work of the Presidential Troika. 5. The General Secretariat shall prepare the reports on the work of the Presidential Troika. Article 8 ARTICLE - 8 IRAN: Delete: “Emanating from the Conference The Committee approved the proposed The Council THE GENERAL COMMITTEE from the title. amendment from Iranby deleting the phrase EMANATING FROM THE CONFERENCE IRAN: ADD: The General Committee shall be “ Emaniting…”. The Conference shall constitute a General responsible to the Conference. It shall carry out Committee which shall meet for two days the powers and functions entrusted to it under The Committee has not approved the proposal immediately prior to the Conference in order to this statute, as well as those functions from Iran because it has no right to amend the discuss matters referred to it and to prepare its delegated to it by the Conference. The General proposal of the Ad Hoc Committee. report for submission to the first meeting of the Committee shall act according to the Conference for its adoption without discussion, recommendations decisions and directions unless decided otherwise. issued by the Conference. IRAN: Delete: in order to discuss matters ….to the end of the paragraph and replace it by the “General The Committee has not approved the proposal Committee shall submit its report along with its from Iran because it has no right to amend the recommendations, as necessary on any issues, proposal of the Ad Hoc Committee as referred to it, to the Conference. Article 8 : The Council para 3 The General Committee: BAHRAIN: Amendment shall be connected The Committee has not approved the The Council shall convene once a year with the presence of Article 8 – para 3 Amendment: with adopting the proposal on Article (5) of proposal from Bahrain because it has no more than half of its members. The venue of the meetings The General Committee shall meet once every the Statue, and in case the proposal on right to amend the proposal of the Ad Hoc shall be determined based on geographic rotation. The Council shall meet during the course of each Conference, year, and its meeting shall immediately precede Article (5) is not adopted, this amendment Committee which shall constitute the annual session of the Council for the meeting of the Conference with the will not be necessary. that year. presence of more than half the Union Members.
Article 9: Para 4 The Ad Hoc Committee has not commented IRAN: Delete: “Taking decisions to the end of The Executive Committee approved to delete Receiving proposals from member delegations, on this the para and replace by“ submitting the word important and the para shall read examining the proposals, taking decisions and recommentions to the Conference as as follows: submitting to the Conference what it considers necessary. The paragraph shall read after Receiving proposals from member delegations, as important; amendments as follows:- Receiving proposals examining the proposals, taking decisions and from member delegations, and examining them submitting of any of them to the Conference. and shall be recommendations to be submitted to the Conference if necessary. Article 9: Para 5 The Ad Hoc Committee has not commented IRAN: Amend so that the para reads “considering and The Committee has not approved the Studying and approving the draft annual budget on this submitting the draft annual budget of the Union, as well proposed amendment. as considering and submitting the report on previous of the Union, as well as auditing and approving financial accounts to the Conference” previous financial year's accounts
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Article 9 para 10. The Ad Hoc Committee has not commented IRAN: Delete para 10 and replace it by: The Committee has not approved the Any other actions or procedures the Council on this Bring an issue or matter as it deems proposal of Iran and added the phrase deems necessary for achieving the necessary to the attention of the Conference “within its terms of reference” at the end of objectives of the Union para 10 in order to read as follows:- “Any other actions or procedures the Council deems necessary for achieving the objectives of the Union, within its terms of reference.” New Article after Article 10 ADDITIONAL ARTICLE: STANDING U.A.E.: Addition of a New Standing The Committee has approved the proposal. SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES Committee called “Parliamentary Good Offices 1. Four Standing Specialized Committees shall Committee.” be constituted as follows:- 1.1 Committee on Political Affairs and Foreign Relations (Previously Standing Committee for Political and Economic Affairs); 1.2 Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment (Previously Standing Committee for Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Environment); 1.3 Committee on Human Rights, Women and Family Affairs (Previously Standing Committee for Women, Social and Cultural Affairs); 1.4 Committee on Cultural and Legal Affairs and Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions. 2 Each Specialized Committee shall be ALGERIA: (1-4) Addition: Committee on The Committee has approved the proposal. composed of 12 members of parliament to Dialogue of Civilizations, Religions and Legal be designated by the Conference for a Affairs. period of one year to the tune of four members to be nominated by each geographic group, taking into account the rule of geographical rotation. 3 In its first meeting, convened by the ALGERIA: Replace … its Secretary General The Committee has approved the proposal to PUIC Secretary General, members of the by Chairman read as follows:- Committee shall elect its Rapporteur and “In its first meeting, convened by the PUIC Secretary for one year. Secretary General, members of the Committee 4 The Conference may, upon a proposal shall elect its Rapporteur and Chairman for one by the Executive Committee, constitute year.” an Ad Hoc Committee to be entrusted with a specific subject matter. Previous rules must be observed when 399
constituting such a committee. The Conference shall designate its Rapporteur. 5 The Committees shall meet at least once a year. One of the meetings shall immediately precede the meetings of the General Committee and the Conference. The second shall be half-annually to be convened by the PUIC Secretary General. 6 The Standing Specialized Committees may add any items to be agreed to their agendas. 7 The Standing Specialized Committee on Political Affairs and Foreign Relations as well as the Standing Specialized Committee on Economic Affairs and Environment may constitute special committees to review the issue in question in the light of developments.
The Committee approved the proposal with BAHRAIN: Amendment: Para (7) “The amendment to read as follows:- Standing Specialized Committees may “The Standing Specialized Committees may constitute committees to review the issues in constitute provisional Committee to review the question in the light of developments to be issues in question in the light of developments. hosted by the parliament of the country concerned with the issue. ALGERIA: Para (7) to add the word “provisional” to read .. “Constitute provisional special committees to review the issue in question in the light of developments.” Article 11 The Ad Hoc Committee has not commented IRAN: Addition of: The Committee has approved the following:- The Executive Committee on this 1. Composition, Composition – Functions – Resolutions 2. Procedures 3.Decision making
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Article 12 Article 12: The Executive Committee will be in The Executive Committee will be in charge of the following:- charge of the following: 1. Examining requests for accession or re- IRAN: Delete the title of “Article 12 and 1. Examining requests for accession or re- accession to the Union, or suspending replace it by “Powers and Functions” accession to the Union, or suspending membership of members of the Union and membership of members of the Union and informing the General Committee of its ALGERIA: Opposes the addition informing the Council of its recommendations; Committee has not approved the proposal. recommendations; Addition:- 2. Drawing up the draft agenda of the Council 2. Examining the request for accession to the and the Conference; Union in an observer status and to inform 3. Expressing opinion on the requests of the General Committee about its inclusion of supplementary items on the recommendations for submission to the agenda of the Council or the Conference; Conference to decide thereon. 4. Monitoring the work and activities of the 3. Drawing up the draft agenda of the General General Secretariat regarding Committee and the Conference; implementation of the resolutions, decisions 4. Expressing opinion on the requests of and recommendations adopted by the inclusion of supplementary items on the Council or the Conference; agenda of the General Committee or the 5. Other tasks referred to it by the Council or Conference; the Conference. 5. Monitoring the work and activities of the General Secretariat regarding implementation of the resolutions, decisions and recommendations adopted by the General Committee or the Conference; 6. Other tasks with which it is charged by the General Committee or the Conference. GENERAL SECRETARIART: GENERAL SECRETARAIT BAHRAIN: Amendment … The Committee observes that this Article 13 PARA 2 Article 13 para 2 AMENDMENT: While observing equitable regional representation of amendment is referred to the Ad Hoc The Secretary General shall be appointed The Secretary General shall be appointed the Member States the Secretary General shall be Committee according to the resolution from a country other than that hosting the from among the Member States, for a appointed from among the Member States, for a adopted by the Kampala Conference, and four-year, once renewable, term of office headquarters, for a four-year, once renewable, four-year, once renewable, term of office; therefore the Committee is of the view that a UAE: paragraph without amendment: term of office; The Secretary General shall be appointed from a recommendation shall be submitted to the country other than that hosting the headquarters, for Ad Hoc Committee providing for adding a a four-year, once renewable, term of office paragraph to the end of para 2 of the Article (In accordance with the resolution adopted by the which shall be as follows:- Kampala Conference it shall be referred to the Ad “ and shall be from a country other than the Hoc Committee) country hosting the headquarters of the Union”. Algeria: Opposing the amendment to be from among the member states. (Shall be referred to the Ad Hoc Committee)
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New Article Article 13 para 7 Addition: BAHRAIN: Para 7 Addition: The Committee has not approved this The number of Assistant Secretaries General to The period shall be the same as that of the proposal be appointed by the Conference, upon the Secretary General nomination of the PUIC Secretary General, shall be three (3) while observing the equitable regional distribution, and that one of them shall be from the headquarters state, on condition that the Secretary General and one of his Assistants shall not be from the same State. Article 15 para 1 The reform Committee has not commented IRAN: Amendment: The Secretary General The Committee approved the proposed The Secretary General shall prepare an annual on this. shall prepare an annual report on the activities amendment from Iran. report in which he presents activities and of the Union .. at least one month….” achievements of the Union and international parliamentary developments of concern to Members of the Union. Member Parliaments shall provide the Secretary General with necessary information in this regard, at least two months prior to the meeting of the Council. Para 2 IRAN: Delete This report shall provide the The Secretary General shall communicate his basis for a general debate… to the end of the report to the Member Parliaments of the Union, para. at least one month prior to the meeting of the The Committee has not approved the proposal. Council. This report shall provide the basis for a general debate by which the Council and the Conference will commence their proceedings. ARTICLE – 18 : The Reform Committee has not commented on IRAN: Addition: Persian and Turkish. The Committee has not approved the The working languages of the Union shall be this proposed amendment. Arabic, English, French Article 19 ARTICLE – 19 IRAN: Addition: …. to the Executive Committee The Committee has not approved the The Conference may, on the request of a at least six weeks prior to the date of its proposed amendment. Member Parliament of the Union, propose to meeting…… to the end of the para amend the Statute of the Union. The proposal shall be submitted to the Executive Committee to be examined and afterwards presented to the Conference, together with the viewpoints of the Committee. The amendments shall not be effective unless approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the Union members.
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Executive Plan of the Scheme of “Development of Technical Work Mechanisms of the General-Secretariat of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Conference”
Submitted by the UAE Parliamentary Division to the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Conference Dubai – UAE 20th - 21st June, 2010
This scheme diagnoses the technical problems that the General-Secretariat of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Conference faces as per the methodology of “Analysis of Parliamentary Problems”. Through such diagnosis proper development mechanisms shall be developed to overcome such problems. This scheme relies mainly on the study of the statuses of technical work in several regional and international organizations and the scheme perceives that the General-Secretariat of the Union has three main roles:
1. Communication roles: represented in the Union being the communication link between the Union and Member Divisions and the other organizations at both the international and regional levels.
2. Controlling roles: represented in making preparations for the topics, the Secretary-General’s report and the documents related to the Union’s work.
3. Financial and administrative roles: represented in the correspondences and all finance- related affairs.
The scheme confirms on the success of the General-Secretariat over the last years to play many roles related to the above three roles; however, the contemporary parliamentary developments and the consequential development of technical work tools of numerous regional and international parliamentary organizations require it to cope with such developments and utilize them in the Union’s General-Secretariat works considering them as the success basis for its works.
There are some problems related to the absence of the regional communication coordinator role and lack of development of the Union’s budget resources as well as the non-existence of executive plans of the Union’s programs and activities in addition to all issues related to the agenda and the absence of the agenda-related technical papers and organized items in such agenda and all the issues related to the preparation of the Secretary-General’s report which focuses on the descriptive side of the Union’s activities.
In the light of the abovementioned, the UAE Parliamentary Division thinks that the technical development of the Union’s General-Secretariat is mainly connected with the purpose of such development and the technical work mechanisms that can put such development into effect and the results they can lead to. In this respect, the following table shows the executive plan of this scheme:
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ANNEX-7 EXC/23-2010/D.4 Objects of the Scheme executive mechanisms as per the Pillars of the scheme Scheme correlation thereof with its objects 1. Promote the Union’s ability in 1. Increase the 1. The Secretary-General is to prepare dealing with the causes and Union’s parliamentary papers to be attached to the challenges facing the Islamic efficiency level agendas of the Union’s bodies such as explanatory world and bring the and ability in paper, illustrative paper and background paper. parliamentary opinion on studying the 2. Organize and amend the course and procedures them into view. causes and of preparation of Union’s agendas so that the topics of great Union’s General-Secretariat prepares evaluative 2. Develop the work priority to the review report on the topics discussed by the Union mechanisms currently common over 10 year time provided such report not to adopted in the Union’s Islamic work. include such causes of procedural or General-Secretariat so that organizational character – and such review report they go well with the shall include four major cores which are (the amendments which the Union historical progress of each cause – the cases of Reformation Commission implementation of the Union’s resolutions proposes to introduce to the regarding such cause – the contribution of each Union’s Statute in order to cause to the realization of the six objects of the make the General-Secretariat Union – referral of report results by the General- act as main supportive body Secretariat to the Executive Committee and then of the Union reformation the Council. process. 3. The council is to establish comprehensive referential framework in order to re-schedule the 3. Keep pace with the items included in the Union’s agendas subject to parliamentary trend of the recent circumstances of the Islamic nation so several parliamentary and that the Council can prioritize the Union’s actions non-parliamentary and the causes which should be concentrated on organizations - to which the and studied within a specified timeframe (short, member states of the medium, long). Parliamentary Union of 4. Modify the course of commissions’ reports Member States of the preparation (the members of commissions are to Organization of Islamic prepare papers and proposals through which they Conference belong – to express their outline and detailed opinions on the reform the General- item – such opinions are recorded in functional Secretariat body within a table showing each member’s attitude, opinion comprehensive reformation and proposal on the study subject item – show process that such disagreement points between members with organizations undergo. relation to the subjects brought before the commission – a report to be prepared on such 4. Allow the Union’s General- subject and submitted to the commission to reach Secretariat to acquire recommendations and resolutions with specified technical functional role which work mechanisms and to be afterwards referred exceeds the conventional to the council or the conference). framework exercised by it for 5. Prepare the Secretary-General’s report as per the the time being. (institutional results report) method which contains 6 main elements (General-Secretariat activities at internal and external levels – results and impacts of such activities on the Union work – status quo of the implementation of the resolutions passed by the conference in its last session as per the General-Secretariat’s endeavors to implement such resolutions and endeavors of member Divisions with their governments – impediments of resolutions implementation – proposals to avoid such impediments – the manpower and financial requirements and resources required for implementing such resolutions. 414
6. The General-Secretariat is to prepare interim action plan to implement the resolutions (of international or regional requirements) according to the specific apportionment principle which is adopted by certain General-Secretariats of regional and international organizations which means that each group of divisions follow up a specific part of the resolutions.
7. Select one topic annually and declare it as the main topic of the Union’s work over such year provided the selected topic expresses an important and exigent Islamic cause.
8. Get help from external resources by contracting on a temporary basis with experts to prepare the papers and studies on specialist technical topics which are being studied by the Union’s bodies.
9. Establish electronic library for the Union on its website and get it connected with online information banks and databases such as the International Federation of Library Associations http://www.ifla.org and the International Federation of Parliamentary Libraries.
10. Provide information records from international parliamentary centers and experts.
2. Develop the 1. The General-Secretariat is to prepare technical parliamentary papers on the items of the services coordination meeting agenda and distribute such provided by the papers out to the members prior to the General- coordination meeting convention. Examples of Secretariat to such papers are Parliamentary framework paper, the Union’s parliamentary focus paper and memorandum of members when proposals. it prepares for 2. Issuance of organizational and detailed internal the Union’s regulation for the coordination meetings provided participation in to be separate from the Council’s procedural international regulation. parliamentary 3. The Secretary-General annual report is to be congregations in incorporated main focus on “status of support of the implementation of the resolutions of the Union’s Union’s role in coordination meetings” and the results and such meetings consequences arising from the implementation of and its such resolutions as well as the impediments such performance in resolutions are facing. the field of international parliamentary diplomacy. 3. Develop the 1. Prepare the Union budget as per the “Programs technical roles and Performance Budget” method which evaluates of the General- the performance and the programs which the Secretariat to Union has worked upon and set up integrated agree with the institutional financial system for the Union’s work amendments starting with planning the Union’s policies,
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proposed to be managing the Union’s resources and direct the introduced to financial appropriations towards the realization of the Statute of its policy and ending up with controlling the the Union. resources. 2. Sign memorandums of understanding with the Organization of Islamic Conference to make use of the experience of its affiliated bodies and entities such as the statistical, economic, social and training researches center and the General- Secretariat is to organize – in coordination with the General-Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Conference- various parliamentary performances and activities such as workshops and forums to form Islamic parliamentary vision regarding the parliamentary prospective on the causes raised in the ten-year work program. 3. The General-Secretariat is to innovate technical tools contributing to the support of work “Triple Mechanism” through following up and recording the developments of causes that fall under the Union’s objects of direct and indirect effect on its scope of work and the interests of the Islamic nation and provide the triple mechanism with regular informative reports about the state of such causes.
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Motion of Thanks and Appreciation
To His Highness Sheikih Khalifa Bin Zaid Al Nahyan President of the State of the United Arab Emirates
May Allah grant him supreme glory
The Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States , holding its Twenty –third Meeting in Dubai, on 20-21 June 2010,
Expressing sincere thanks and deep appreciation to Your Highness for patronizing our meeting as well as for the warm reception and generous hospitality and kind attention accorded to the Committee members,
Hails your sagacity, for sightedness and the magnificent deeds which you perform in favour of your vibrant and hospitable country, as well as at
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H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al-Ghurair, Speaker of PUIC Council and Executive Committee,
I avail myself of this opportunity to express my utmost thanks and appreciation for your generous hosting of the Twenty Third Executive Committee.
I would like to inform Your Excellency about two matters:
1- In the meeting of this Committee on of its respectful members insulted me. It was said that the one who addressed scorn to me is a teacher who gives pedagogic lectures in schools. I object to the fact that she was not given a warning by you, as the meeting was under your chairmanship. 2- I declare the reservation of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the resolutions which were adopted yesterday by the Committee, because some of these resolutions negate the spirit of the PUIC Statute and in conflict with international standards. They are a kind of innovation. As I have already discussed this matter extensively in the meeting. Regrettably impartiality was not observed in the closing session. I, therefore, declare the reservation of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this respect, i.e. on the adopted resolutions. I hope this reservation will be included in the reports of the meetings in general. Dr. Kazim Jalali Member of the Executive Committee for the Islamic Republic of Iran
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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 23rd MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMETTEE OF THE PUIC Dubai – State of the United Arab Emirates S. NO COUNTRY NAME NAME AND DESIGNATION Speaker of the Federal National Council of the United Arab State of the UNITED ARAB H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Emirates and President of the th EMIRATES Ghurair 13 Session of the PUIC Council and ex-officio Chairman of the 23rd PUIC Executive Committee
Members of the 23rd Executive Committee Popular Democratic 1 H.E. Mr. Daadoua Al Ayashi Member of Parliament Republic of ALGERIA
2 BURKINA FASO S.E.M. Sayouba OUEDRAOGO Member of Parliament
3 Republic of CAMEROUN H.E. Mr. Abderamane Issa Youssouf Member of Parliament
4 Arab Republic of EGYPT H.E. Dr. Zainab Abdel Mageed Radwan Vice- President
H.E. Dr Hidayat Nur Wahid Member of Parliament 5. Republic of INDONESIA H.E. Dr. Ali Nurhayati Assegaf Member of Parliament 1. H.E. Dr Kazem Jalali Member of Parliament 6 Islamic Republic of IRAN 2. Mr. S. Morteza Razaviani Secretary of Delegation 3. Mr. Hossein Malaki Advisor 1- H.E. Mr. Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Ghamedi Member of Parliament 7 Kingdom of SUADI ARABIA 2- Mr. Mohammed Debuji Adviser 1- H.E. Prof. Irfan Gunduz Member of Parliament 8 Republic of TURKEY 2- Mr. Nuri Deliorman Secretary 1-H.E. Mr.Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabi Member of Parliament 9 REPUBLIC OF UGANDA 2. H.E. Kyanjo Hussein Siliman Member of Parliament 3. Mr. Kasule Ali Kabuya Senior Protocol Officer PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES 1 H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIC Secretary General 2 H.E. Ambassador Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani Assistant Secretary General 3 H.E. Ambassador Siddiq Youssif Abu Agala Director of the Cabinet of Secretary General 4 Mr. Zahid Hassan Qureshi Director for Conferences
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EXC/24-2010/D.1/FINAL
FINAL DOCUMENTS ADOPTED AT THE 24TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD IN ABU DHABI, STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 16th Zulqaada 1431 H 24TH OCTOBER, 2010
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REPORT OF THE 24TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
ABU DHABI, STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
24TH OCTOBER, 2010.
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The Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) held its 24th Meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel , in Abu Dhabi, on 24th October 2010, under the chairmanship of H.E. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Gurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) of the State of the United Arab Emirates and President of the PUIC Council. The Meeting was attended by:
1. H.E. Daadoua Al– Ayashi, Algeria, People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. 2. H.E. Ouedragou Seyouba, Burkina Faso. 3. H.E. Hamado Salli, Republic of Cameroon. 4. H.E. Prof. Zeinab Ridhwan, Arab Republic of Egypt. 5. H.E. Dr. Hidayat Nour Wahid, Republic of Indonesia. 6. H.E. Dr. Kazem Jalali, Islamic Republic of Iran. 7. H.E. Ali Bin Abdullah Al– Ghamdi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 8. H.E. Dr. Irfan Gonduz, Republic of Turkey. 9. H.E. Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega, Republic of Uganda. 10. H.E. Prof. Mahmud Erol KILIC , PUIC Secretary General. 11. H.E. Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani, PUIC Assistant Secretary General.
Opening Speech:
H.E. Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Ghurair, Speaker of the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates and President of the PUIC Council, delivered a speech welcoming their Excellencies the members of the Executive Committee.
He focused on various important points concerning the development of the work of the PUIC and its General Secretariat aimed at realizing the lofty principles of the Union (Speech is in annex 1.)
First Item: Adoption of the Agenda and Programme of Work:
The Agenda and Programme of Work of the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee were adopted; the Agenda included seven items; Adoption of the agenda and the Programme of Work; Report of the PUIC Secretary General; consideration of the proposals of the Member Parliaments for development of the technical work mechanisms of the PUIC General Secretariat; preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 13 Session of the PUIC Council; Specifying the date of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference, scheduled to be held in the Republic of Indonesia; adoption of the Abu Dhabi Declaration and the Report of the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee, and Any other Business.(Annex-2)
Second Item: Report of the PUIC Secretary General:
The Executive Committee considered the Report of the PUIC Secretary General which covers the activities of the Union and the General Secretariat from the date of the last 23rd meeting of the Executive Committee which was held in Dubai, on 20-21 June, 2010, corresponding to 8 – 9 Rajab, 1413H. to the date of holding 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee in Abu Dhabi on Sunday 16th Zulqaada 1431 H, corresponding to 24th October, 2010 . After listening to the observation of the Indonesian delegation as regards the activities which have been postponed, including the visit of a delegation of 412
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the PUIC to Gaza as well as the Conference on Terrorism which was scheduled to be held in the Syrian Arab Republic, the meeting adopted the Report of the Secretary General. (The Report of the Secretary General is in Annex No. 3 )
Third Item: Consideration of the proposals of the Member Parliaments for development of the technical work mechanisms of the PUIC General Secretariat:
The Executive Committee considered the development of the technical work mechanisms of the PUIC General Secretariat which was submitted by the Parliamentary Group of the UAE which had been discussed by the previous meeting of the Executive Committee on 20th June, 2010. The meeting invited the member parliaments to submit their proposals to the General Secretariat, and that the latter should prepare an integrated draft of the proposals within forty five days from the date of receiving them and to submit the draft to the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee. The meeting also considered the observations made by the Algerian People's Republic and the General Secretariat on the draft. The discussion resulted in the approval by the Executive Committee of the draft and its submission to the next PUIC Council for adoption, and that a Committee composed by the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the UAE and the PUIC General Secretariat shall prepare a final draft thereof. (Annex-4)
Fourth Item: Preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council:
The Meeting reviewed the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council and its Committees, which was postponed by the previous meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee. Discussion resulted in calling for reduction of the number of subjects included in agendas.
In this respect the Parliamentary Group of the UAE submitted a proposal on revising and rationalizing the Agendas of the PUIC Council and Conference through the work of the PUIC Committees. His Excellency the Speaker Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair reviewed the draft which included a number of proposals, the most important of which are that the Conference should adopt two major outputs:-
First : The resolutions of the Conference shall be concerned with the issues or subjects which have been the object of study by the PUIC Committees.
Second: The "final document of the Conference" shall express the position of the PUIC Conference on all the issues and subjects of concern to our Islamic world. Every Member Parliament has the right to include in this document whatever it considers necessary for its issues and subjects, or the issues and subjects of concern to the Islamic States in their totality with the exception of the issues which have been the object of study in the reports of the committees.
The Committee has decided as follows:-
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1. To adopt the proposal submitted by the State of the United Arab Emirates concerning revising and rationalizing the Agendas of the PUIC Council and Conference through the work of the PUIC Committees and to refer them to the Council for adoption. (Annex No.5)
2. To revise the draft agendas of the next PUIC Council and its committees. The attached text has been adopted. (The draft Agenda in Annex No.6)
Fifth Item: Specifying the date of holding the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference to be held in the Republic of Indonesia:
The representative of Indonesian parliament proposed to hold the Seventh Session of the PUIC Conference in his country on 25 – 26 January, 2012. The Executive Committee agreed on the proposed date.
Sixth Item: Adoption of the Abu Dhabi Declaration and the Report of the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee adopted Abu Dhabi Declaration in its attached text as well as the Final Report of the Executive Committee. (The Abu Dhabi Declaration is in Annex No. 7)
Seventh Item: Any other Business:
There was no other business.
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أصحاب المعالي والسعادة أعضاء اللجنة التنفیذیة التحاد مجالس الدول األعضاء في منظمة المؤتمر اإلسالمي معالي األمین العام لإلتحاد الحضور الكرام السالم علیكم ورحمة اهلل وبركاته ،، أرحب بكم في دولة اإلمــارات العربیــة المتحــدة ، وأتمنــى الجتماعنــا هــذا تحقیــق األهــداف التــي نصــبوا إلیهــا مــن تعزیز دور البرلمانات اإلسالمیة لبلوغ استقراروتنمیة دول عالمنا اإلسالمي . واذا كنا فــي اجتماعنــا الســابق الــذي انعقــد بــدبي منــذ أربعــة أشــهر تلمســنا الكثیــر مــن الخطــى والنجــاح فــي شــأن العدیـــد مـــن القضـــایا التـــي كانـــت حاضـــره علـــى جـــدول أعمالـــه والســـیما المتعلـــق منهـــا بتطـــویر النظـــام األساســـي لالتحــاد، فإننــا نواصــل فـــي هــذا االجتمــاع جهودنـــا ، ومناقشــاتنا الستكشــاف أفضـــل الســبل لمعالجــة التهدیـــدات والتحــدیات المتعـــددة التـــي تواجـــه امتنــا اإلســـالمیة فـــي إطـــار التحضــیر الجتماعـــات مجلـــس االتحـــاد ، ومـــؤتمره القادم بإذن اهلل، وأعتقد أن ما یتضمنه جدول األعمال بشأن تطویر أمانة االتحاد وتطویر دورهــا یعــد هامــاً فــي مسیرة اتحادنا. واسمحوا إلى أن أركز على نقاط محددة أراها هامه في سبیل تقویة دور اتحادنا خالل مرحلة العمل القادمة . أوال : أهمیة توثیق العالقة مع منظمة المؤتمر اإلسالمي ، وان تتطور ههذ العالقــة علــى النحــو الــذي یجعــل اتحادنا البرلماني مؤث اًر وبفاعلیة في أعمال منظمة المؤتمر اإلسالمي وفي اإلطار الذي یجعل المنظمــة تأخــذ بعین االعتبار الق ار ارت الصادرة من اتحادنا ، وتعمل على تنفیذها من خالل الحكومات الن ذلك ســیعزز كثیــ اًر من أهمیة وفاعلیة القرارات الصادرة عن اتحاد مجالسنا البرلمانیة .
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ثانیاً : أرى ضـــرورة إعـــداد مقتـــرح عملـــي مـــن اللجنـــة وتقدیمـــه إلـــى مـــؤتمر االتحـــاد القـــادم فـــي شـــان مســـاهمة االتحاد والتخــاذ إجــراءات عاجلــة مــن اجــل وقــف التــدابیر اإلســرائیلیة غیــر القانونیــة الرامیــة إلــى تغییــر التشــكیلة الســكانیة لمدینــة القــدس الشــریف، وطابعهــا، وطبیعتهــا الجغرافیــة ووضــعها القــانوني خاصــة فیمــا یتعلــق بخطــط االستیطان اإلسرائیلي في مدینة القدس، وما أقدمت علیه الحكومة اإلسرائیلیة بصــدد یهودیــة الكیــان اإلســرائیلي وما سیعقب ذلك من تدابیر استعماریة إسرائیلیة ال تنتهك فقــط القــانون الــدولي، واتفاقیــة جنیــف الرابعــة فــي عــام 9191م بــل إن ذلــك یمثــل اســتخفافا فاضــحاً بــال أري االستشــاري لمحكمــة العــدل الدولیــة فــي 1 یولیــو 4009م وارى أن هــــذا المقتــــرح یجــــب أن یتضــــمن تفعیــــل وســــائل االتصــــال المباشــــر مــــع البرلمــــان األوروبــــي، واالتحــــاد ني البرلمــاالــدولي، واتحــاد برلمــان أمریكــا الالتینیــة، والبرلمــان األفریقــي، واألمــم المتحــدة ووكاالتهــا المتخصصــة الن مستقبل مدینة القدس أصبح على محك الخطر الحقیقي الداهم .
ثالثاً : إذ نرحــــب بــــدور الخبــــراءالحكــــومیین فــــي منظمــــة المــــؤتمر اإلســــالمي الســــاعیین إلــــى تقــــدیم مقترحــــات لتحقیــــق تســــویة ســــلمیة لجمیــــع الصــــراعات فــــي العــــالم اإلســــالمي والتفــــاوض بشــــأنها، وكــــذلك مســــتقبل منظمــــة المــؤتمر اإلســالمي فــي مجــال حفــظ األمــن والســلم وتســویة الصــراعات، إال أننــا نــرى أهمیــة ان یكــون التحادنــا دور في هذا الشأن مــن خــالل التعــاون مــع منظمــة المــؤتمر اإلســالمي عبــر تقــدیم تقریــر یعبــر عــن وجهــة نظــر ممثلي شعوب العالم اإلسالمي في شأن األمن والسلم في العالقــات بــین الــدول اإلســالمیة وبعضــها، وان یكــون هذا التقریر محل دراسةمن قبل الخبراء الحكومیین في منظمة المؤتمر اإلسالمي ألننا نرى إن ذلك یمثــل أهــم التحدیات التي تواجه أمتنا اإلسالمیة . ولهذا الغرض ووفق التقاریر األولیة للخبراء الحكــومیین فــي تعزیــز دور الدبلوماســـیة االســـتباقیة ال ســـیما مـــن خـــالل الوســـاطة والتشـــاور مـــع الـــدول األعضـــاء فـــي حـــاالت النـــزاع ، فـــإن الشـــعبة البرلمانیــــة لدولــــة األمـــارات العربیــــة المتحــــدة تقـــدمت بمقترحهــــا بشــــأن إنشـــاء لجنــــة المســــاعي البرلمانیــــة الحمیدة في االتحاد التي نأمل الموافقة علیها في مؤتمرنا القادم .
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اربعاً : تـــدارس مـــا ورد فـــي نتـــائج وتوصـــیات مـــؤتمر اســـتعراض معاهـــدة منـــع االنتشـــار النـــووي لعـــام 4090م الخاصة لمجلس االتحاد القادم خاصة في إطار ما أكد علیه المؤتمر من حث جمیــع اإلطــراف بصــورة مباشــرة على اتخاذ الخطوات العملیة والعاجلة إلقامة منطقة خالیة من األسلحة النوویة في الشرق األوسط . وعلینا أن نحــذر مــن العواقــب الوخیمــة لمواصــلة إســ ارئیل رفضــها االنضــمام إلــى معاهــدة منــع االنتشــار النــووي، واخضــاع جمیـــع مرافقهــــا النوویـــة لنظــــام الضــــمانات الشـــاملة للوكالــــة الدولیـــة للطاقــــة الذریــــة ألنـــه حــــق األمـــن لكــــل دولــــة بالمنطقة ینبغي أن یكون متوازناً مع الدول األخرى، وحتى ال تكون ألیة دولة أو مجموعــة مــن الــدول امتیــا ازت في األمن والتسلیح على دول أخرى . اإلخوة واألخوات هذه هــي بعــض األفكــار العامــة التــي أردت طرحهــا أمــام حضــ ارتكم ، مبتغیــاً تعزیــز دور اتحادنــا، والتأكیــد علــى فعالیتــه فــي محیطــه اإلســالمي خاصــة مــع تعــاظم مــا یواجــه شــعوبنا اإلســالمیة مــن تهدیــدات تتطلــب تضــامنه وتعاونه.
أشكركم والسالم عليكم ورحمة اهلل وبركاته
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1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work.
2. Report of the PUIC Secretary General.
3. Consideration of the proposals of the Member Parliaments for Development of the technical work mechanism of the PUIC General Secretariat.
4. Preparation of the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council
5. Date of the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference to be held in, Republic of Indonesia.
6. Adoption of the Abu Dhabi Declaration and the Report of the 24th Executive Committee Meeting.
7. Any other business.
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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC MEMBER STATES (PUIC) TO THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABU DHABI –STATE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 24 OCTOBER, 2010
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5. This Report covers the period from the date of holding the 23rd Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee held in Dubai – State of the United Arab Emirates, on 08 – 09 Rajab 1431H. (20-21 June 2010) to the current date of convening the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, in Abu Dhabi, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 24 October, 2010.
6. The PUIC Secretary General has dispatched by DHL to all the PUIC Member Parliaments the Reports and Resolutions adopted by the following meetings:
2.1. Report and Declaration adopted by the 23rd Meeting of the PUIC Executive Committee, held in Dubai, State of the United Arab Emirates, on 20-21 June 2010. 2.2. Final Documents of the First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference which was held in Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, on 30 June 2010. 2.3. The Report consists of the various activities of the Union and the General Secretariat. 7. Following up implementation of the Resolutions of the Sixth Session of the PUIC Conference
The General Secretariat followed up together with the PUIC Member Parliaments the implementation of the resolutions of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Kampala, Uganda, on 30-31 January 2010, as well as the resolutions of the First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference, held in Damascus, on 30 June 2010, as follows:
3.1. International Conference on Examining the Phenomenon of Terrorism from the point of view of International Law (Damascus, 1-2 November 2010). The People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic has agreed to host the International Conference on examining the phenomenon of Terrorism from the point of view of International Law and to distinguish it from peoples’ struggle against occupation and the liberation of their homelands, (Damascus, 1 – 2 November 2010). However it has been postponed to a date to be defined later. The General Secretariat shall prepare, in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Syrian People’s Assembly, the draft agenda, Programme of work as well as the necessary arrangements, and shall inform the esteemed Member Parliaments thereon.
3.2. World Forum for Muslim Women Parliamentarians to discuss issues of Muslim Women (Damascus, 6-7 November 2010): The People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic has agreed to host the World Forum for Muslim Women Parliamentarians to discuss issues of Muslim Women (Damascus, 6-7 November 2010). However it has been postponed to a date to be defined later. The General Secretariat shall prepare, in coordination with the General Secretariat of the Syrian People’s Assembly, the draft agenda, Programme of work as well as the necessary arrangements, and shall inform the august Member Parliaments thereon.
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8. The First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference (Damascus, 30 June 2010)
Damascus, Syrian capital city, hosted the First Extraordinary Session of the PUIC Conference on 30th June, 2010, concerning the unjust Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip, upon the invitation of the Speaker of People’s Assembly of Syria. The PUIC General Secretariat circulated the Syrian invitations to all the Member Parliaments.
As a result of the substantial response to these invitations, the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference on Gaza was convened under the kind patronage of President Bashar Al- Assad, President of the Syrian Arab Republic, and the Chairmanship of Dr, Mahmoud Al Abrash, Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria.
The proceedings of the Conference, held at the level of parliament Speakers, were attended by 29 parliaments, fifteen of which at the level of Speakers, four at the level of Deputy Speakers, and ten heads of delegations. There were also four observer delegations.
The General Secretariat followed up implementation of the following Resolutions adopted by the Conference:
4.1. Formation of a committee on following up and implementing the resolutions of the Conference.
The General Secretariat has submitted a proposal to H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Abrash, Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria and President of the Extraordinary Conference to form a committee on following up the resolutions of the Conference, to be composed of two members from each of the three geographical groups (Arab, Asian and African).
4.2. Visiting Gaza Strip:
In implementation of the resolution adopted by the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference in Damascus concerning dispatching an urgent convoy of humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza with the participation of Parliamentarians from PUIC Member Parliaments:
- On 6th July 2010, the General Secretariat circulated and followed up the letter of His Excellency Dr. Mahmoud Al-Abrash, Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria and President of the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference, dated 5/7/2010, sent to Their Excellencies the Speakers of the Member Parliaments requesting them to kindly state their views and confirm their participation in a parliamentary delegation to visit Gaza.
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- During his attendance of the Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments, held in Geneva, on 19-21 July, 2010, the Secretary General followed up the resolution on Gaza visit by meeting with a number of Their Excellencies Speakers of the PUIC Member Parliaments. A number of them expressed their wish and readiness to participate in this visit.
- On 21 July 2010, as a result of the contacts made by H.E. the President of the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference with his counterparts the Speakers of the PUIC Members, and in coordination with the PUIC Secretary General, it was decided that a parliamentary delegation would visit Gaza in the first week of August 2010, headed by H.E. the Speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Syrian Arab Republic, and membership of Their Excellencies the Speakers of the Parliaments of : Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Republic of Indonesia, Republic of the Sudan, Republic of Yemen, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Republic of Uganda and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.
- On 27th July 2010, the General Secretariat circulated text of the agreement reached between H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Al-Abrash, Speaker of the People’s Assembly of Syria and H.E. Professor Fathi Sorour, Speaker of the People’s Assembly of the Arab Republic of Egypt, specifying the date of the visit to Gaza on 3rd August 2010. In its Note, the General Secretariat requested Their Excellenceis the Speakers of the Parliaments who wish to visit Gaza to kindly communicate to it details of their date of arrival to Damascus airport on 2 August 2010.
- On 31 July 2010 the General Secretariat communicated to the Member Parliaments information received from the Syrian People’s Assembly concerning the postponement of the visit of Their Excellencies the Speakers of Parliaments to Gaza Strip which was scheduled for Tuesday 3 August 2010. Postponement was made upon a request by the Palestinian Authority which had informed the Egyptian Foreign Ministry that the time was not appropriate to make visit.
9. STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT 5.1 04 August 2010: The PUIC Secretary General made a Statement in which he expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of the Criminal Israeli aggression on Southern Lebanon, and hailed the steadfastness of the valiant Lebanese army to stop and deter the barbaric aggression. 5.2 04 August 2010: the PUIC welcomed and expressed satisfaction with the decision of the UN Secretary General to form an international, impartial commission of investigation into the Israeli crime of attacking, in international waters, the Flotilla that was carrying humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. 422
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5.3 18 September 2010: The Secretary General issued a statement in which he strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran by threatening to burn some of its copies. He requested the UN and the IPU to fully shoulder their responsibilities and promote dialogue among civilizations in order to create a world where love and respect prevail. 10. STATEMENTS CIRCULATED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT UPON REQUEST OF MEMBER PARLIAMENTS
6.1 On 22 August 2010, the General Secretariat circulated the text of the Statement issued by the Palestine National Council on the anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Statement renewed the appeal to all regional, Islamic and international Parliamentary institutions to save the city of Al Qods. 6.2 On 18 September 2010 the General Secretariat circulated the Statement issued by the Islamic Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran in which it condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran. 7. ACTIVITIES OF THE PUIC GENERAL SECRETARIAT AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL FORA
7.1 Symposium on Changing role of Parliaments in the Budget Process: 23-25 September 2010- Afyonkarahisar, Republic of Turkey:
In cooperation and coordination between the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the PUIC General Secretariat, the former organized a World Symposium. The Symposium drew substantial interest in terms of the wide participations as well as the subjects it addressed as regards parliamentary control of budget implementations. The opening session was addressed by H.E. the PUIC Secretary General and chaired the closing session on evaluating the symposium. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time for a PUIC Member Parliament to organize this kind of technical symposium between the PUIC and is third party i.e. the IPU. 33 PUIC Member Parliaments attended the symposium as well as participants from the European Union and academics and specialists in the topics of the Symposium.
7.2 Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (Geneva, 19-21 July 2010): The PUIC Secretary General, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, attended the Third World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments which was held in Geneva, on 19-21 July 2010.
The Secretary General followed up with Their Excellencies the Speakers of the PUIC Member Parliaments implementation of the resolutions adopted by the First Extraordinary PUIC Conference which was held in Damascus on 30 June 2010.
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7.3 Celebrating the 1400 Anniversary of the Holy Quran – Istanbul – Turkey,( 05 September 2010): The Secretary General responded to the invitation extended by IRCICA to attend the 1400 Anniversary of the Holy Quran which took place on 26 Ramadan 1431H (05/09/2010) in Istanbul. The celebration comes in implementation of the resolution adopted by the Council of OIC Foreign Ministers concerning the celebration of this auspicious anniversary. The event was under the patronage of H.E. Receb Tayyeb Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey. It was also attended by the competent OIC Ministers.
7.4 123rd Assembly of the IPU – Geneva, (4-6 October 2010):
The Secretary General, accompanied by the Assistant Secretary General, attended the 123rd Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held in Geneva.
The Islamic Group held its Consultative Meeting on the sidelines of the 123th Assembly of the IPU on 14th October 2010, at the International Conventions Center in Geneva, Switzerland.
The meeting was attended by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and House of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco. It was also attended by H.E. Farooq Naik, President of the Senate of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Delegations of the following Member Parliaments also participated in the Consultative Meeting: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
The meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr. Mahammed Sheikh Baidallah, Speaker of the House of Councilors of the Kingdom of Morocco.
At the outset, H.E. the PUIC Secretary General Professor Mahmud Erol KILIC took the floor. He greeted the attendees and reviewed the agenda which focused on the necessity of coordination among the delegations of Member Parliaments regarding the agenda of the IPU meeting.
Discussion centered on the necessity of coordination to achieve success for the proposal on the emergency item which addressed the humanitarian disaster in sisterly Pakistan as a result of recent devastating floods.
The Meeting coordinated positions on the subjects included in the IPU agenda. His Excellency the Secretary General had meetings with a number of delegations of Member Parliaments as well as other delegations participating in the IPU Meeting.
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8. ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS
Pursuant to the resolution adopted by the 23rd Meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Dubai, UAE, on 20-21 June 2010, concerning the developing of the mechanisms of technical work at the General Secretariat, submitted by the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates, the General Secretariat corresponded with the august Member Parliaments and requested them to submit their proposals on the document. Until the date of preparing this report the General Secretariat received proposals from the National Assembly of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria as well as the approval by the National Assembly of the Sudan of the proposal submitted by the Federal National Council of the UAE, in addition to the proposals of the PUIC General Secretariat. The General Secretariat has included these proposals in the document for discussion at the meeting. (Annex N°.7: EXC/23-2010/D.4)
9. IMPORTANT VISITS TO THE PUIC HEADQUARTER
9.1 British Ambassador to Iran:
The Secretary General received in his office at the headquarters of the PUIC His Excellency Mr. Simon Gass, the British ambassador to Iran, on 16 September 2010. The two sides dealt with matters of common interest.
9.2 Delegation of Indonesian Parliament:
H.E. Mr. Achmad Djuned, Assistant Secretary General of the Indonesian Parliament visited the PUIC Headquarters on 16th October, 2010 at the head of a delegation from the House of Representatives. Discussions focused on cooperation between the PUIC General Secretariat and the Indonesian Parliament, especially as regards the preparation for holding the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference scheduled to be held in the Republic of Indonesia in 2012. 10. MEDIA 10.1 Website: The General Secretariat is continuing the development of the PUIC website by providing appropriate news and data relating to parliamentary work. 10.2 Updating the Parliamentary Directory: The General Secretariat is updating the Parliamentary Directory which it has produced previously. The General Secretariat requests the Member Parliaments to provide it with the necessary information in this respect. 10.3 PUIC News Bulletin: Preparation is done to publish the 7th Issue of the “PUIC”. It has been published in the third week of October, 2010.
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11. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Following is a summary of the position of contributions received as well as arrears since the beginning of 2010 until 20/09/2010 the date of preparing this report:
STATEMENT NUMBER EURO Total N° of contributing Member Parliaments 50 N° of Parliaments paying in full in 2010 28 N° of Parliaments which paid for previous years and not for 2010 5 Parliaments which paid partially for 2010 1 Parliaments which have not paid for 2010 21 Parliaments which have not paid any contribution since joining 7 PUIC Total contributions approved by PUIC Council which should have 1,576,930 been collected (U$ 2,189,000) equivalent to Total contribution actually received for 2010 at the rate of 81.20% 1,281,078 Total contributions not received in 2010 at the rate of 18.80% 295,852 Total contributions received which relate to budgets of previous 291,433 years Total arrears since the establishment of the PUIC to date at the 852,724 rate of 56% of Budget of a whole year
1. The General Secretariat requests the Member Parliaments to pay their contributions as soon as possible. The Fiscal Year is coming to an end.
2. The Somali Parliament submitted a request to the General Secretariat to be exempted from paying its annual contribution in view of the prevailing conditions in the Republic of Somalia. This matter will be presented to the next Session of the PUIC Council.
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EXECUTIVE PLAN OF THE SCHEME OF “DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL WORK MECHANISMS OF THE GENERAL- SECRETARIAT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE”
This scheme diagnoses the technical problems that the General-Secretariat of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Conference faces as per the methodology of “Analysis of Parliamentary Problems”. Through such diagnosis proper development mechanisms shall be developed to overcome such problems. This scheme relies mainly on the study of the statuses of technical work in several regional and international organizations and the scheme perceives that the General-Secretariat of the Union has three main roles:
1. Communication roles: A tool for steering the PUIC affairs and various structures as well as a focal point between the Union and the Parliamentary groups of the members and other organizations.
2. Preparatory roles: represented in preparation of meetings as well as subjects, including reports of the Secretary General and the different documents related to the PUIC work.
3. Administrative and financial roles: represented by managing the various affairs of the Union and identifying its daily functions as a parliamentary organization (international or regional) as well as those relating to its financial affairs.
4. Follow-up roles: represented by preparation of final reports of various meetings and functions aimed at following up and implementing their respective resolutions and recommendations;
The scheme confirms that the General-Secretariat was able over the last years to play many roles related to the above three roles; however, the contemporary parliamentary developments and the consequential development of technical work tools of numerous regional and international parliamentary organizations require it to cope with such developments and utilize them in the Union’s General-Secretariat works considering them as the success basis for its works.
In view of the developments of the PUIC work, and the widening range of its functioning that necessitates developing the work of the General Secretariat in such a way as to address problems relating to the non-existence of executive plans of the Union’s programs and activities in addition to all issues related to the agenda and the absence of the agenda-related technical papers and organized items in such agenda and all the issues related to the preparation of the Secretary-General’s report which focuses on the descriptive side of the Union’s activities. In the light of the above mentioned, the Executive Committee thinks that the technical development of the Union’s General-Secretariat is mainly connected with the purpose of such development and the technical work mechanisms that can put such development into effect and the results they can lead to. In this respect, the following table shows the executive plan of this scheme: 427
EXC/24-2010/REP.1/FINAL ANNEX-4 Scheme executive mechanisms as Objectives of the Pillars of the scheme per the correlation thereof with its Scheme objects 1. Promote the Union’s ability in 1. Increase the 1. The General Secretariat is to dealing with the causes and Union’s efficiency prepare parliamentary papers to be challenges facing the Islamic world level and ability in attached to the agendas of the Union’s and bring the parliamentary opinion studying the causes bodies such as explanatory paper, on them into view. and topics of great illustrative paper and background priority to the paper. common Islamic 2. Develop the work mechanisms work. currently adopted in the Union’s General-Secretariat so that they go well with the amendments which the Union Reformation Commission proposes to introduce to the Union’s Statute in order to make the General- Secretariat act as main supportive body of the Union reformation process. 3. Keep pace with the parliamentary 3. The General Secretariat shall trend of several parliamentary and propose a comprehensive referential non-parliamentary organizations - to framework in order to re-schedule the which the member states of the items included in the Union’s agendas Parliamentary Union of Member subject to the recent circumstances of States of the Organization of Islamic the Islamic nation so that the Council Conference belong – to reform the can prioritize the Union’s actions and General-Secretariat body within a the causes which should be comprehensive reformation process concentrated on and studied within a that such organizations undergo. specified timeframe (short, medium, long). 4. Allow the Union’s General- 4. Modify the course of commissions’ Secretariat to acquire technical reports preparation (the members of functional role which exceeds the commissions are to prepare papers and conventional framework exercised by proposals through which they express their it for the time being. outline and detailed opinions on the item – such opinions are recorded in functional
table showing each member’s attitude, opinion and proposal on the study subject item – show disagreement points between members with relation to the subjects brought before the commission – a report to be prepared on such subject and submitted to the commission to reach recommendations and resolutions with specified work mechanisms and to be afterwards referred to the Council or the conference).
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3. Develop the 1.In view of the necessity of energizing technical roles of the work of the General Secretariat the General- which requires more parliamentary Secretariat to agree activities such as organizing with the workshops and symposia, and in case amendments the Union’s budget cannot cover such proposed to be functions, a new budget may be introduced to the prepared as per the “Programs and Statute of the Performance Budget” method which Union. evaluates the performance and the programs which the Union has worked upon and direct the financial appropriations towards the realization of its work. Financial control shall supervise all budget resources and the way they are used according to the PUIC Financial Regualtions. 2. Sign memorandums of understanding with the Organization of Islamic Conference to make use of the experience of its affiliated bodies and entities such as the statistical, economic, social and training researches center.
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Scheme executive mechanisms as Objects of the Pillars of the scheme per the correlation thereof with its Scheme objects 3. The General-Secretariat is to innovate technical tools contributing to the support of work “Triple Mechanism”
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A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY THE PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION OF THE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CONCERNING THE REVISION AND REGULATION OF THE AGENDAS OF THE COUNCIL AND CONFERENCE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE MEMBER STATES IN THE ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE THROUGH THE WORKS OF THE UNION’S COMMITTEES.
Since the agendas of the Council and Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States in the Organization of Islamic Conference are crowded with topics and issues, and since this results in practical barriers obstructs analyzing those issues and taking functional decisions in this regard, as a result, this will lead to weakening the decision effectiveness of the Union and to disabling the careful examination of those issues. Most of the Union's decisions, therefore, reflect generalized attitudes.
During the tenth Session of the Parliamentary Union of the Member States held in Cairo in 2008, the Parliamentary Division of UAE's Federal National Council has previously submitted a proposal concerning the revision and regulation of agenda items. The conference adopted the UAE proposal provided that its agenda shall include seven topics only in addition to one emergency item. However, as a matter of fact, the reports of the competent committees have, practically, neutralized the advantage of this resolution. This is because each committee submits more than 10 resolutions in different issues and topics, so the conference has to be concerned only with approving such draft resolutions. The UAE Parliamentary Division believes that continuing this approach will lead to:
(1) The infectiveness of the resolutions issued by Union’s Conference.
(2) Conference members will not to examine such resolutions.
(3) The impact of those resolutions on achieving union’s objectives will be weak, especially in the context of its role with other regional and international organizations concerned with those resolutions.
(4) The inability of Parliamentary Divisions of Union’s members in submitting worksheets or will- advised proposals regarding the issues and topics of the conference.
(5) The inability of Union’s committees to perform the duties assigned within the charter of the union and its work system in examining the issues and submitting adequate reports regarding the same.
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To face those difficulties, we suggest the following:
1. The conference shall assign each committee with examining no more than one or two issues and each concerned committee shall prepare a comprehensive report about this issue or these two issues and shall attach with its report one or two draft resolutions in order that the conference can have the practical chance to examine the report and draft resolution. 2. In case of any emergency suggestion submitted by any conference member or any topic or issue bearing the characteristics of the emergency items in international and regional organizations, this suggestion shall, after being approved by the conference, be referred to either a special committee to be formed for the purpose of such suggestion or the concerned permanent committee 3. The conference shall issue two main elements: The first: The resolutions of the conference, which are concerned with the issues or topics that were the subject of examination by the Union’s Committees. The second: The so-called “Outcome Document of the Conference”, which will express the opinion of the union about the issues and topics concerning the states of our Islamic world. Each Parliamentary of state shall shall have the right to include in such document all the matters necessary for its issues and topics, or any issues or topics concerning all Islamic countries, except the issues which were subject of examination in committees’ reports. 4. Each committee shall assign a rapporteur for its topics subject of examination in the conference and such rapporteur shall review the report of the committee. According to this proposal, the following will be achieved: a. The committees will not be concerned with including all specific issues that fall within their authorities in their reports or draft resolutions, because this will be included in the outcome document.
b. This suggestion will allow practical resolutions to be taken for a limited number of issues and topics having the greatest influence in the track of our Islamic countries.
c. The committees will get the appropriate time to examine their issues and topics, especially within the context of the reports submitted by them.
Therefore, we decided to submit this proposal to revise and reduce the items of the agendas of the Council and Conference of the Union, to urgently examine the same and take the necessary actions in view of the role played by the agendas in determining the effectiveness of the role of the conference.
We hope to obtain your approval of this proposal
Best regards, Abdul- Aziz Abdullah Al- Aziz Head of the Federal National Council
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1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 2. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 23rd and 24th Meetings of the PUIC Executive Committee and their annexes 3. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):-
3.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 3.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 3.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
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4. Approval of the following financial documents of the Union:
4. 1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Accounts for the fiscal year 2010. 4. 2 Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2011.
5. Taking note of the financial situation of the fiscal year 2010. 6. Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2011. 7. Deciding on the request to exempt the Somali Parliament from the payment of its annual contributions in view of the prevailing circumstances in the Republic of Somalia.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
8. Election of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council (from the African Group). 9. Preparation of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 10. Any other business.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 5th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 15 – 16 JANUARY, 2011 09.00 to 13.00 RAPPORTEUR: H.E. Dr. Ahmed Hajji, Representative of the House of Counselors’ of the Kingdom of Morocco.
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
1. Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the other occupied Territories in Syria and Lebanon:-
1.1. Protection of Al-Aqsa Mosque against all threats and the Judaization of Al-Quds.
1.2. Adoption of a unified position by PUIC Member Parliaments in support of Palestine against the Israeli aggression and the war crimes committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip.
1.3 Committing Israel to apply the Fourth Geneva Convention on the occupied territories and treat the Palestinian political captives and detainees in its prisons in accordance with the International Humanitarian Law.
6.4 Intensifying and following up regional and international efforts in order to lift the unjust blockade on Gaza strip and condemning the Israeli attacks on the humanitarian aid ship Movi Marmara.
1.5 Supporting the position of Syria and Lebanon on their occupied lands in the Golan, Shabba Farms and Kafr Shouba.
2. Stressing the necessity of the inalienable equal and balanced rights of all peoples to have free access and free use of modern technology for peaceful purposes and making the whole Middle East region a zone free of all weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons with no exception. 3. Supporting the efforts of the people and government of Iraq to ensure Iraqi’s unity and reconstruction. 4. Standing by the Sudan in the face of external threats as well as supporting it in defending its sovereignty, security, stability and unity as well as against the allegations made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against its leaders. 436
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5. Combating terrorism under the umbrella of the UN and reconfirming the legitimate right to resist occupation and foreign aggression by all individual and collective means according to Article 51 of the UN Charter and further documents and measures of liquidation of colonialism and racism. 6. Promoting solidarity and unity among Muslim States to confront increasing challenges and conspiracies which target the capabilities of the Islamic Ummah. 7. Forming a Standing Parliamentary Committee on Al-Quds Affairs. 8. Problem of internal security in Somalia and foreign intervention. 9. Recent developments of the situation of Muslims in Cyprus, in Jammu and Kashmir and consideration of Armenia’s occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. 10. Rejection of all economic sanctions – whether unilateral or multi-lateral – imposed on any Muslim country particularly PUIC States. 11. Examination of the Memoranda of Understanding between PUIC and the following organizations:
11.1 OIC Youth Forum for Islamic Dialogue and Cooperation . 11.2 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Turkic-Speaking Countries (TURKPA) 11.3 Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
12. Warning against the danger of the international financial crisis and its impact of globalization upon the economies of developing countries and in particularly on Islamic Countries and constituting a Committee to Study Economic problems in Member States. 13. Allocation of voluntary financial contributions in favor of the PUIC from Member Parliaments to provide urgent assistance to the people in Gaza Strip as well as to finance activities of interdependence (Takaful) and solidarity among Islamic States during the times of all types of disasters. 14. Importance of international parliamentary cooperation in the face of natural disasters, especially in the framework of extending relief to the victims of floods in Pakistan. 15. Encouraging and enhancing bilateral and multilateral trade among Islamic States.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 5th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENT ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 15 JANUARY, 2011
09.00 to 13.00 HOURS RAPPORTEUR: H.E Dr Mohsen Tamimi, representative the House of Representatives of Tunisia.
1. Cooperation between the PUIC and the OIC to implement the Ten-year Programme of Action adopted by the Third Extraordinary Islamic Summit Conference.
2. Support of the Member Parliaments to the application made by the PUIC to obtain the observer status at the United Nations.
3. Democracy, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law:
3.1 Action to strengthen the world values of democracy, human rights and the International Humanitarian Law in academic curricula in PUIC States in the light of Islamic Legislation (Sharia).
4. Action to promote human rights in accordance with the lofty Islamic precepts.
5. Paying attention to environmental issues, and dealing with the requirements of sustainable development.
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ANNEX-6 SSC-WSC/5-2011/DA.1/REV.1 DRAFT AGENDA OF THE 5th STANDING SPECIALIZED COMMITTEE ON ON WOMEN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 15 JANUARY, 2011
09.00 to 13.00 Hours RAPPORTEUR: H.E. Dr. Nour Hayati Ali Al-Saggaf, Representative of the House of Representatives of Indonesia.
1. Cooperation with the:-
- Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA). - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
2. Pursuing efforts exerted by Islamic parliaments and governments to adopt a United Nations decision on issuing an international legislation forbidding insulting divine religions and religious symbols. 3. Supporting the efforts to establish sustainable dialogue between Islamic and Western Parliaments.
3.1 Inviting all national parliaments to play an active role in implementing the Global Agenda on Dialogue Among Civilizations of the UN Resolution No.56/6 of 2001, in cooperation with other parliamentary organs. 3.2 Coordinating the initiatives of some Islamic countries to establish centers and institutions for dialogue among cultures and civilizations. Establishing a focal point on dialogue in every Member Parliament. 3.3 Teaching Arabic language to students from non-Arabic-speaking Islamic States.
4. Enhancing the role of women in all development aspects in PUIC Member States, in such a way as to preserve their dignity.
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17 JANUARY, 2011
10.00 to 11.00 Hours
RAPPORTEUR: H.E. Hussein Kiyanjo, member of the Ugandan Parliament, Rapporteur of the 6th Session of the PUIC Conference.
1. Consultation for the nomination of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council.
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ABU DHABI DECLARATION
We, members of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC), participants in the 24th Meeting of the Committee, held on Sunday, Dhul Qa'ada 16, 1431 A.H., corresponding to Oct. 24, 2010 in Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates; upon the kind invitation of H.E. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al- Ghurair Speaker of the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates and President of the PUIC Council; DECLARE the following:
1. Emphasizing the need to review and rationalize agenda items of the Council and Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States (PUIC) pursuant to Resolution No. 32/36 of 2009 concerning the rationalization of the agenda items of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its resolutions aimed at achieving the efficiency required for the decisions of the Union.
2. The need to take all necessary steps for closer cooperation between the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States(PUIC), which renders the Union influential and effective in the works of the Organization of Islamic Conference, to effectuate the role of the Union within its Islamic milieu.
3. Necessity for the Union to conduct contacts with the Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) regarding the extent of its contribution to the work of the Group of Governmental Experts charged with submitting proposals for achieving peaceful settlements of all conflicts in the Islamic world, and promoting cooperation particularly in the context of pre-emptive diplomacy, and parliamentary good offices.
4. The importance of taking practical steps by the Union to strengthen its contacts with all international and regional parliamentary organizations and relevant international organizations to stop the ever-increasing Israeli settlement measures in Jerusalem, and the adverse effects which will ensue from the latest Israeli Government's decision concerning "Jewishness of Israel" on the demographic structure and nature of the Holy City, and its legal status.
5. Requesting the United Nations, all international and regional organizations and international influential powers to shoulder their international and legal responsibilities for reaching a just and lasting settlement to the Arab - Israeli conflict and the Palestinian Cause in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions Nos.: 242 (1967); 338 (1973); 497 (1981); 1397 (2002); 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008).
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6. Welcoming the UN Human Rights Council's Statement made on September 30 as regards the threat to burn the Holy Qur'an, and calling upon the international community to take practical steps to end all forms of religious intolerance, so as to promote cooperation and mutual respect among all religions and beliefs; and emphasizing the necessity of positive interaction with human values and divine laws as well as positivists laws which call for respecting beliefs, freedom of worship and human rights.
7. Rejecting all political and media allegations that link Islam with terrorism, and vilify its Islamic religions religious symbols, and that it is necessary to seek the propagation of Islamic teachings in all parts of the world as well as inform about the lofty civilizational values of our true religion. Also urging all people to continue action in order to stop insulting Islam in all forms, irrespective of its sources, and seeking the most effective means of defending Islamic sanctities through dialogue, wisdom and mild exhortation.
8. Emphasizing that the struggle and resistance of peoples under foreign occupation in order to exercise their right to national freedom and sovereignty shall not be considered in any way an act of terrorism. Also emphasizing the gearing of the mechanism of parliamentary diplomacy to uphold the legitimate rights of this Ummah and defend these rights in international and world for a in order to liberate Bait ul Maqdis and the blessed land of Palestine from the Zionists, and enable the valiant Palestinian people to have their self-determination.
9. Expressing our deep appreciation to the Federal National Council of the State of the United Arab Emirates for the good efforts which have been exerted to make this meeting successful and for the warm reception and generous hospitality.
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REPORT OF THE 25th MEETING OF THE PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The PUIC Executive Committee held its 25th meeting in Abu Dhabi - YAS Hotel on Monday 13 Safar 1432 H, corresponding to 17 January 2011, under the chairmanship of H.E. Abdel Aziz Ibn Abdallah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council and President of the PUIC Council. The meeting was attended by:
ATTENDANCE:
1. H.E. Mr. Dadoua El Ayashi The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 2. H.E. Mr. Ouedraogo Sayouba Republic of Burkina Faso 3. H.E. Mr. Hmadou Sali Republic of Cameroon. Mr. Sali was absent. Another member of the Parliament of Cameron attended the meeting 4. H.E. Prof. Zeinab Radwan Arab Republic of Egypt 5. Hon. Dr. Mohammed Hidayat Nur Wahid Republic of Indonesia 6. H.E. Dr. Kazem Jalali Islamic Republic of Iran – Absent 7. H.E. Mr. Ali Ibn Abdallah Al Ghamidi Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 8. H.E. Dr. Irfan Gündüz Republic of Turkey 9. H.E. Ibrahim Kadounabbi-Lubega Republic of Uganda 10. H.E. Professor Mahmoud Erol KILIC Secretary General of the PUIC 11. H.E. Mr. Ali Asghar Mohammadi Sijani Assistant Secretary General of the PUIC
OPENING ADDRESS:
In his opening address, H.E. Abdel Aziz Ibn Abdallah Al Ghurair, Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council, President of the PUIC Council and Chairman of the Executive Committee welcomed Their Excellencies the members of the Executive Committee and stressed the importance of Islamic parliamentary cooperation to strengthening the role of intercultural dialogue. In his address, he proposed that the committee examine the issuance, by the Union, of an Islamic Parliamentary declaration on “A parliamentary vision for confronting the challenges facing the stability, advancement and development of the Islamic World.” (Annex 1: Opening Address)
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ITEM 1: ADOPTING THE AGENDA AND PROGRAMME OF WORK
The agenda and programme of work of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee were adopted.
They included the following items:
1. Adopting the agenda and programme of work 2. Drawing lots for the members seating arrangements during the 13th PUIC Council 3. Report presented by the PUIC Secretary General 4. Late requests for the inclusion of new items on the Council agenda Proposal presented by the UAE on “A parliamentary vision for confronting the challenges facing the stability, advancement and development of the Islamic World.” Proposal presented by the Islamic Republic of Iran on “Condemning the terrorist acts concocted in Islamic countries, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran, through the involvement of the Mossad espionage networks.” 5. Requests for inclusion of new items on the agenda of the Extraordinary Conference Proposal from Kuwait for amending Article 19 of the Statute 6. Updating the draft agenda of the 13th session of the PUIC Council 7. Adopting the report of the 25the Executive Committee Meeting 8. Any other business
ITEM 1: The Agenda was adopted. (Annex-EXC/25-2011/DA.1/FINAL)
ITEM 2: DRAWING LOTS FOR MEMBER SEATING ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE 13TH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL
In the second item on drawing lots to arrange for the seating of members during the 13th Session of the PUIC Council, the Chairman of the meeting asked H.E. the Secretary General to explain the lots procedures. The Secretary General referred to the importance of the proposal as it gives equal opportunities to all parliaments relating to priority of seating and taking the floor. Following discussions and interventions from the Members, the Committee has not accepted the proposal, and decided to keep the English alphabetical order.
ITEM 3: REPORT PRESENTED BY THE PUIC SECRETARY GENERAL
The Executive Committee reviewed the PUIC Secretary General’s report, which covered the Union’s activities and those of the General Secretariat over the period since the last Executive Committee Meeting during the Union’s 23rd Session held in Dubai on 8 – 9 Ragab 1431 H, (20 – 21 June, 2010) to the date of the 24th Committee meeting held in Abu Dhabi on Sunday 16 Dhu Al Qa’da 1431 (24 October 2010).
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The Secretary General presented a brief review of the report and the most important items including therein mentioning that he will submit a detailed report to the meeting of the PUIC Council tomorrow Tuesday, January 18, 2011
ITEM 4: REQUESTS FOR INCLUSION OF NEW ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL’S AGENDA:
1. Issuance by the PUIC Council of an Islamic parliamentary declaration on “A parliamentary vision for a document on the challenges facing the stability, advancement and development of the Islamic World”:
The Executive Committee examined the proposal presented by the UAE Federal National Council on “ A parliamentary vision for confronting the challenges facing the stability, advancement and development of the Islamic World”, in which the Federal National Council proposed that a committee made up of the Union Council be established to prepare the document on Islamic Parliamentary Declaration, whose role would be to confront the phenomenon of Islamophobia and Islamic relations with members of other civilizations. Members of the Committee commended the document and agreed to submit it to the PUIC Council. (EXC/25-2011/D.2)
2. Condemning the terrorist acts plotted in Islamic countries, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran, through the involvement of Mossad espionage networks:
The Committee examined the proposal submitted by the Islamic Republic of Iran on condemning the terrorist acts and the assassination of scientists in Islamic countries, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran, through the involvement of Mossad espionage networks It was agreed to submit the proposal to the Council whose text has been approved by H.E. the Secretary General. H.E. has been requested to inform the Member Parliaments about the request to include any item in the agendas of regular or extraordinary meetings as per the request of a Member Parliament.
ITEM 5: REQUESTS FOR THE INCLUSION OF NEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE:
1. Proposal from Kuwait to amend Article 19 of the Statute as follows: “The Conference may propose, at the request of one of the members, amending the Union’s Statute. The proposal shall be presented to the Executive Committee for examination and then presented to the Conference accompanied by the Committee’s opinion. The amendments shall not become effective until the Conference approves them with a majority of the Union members.”
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The Committee examined the proposal presented by Kuwait requesting the inclusion of an item on the agenda of the Extraordinary Conference:
- The Committee has not approved to include this item because it has closed the door for proposals concerning amendment of the Statute and decided to refer the proposal to the next meeting of the Committee
ITEM 6: UPDATING THE AGENDA OF THE 13TH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL:
The Executive Committee also updated the draft agenda of the 13th session of the PUIC Council. It was decided to:
1. Addition of the proposal submitted by the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran about condemning the terrorist acts in Islamic Countries and the assassination of scientists. 2. Addition of the proposal submitted by the Federal National Council of the State of the UAE concerning the parliamentary vision to confront the challenges which face the stability, growth, and development of the Islamic world. 3. As regards the proposal submitted by the Federal National Council of the State of the UAE concerning the establishment of a good offices parliamentary committee, H.E. the Speaker of the Federal National Council informed the meeting of the Executive Committee, that the Federal National Council of the UAE, and in view of the reservation expressed by the Islamic parliament of Iran on the proposal, H.E. stated that the Federal National Council has no objections to postpone this proposal to add a standing committee to the Union (Good offices parliamentary committee) as stated in the report of the 23rd Executive Committee, for further study if that was a cause of differences between the PUIC members. However the Executive Committee decided against the postponement and referred the proposal to the extraordinary conference.
(The updated agenda is Annex: CNCL/13-2011/DA.1)
ITEM 7: ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE 25TH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
The report of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee has been adopted.
ITEM 8: ANY OTHER BUSINESS
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SPEECH OF H.E. ABDEL-AZIZ ABDULLAH AL-GHURAIR PRESIDENT OF PUIC COUNCIL HEAD OF UAE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP TO THE MEETING OF PUIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ABU DHABI, 17 JANUARY, 2011
Honorable members of the Executive Committee, Honorable Secretary General, Assalamu alaykom wa rahmatullahi wa barakatoh.
To begin with, I would like to welcome you and wish you a successful meeting of PUIC Executive Committee. We, in the Federal National Council, are pleased that the PUIC Executive Committee held three successive meetings in the United Arab Emirates within a few months. This only reflects your keenness and sincere interest in discussing issues of our Islamic union. I also find such meetings a good opportunity for continuous exchange of views and consultation concerning the difficulties and challenges facing our Ummah. It further reveals the real concerns and interests of Islamic countries in unifying their positions and visions with regard to the political, economic, social and cultural problems of our Moslem peoples.
I hope that our Union will witness a qualitative transformation in its activities and meetings in the coming years so that we may establish the Islamic Parliament which would be an important forum for expressing the issues and concerns of Moslem peoples. The challenge our Ummah is facing, in addition to political, economic and social challenges which many Islamic countries are facing, has directly come in touch with Islamic dogma, culture and thought,
In my opinion, it is not enough to meet and adopt resolutions of condemnation and denunciation or support and commendation with regard to the issues we discuss. Since I assumed presidency of PUIC Council, I have been fully convinced of the importance of energizing the resolutions and outputs of the PUIC because we are one nation described by the Holy Qur’an as "….the best nation ever created….", which make it a responsible nation, and makes us responsible for representing the whole Ummah.
It drew my attention that the PUIC, since its establishment, has not adopted a specific program to which we rally, as parliamentarians. Such programs have become a fundamental characteristic in developing international, regional, governmental or parliamentary organizations.
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On the other hand, despite the many centers for the dialogue among civilizations and the UN Program for Alliance of Civilizations, the role of the Islamic Parliament in the dialogue among civilizations is still absent while some western resolutions are adopted to endorse Islamophobia and threatens that the coming years will witness a conflict between the Islamic civilization as a thought, dogma and culture on one hand, and other civilizations of the world on the other. This is because people of other civilizations still confuse between individual practices and actions which reflect nothing but their perpetrators, and do not constitute, in reality, the truth and essence of Islamic thought and dogma.
These three aspects make me propose to your Excellencies that the PUIC Council consider the adoption of an Islamic parliamentary declaration that embodies a plan of action for the PUIC for the coming five years. Such declaration shall concentrate on two main aspects: first, the political, economic, social and cultural challenges facing our Moslem Ummah; second, relations with peoples of other civilizations. I also find it important that Moslem experts participate in preparing such a declaration, and that the PUIC annually evaluates, reviews and follows up on its results, programmes implemented and those pending.
This, I believe, constitutes an important step in developing and energizing the outputs of PUIC work.
I kindly request you to approve referring my proposal to the PUIC Council for consideration as this proposed declaration constitutes a short-term plan of action for our Union.
Allow me to hail your perseverance and effort in the last months for the benefit of our joint Islamic action.
Thank you once again, and I wish you a happy stay.
Assalamu alaykom wa rahmatullahi wa barakatoh.
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AGENDA OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC Abu Dhabi – United Arab of Emirates 17 JANUARY, 2011.
VENUE: YAS HOTEL
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work. 2. Draw lots for seating arrangements for the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 3. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 4. Requests for additions to the Council’s Agenda: 4.1. Issuing the Document on Islamic Parliamentary Declaration (Parliamentary Vision to counteract challenges facing the stability grow and development of the Islamic World) (proposed by the State of the United Arab Emirates) 4.2 To condemn terrorist acts concocted in the Islamic Countries particularly in the Islamic Republic of Iran through involvement of Mossed Spy Networks. (Proposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran) 5. Requests for additions to the Extraordinary Conference Agenda: 5.1 Proposal of Kuwait to amend Article 19 of the Statute “The Conference may, on the request of Member Parliament of the Union, propose to amend the Statute of the Union. The proposal shall be submitted to the Conference together with its opinion. The amendments shall only become effective if approved by a majority of the Union Member”. 6. Updating the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 7. Adoption of the Report of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee. 8. Any other business.
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PROGRAM OF WORK TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE PUIC Abu Dhabi – United Arab of Emirates 17 JANUARY, 2011.
VENUE: YAS HOTEL
17 JANUARY, 2011 61.00 to 02.00 Hours: 1. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran. 2. Opening Speech delivered by Chairman of the Executive Committee, H.E. Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al-Ghurair. 3. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of work. 4- Draw lots for seating arrangements for the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 5. Report of the PUIC Secretary General. 6. Requests for additions to the Council’s Agenda: 6.1. Issuing the Document on Islamic Parliamentary Declaration (Parliamentary Vision to counteract challenges facing the stability grow and development of the Islamic World) (proposed by the State of the United Arab Emirate s) 6.2 To condemn terrorist acts concocted in the Islamic Countries particularly in the Islamic Republic of Iran through involvement of Mossed Spy Networks. (Proposed by the Islamic Republic of Iran) 7 Requests for additions to the Agenda of the Extraordinary Conference: 7.1 Proposal of Kuwait to amend Article 19 of the Statute “The Conference may, on the request of Member Parliament of the Union, propose to amend the Statute of the Union. The proposal shall be submitted to the Conference together with its opinion. The amendments shall only become effective if approved by a majority of the Union Member”. 8- Updating the Draft Agenda of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council.
Preparation and finalization of the Report of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee by the General Secretariat of the PUIC.
9. Adoption of the Report of the 25th Meeting of the Executive Committee 10. Recitation of some Verses from the Holy Quran.
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DRAFT AGENDA OF THE THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE PUIC COUNCIL ABU DHABI -UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 18 JANUARY, 2011
1. Adoption of the Agenda and the Program of Work of the 13th Session of the PUIC Council. 2. Examination and adoption of the Reports of the 23rd 24th and 25th Meetings of the PUIC Executive Committee and their annexes (except part concerning amendment of the PUIC Statute) 3. Examination of the Reports and the Draft Resolutions presented by the Rapporteurs of the following Standing Specialized Committees (S.S.C.s):-
3.1 Committee on Political and Economic Affairs. 3.2 Committee on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and the Environment. 3.3 Committee on Women, Social and Cultural Affairs.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
4. Approval of the following financial documents of the Union:
4. 1 Report of the Financial Control Committee (FCC) on the Final Accounts for the fiscal year 2010. 4. 2 Proposed Budget for the fiscal year 2011.
5. Taking note of the financial situation of the fiscal year 2010. 6. Determining the fees of the Local External Auditor for the year 2011. 7. Deciding on the request to exempt the Somali Parliament from the payment of its annual contributions in view of the prevailing circumstances in the Republic of Somalia.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS
8. Election of the President of the 14th Session of the PUIC Council (from the African Group). 9. Preparation of the Draft Agenda for the 7th Session of the PUIC Conference. 10. Any other business.
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EXC/25-2011/D.2 PROPOSAL MADE BY THE FEDERAL NATIONAL COUNCIL OF UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ISSUANCE OF ISLAMIC PARLIAMENTARY DECLARATION REGARDING “PARLIAMENTARY APPROACH TO CONFRONT THE CHALLENGES AGAINST STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD” BY PUIC
1 DECLARATION CONCEPT
A PUIC five-year Definition Document emphasizing on two prime aspects:
First: The Parliamentary role in addressing the political, economic, social and cultural challenges facing our Islamic countries (taking in consideration the outcome of OIC’s Ten year Action program).
Second: The Parliamentary role in dealing with Islamphobia and in developing relations with other civilizations.
2. RATIONALE
A. Ever since its inception, PUIC has not adopted any progressive program that enhances its impact and efficacy. In all its meetings and conferences, PUIC has merely taken positions in the forms of resolutions or final statements.
B. Various regional and international parliamentary bodies, are adopting the concepts of declarations through which they formulate their short and medium term action programs. These programs are meant to catalyze and follow up on work, examine any shortcomings, and devise a progressive program aimed at achieving the required efficiency for organizations. Hence:
- The Inter-Parliamentary Union ( IPU) issued the Universal Declaration on Democracy as definition document for international and parliamentary democratization.
- The Organization of Islamic conference ( OIC) currently adopts The Ten-Year Action program (a ten year work plan aiming to enhance collaboration among Muslim Countries).
– The Arab Inter- Parliamentary Union (AIPU) previously adopted a program for harmonizing Arab legislations.
– The European Parliament previously adopted a seven-year program regarding political and economic issues facing Europe. One of the outcomes was the Euro.
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– The Pan- African Parliament is adopting a program about the role of African Parliaments in settling conflicts and improving relations between African nations.
3. PUIC Meetings, despite their significance, became overwhelmed by individual states” visions and positions related to any political or economic issues. Due to that, its resolutions are drafted in a generic manner satisfying all Islamic parliament. This approach sternly effected the work of the PUIC and enhanced its role in expressing the hopes and ambitions of Muslim populations. Therefore, it is essential that we agree on a quantum leap initiative in PUIC proceedings such as building a five-year program according to the proposed Islamic parliamentary Declaration.
4. This approach will allow PUIC to open up to experts from the Muslim World. Subsequently, an expert group will be formed from parliamentarians with major support by technocrats working as consultants, so as to produce the required definition documents and studies that could materialize through this declaration.
5. Adopting this idea shall enable the possibility to contemplate the participation of Muslim parliamentarians in the United Nations’ Dialogue Among Civilization’s where it is unnatural to keep the representatives of Muslim people (Muslim parliamentarians) from expressing their populations views in such crucial and important events.
6. This declaration enable us to review our studies and resolutions regarding many issues and challenges that are facing our nation’s since knowledge of parliaments’ roles and impacts shall be one of the fundamentals that this declaration shall seek to accomplish. On many occasions, it has been noted that Muslim Parliaments find it quite difficult to carry out resolutions issued by the PUIC.
7. Whereas the declaration aspires to forge a five-year PUIC program definition document regarding the challenges against stability and development in the Islamic World, on the program’s evolution, then adapting it to the World’s contemporary circumstances and variables in addition to establishing fundamentals and strategies for joints Muslim parliamentary collaboration in other parliamentary assemblies.
8. If this proposal is approved then proposed work mechanisms could be as follows:
A ) Forming a committee from the PUIC Council to draft the Islamic Parliamentary Declaration.
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B) Each member state shall nominate two experts well-versed in the issues and matters discussed in the Islamic Parliamentary Declaration. Curriculum vitae of nominees need to be submitted to the PUIC committee who will then select advisors and experts to take part in its work.
C. After deliberations with advisors and experts, the committee shall, within a six-months period, issue the definition document depicting PUIC’s five-year strategic plan.
D. The definition document will be presented to the next PUIC conference for deliberation and adoption. The declaration draft must be presented to Islamic states’ parliaments at least one month prior to the PUIC conference.
In conclusion, we request your approval on our proposal.
Abdul Aziz Abdullah Al Ghurair Speaker, Federal National Council United Arab Emirates
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