The Bangladesh foreign ministry termed the resolution adopted by grouping of Muslim countries in the Abu Dhabi meeting on Monday a “major diplomatic breakthrough”. It settles legal disputes between member states and gives advisory opinions to authorised UN organs and specialised agencies. It recommended taking legal steps for establishing legal rights on the principles of international law – specifically the Genocide Convention and other Human Rights and Humanitarian Law principles. This unanimous measure sets a precedent for the OIC in pursuing the legal path to justice to address crimes committed against humanity and for establishing the legal rights of the Rohingya population to their rightful homeland in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, the foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen led the Bangladesh delegation to the council and to the negotiations in the Special Committee.

Source: bd News24 March 04, 2019 19:18 UTC