The 45th council of foreign ministers (CFM) ended on Sunday with the adoption of the declaration which the chair of the meeting, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, said puts down a number of clear commitments of the members to take forward the agenda of the Muslim world. In the concluding statement, he had said the declaration was “a comprehensive document encompassing the issues, interests and challenges of the OIC member states”. Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka in a statement on Sunday said just before the conclusion of conference, the host country circulated the text of Dhaka Declaration. “It only reflected the views of the host country and therefore issued under its own responsibility, signifying that the text was neither discussed nor negotiated by participating States. “The Declaration is without prejudice to the well established positions of OIC member states and the organization, as enshrined in the CFM and Summit documents,” read the statement.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2018 14:03 UTC