Pakistan: Muslim countries meet to discuss Afghan aid at OIC summit

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Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met in Islamabad on Sunday to discuss future aid for Afghanistan.

Formally known as the ‘17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’, the session was held in Pakistan’s Parliament House building.

In his statements, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan highlighted that Afghanistan was in a difficult position after “years of corrupt governments” and a budget previously composed of a high level of foreign aid input.

Afghanistan’s economy has been hit hard after aid to the country was reduced by the US and NATO partner countries, in the light of their formal withdrawal from the country earlier in the year and the Taliban takeover.

“The future of the Afghan nation and its humanity is in serious danger. We have to pay attention to this crisis,” said Bin Farhan Al-Saud, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia

“The people of Afghanistan, especially the women and children who are living in a miserable condition, need humanitarian assistance from the international community,” added Al-Saud

The conference is set to continue on Monday, with representatives from the UN being present in the discussions held to-date.

SOUNDBITES:

SOT, Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan: “Years, years of corrupt governments, 75 percent of the budget supported by foreign aid. Now the country [is] in a situation, after the August 15, if the foreign aid dries up, the foreign reserves get frozen, banking system freezes, any country could collapse.”

SOT, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of Turkey: “The OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) should play a leading role in mobilising the international support for Afghanistan. The resolution we are adopting today, should be implemented.”

SOT, Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia (Arabic): “The future of the Afghan nation and its humanity is in serious danger. We have to pay attention to this crisis. The people of Afghanistan, especially the women and children who are living in a miserable condition, need humanitarian assistance from the international community.”

SOT, Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator: “So the need for liquidity and stabilisation of the banking system, again as we have heard from a number of speakers, is now urgent -– not only to save the lives of the Afghan people but also to enable the humanitarian organisations to respond and operate effectively.”

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