In a communiqué issued at the end of the 13th summit of the OIC at Istanbul, the bloc comprising 57 Islamic nations expressed concern over “indiscriminate use of force and gross violations of human rights” by security forces of India in Kashmir.
India rejected all references to Kashmir in the final communiqué of the OIC summit. New Delhi also pointed out that the bloc had no locus standi on the issue.
The OIC called upon India to implement “numerous UN (United Nations) resolutions on Kashmir, which declared that the final disposition of the state of Jammu & Kashmir would be made in accordance with the will of the people expressed through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite,” conducted under the auspices of the international organisation.