Meeting of the OIC Contac Group on Jammu and Kashmir on the Sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York

The Contact Group of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir met on 23 September 2025 on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The meeting reviewed the political and security situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and examined the deteriorating human rights conditions in the occupied territory.

Chaired by the Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs of the OIC, Mr. Yousef M. Al-Dobeay, the meeting was attended by the member states of the Contact Group i.e. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Niger and Azerbaijan. A delegation of the True Representatives of the Kashmiri People was also in attendance.

Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, thanked the OIC and its Member States for their steadfast support to the Kashmiri people's right to self-determination. He condemned India's attempts to entrench its illegal occupation through draconian laws, repression, and demographic changes, noting intensified human rights abuses and arbitrary detentions since August 2019. He reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to peace, stressing that lasting stability in South Asia depends on resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute through genuine dialogue.

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister urged the OIC to press India to end repression, free political prisoners, repeal draconian laws, and allow Kashmiris to exercise their right to self-determination under UN Security Council resolutions.

Participating delegations, members of the Contact Group underscored that the Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains a vital priority on the OIC's agenda, reaffirmed their steadfast support for the legitimate struggle of the Kashmiri people to realize their inalienable right to self-determination in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people. They urged renewed efforts toward an early, peaceful resolution of the dispute.

A Joint Communique was formally adopted by the Contact Group during the meeting.

Islamabad

24 September 2025