of Azerbaijan;
Welcoming and appreciating the assistance extended by some
Member States and OIC relevant bodies, United Nations institutions
and international organizations;
Having taken note of the report of the Secretary General,
1 .Appeals to die Member States and Islamic institutions to make
available to the Government of Azerbaijan the much needed economic
and humanitarian assistance with a view to alleviating the
suffering of
the Azeri people.
2.
Calls upon the international organizations to continue to grant
humanitarian, financial assistance to Azerbaijan.
3.
Requests the Secretary General to follow-up the matter and
submit a report thereon to the Twenty-eighth Session of the Islamic
Conference of Foreign Ministers.
6.2.9.23. Resolution No. 25/27-C
On the Destruction and
Desecration of Islamic historical and cultural relics and shrines in
the occupied azeri territories resulting
from the Republic of
Armenia’s aggression against
the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Twenty-seventh Session of the İslamic Conference of
Foreign Ministers (Session of Islam and Globalization) held in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia from 24 to 27 Rabiul Awal 1421H (27-30 June
2000
),
Recalling resolution No. 39/26-C adopted by the Twenty-sixth
Session of the 1CFM;
Affirming those objectives and principles enshrined in the Charter
of the Organization of the islamic Conference (OIC) aimed at
coordinating efforts to safeguard and preserve the İslamic heritage;
Aware of the fact that the Azeri culture, archaeology and
ethnography are part and parcel of the histoiy of Azerbaijan and its
people and a source of the İslamic heritage as well;
Reiterating United Nations (UN) Security Council resolutions
nos. 822, 853, 874 and 884 on the Armenian forces total withdrawal
from all the occupied Azeri territories, including the Lachin and
Shousha areas, immediately and without conditions; and strongly
urging Armenia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of
the Republic of Azerbaijan;
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Reaffirming all the relevant decisions of previous conferences,
particularly the resolution on the armed conflict between the Republic
of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan adopted by the 7th Islamic
Summit Conference, held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, Rajab
11-12, 1415Ы (December 13-14, 1994); resolution no. 12/8-P (IS)
adopted by the 8th islamic Summit, held in Tehran, islamic Republic
of Iran, Sha'ban 9-11, 1418H (December 9-11, 1997) on the
aggression by the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azer
baijan; and the resolution adopted by the 14th session of the Executive
Board of the islamic States Education, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (ISHSCO) on the destruction of mosques as well as
Islamic educational and cultural institutions in the occupied Azeri
territories as part of the aggression by the Republic of Armenia against
the Republic of Azerbaijan;
Stressing that the mass and barbaric demolition of mosques and
other İslamic shrines in Azerbaijan, by Armenia, for ethnic cleansing
is one the crimes of genocide;
Realizing the necessity to follow a policy of aligning efforts to
safeguard the islamic heritage;
Noting the tremendous losses inflicted by the Armenian
aggressors insofar as the Islamic heritage is concerned in the Azeri
territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia, including complete or
partial demolition of rare antiquities and places of İslamic civilization,
history and architecture, such as mosques and other sanctuaries,
mausoleums and tombs, archaeological sites, museums, libraries,
artifact exhibition halls, government theatres and conservatories,
besides and smuggling, out.of the countiy, and destruction of a large
number of precious property and millions of books and historic
manuscripts and luminaries;
Having taken cognizance of the report of the OIC Secretary-
General on the subject:
(.Strongly condemns the barbaric acts committed by the
Armenian aggressor in the Republic of Azerbaijan aiming at the total
annihilation of the İslamic heritage in the occupied Azeri territories;
2.
Vigorously demands the strict and unconditional impleme
ntation by the Republic of Armenia of UN Security Council re
solutions nos. 822, 853, 874 and 884.
3. Lully shares the anxiety and alarm felt by the Government and
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