measures as required in order to put an end to Armenian aggression
and occupation of the
Azerbaijani territories;
11. Calls for a just and peaceful settlement of the conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan on the basis of respect for the principles of
territorial integrity of states and inviolability of internationally
recognized borders;
12. Decides to instruct the Permanent Representatives of Member
States at the United Nations in New York, while voting at the UN
General Assembly, to give full support to the issue of territorial
integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
13. Urges Armenia and all Member States of the OSCE Minsk
Group to engage constructively in the ongoing OSCE peace process on
the basis of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and
the relevant OSCE decisions and documents, including those of the
First Additional Meeting of the OSCE Council of 24 March 1992,
OSCE Summits of 5-6 December 1994, 2-3 December 1996, 18-19
November, 1999, and refrain from any action that will make it more
difficult to reach a peaceful solution;
14. Expresses its full support for the three principles of the
settlement of the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
contained in the statement of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office at the
1996 Lisbon OSCE Summit, namely the territorial integrity of the
Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, highest degree
of self-rule of the Nagorno-Karabakh region within Azerbaijan and
guaranteed security for this region and its whole population;
15. Stresses that fait accompli may not serve as a basis for a
settlement, and that neither the current situation within the occupied
areas of the Republic of Azerbaijan, nor any actions, including
arranging voting process, undertaken there to consolidate the status
quo, may be recognized as legally valid;
16. Demands to cease and reverse immediately the transfer of
settlers of the Armenian nationality to the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan, which constitute a blatant violation of international
humanitarian law and has a detrimental impact on the process of
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peaceful settlement of the conflict, and agrees to render its full support
to the efforts of Azerbaijan undertaken to this end, including at the
General Assembly of the United Nations, inter alia, through their
respective Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York;
17.
Requests the OIC Member States to encourage their legal and
physical persons not to be engaged in economic activities in the
Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of
Azerbaijan;
IS. Expresses it support to the activities of the OSCE Minsk
Group and consultations held between Azerbaijan and Armenia and its
understanding that a step by step solution will help to ensure
elimination of the most serious consequences of the aggression against
the Republic of Azerbaijan;
19. Requests the Secretary General to communicate the principled
and firm position of the OIC vis-ä-vis the Armenian aggression against
the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the current Chairman of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe;
20. Reaffirms its total solidarity with and support for the efforts
undertaken by the Government and people of Azerbaijan to defend
their country;
21. Calls for enabling the displaced persons and refugees to return
to their homes in safety, honor and dignity;
22. Expresses its appreciation to all Member States which have
provided humanitarian assistance to the refugees and displaced
persons and urges all the other States to extend their assistance to these
people;
23. Expresses its concern over the severity of humanitarian
problems concerning the existence of more than one million displaced
persons and refugees in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan and
requests the OIC Member States, the Islamic Development Bank and
other Islamic Institutions to render much needed financial and
humanitarianassistance to the Republic of Azerbaijan;
24. Considers that Azerbaijan has the right for appropriate
compensation with regard to damages it suffered as a result of the
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