Hurriyat (G) chairman leader Syed Ali Geelani is all set to attend, if allowed by government to travel, Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) foreign ministers meeting to be held in New York from September 27 to October 1 this year.
Besides Geelani, Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and chairperson Duktarn-e- Millat Asiya Andrabi have been invited by the OIC’s Director General of Cabinet, Abdul Aziz Al- Sabeel to represent Kashmir in the coming foreign ministers meeting in New York.
OIC had invited Geelani in the past too for this meeting, but could not attend for not having the passport. But this time Geelani is having passport, as he was issued one only in July by the state government. He had applied for the same in May to travel to Dubai to meet his ailing daughter, who had suffered a paralytic attack. And in July the short-duration passport was issued to him, which will be valid for nine months.
This would be first time that Geelani will be attending an OIC meeting in New York.
However, Hurriyat (G) spokesperson, Ayaz Akbar, told KNS that no decision has been taken yet whether Geelani would attend the meet or not. “Geelani sahab has been invited to attend the OIC meeting, but no decision has been taken on it so far. The decision on it will be taken in APHC members meeting soon,” he told KNS.
Sources said that Geelani, if allowed to travel, would apprise OIC leadership about present situation of Valley, and will urge them to press India to stop human rights violations perpetrated by its forces in Kashmir.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has also invited the Hurriyat (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chairperson, Aasiya Andrabi to attend the forthcoming meeting of the OIC scheduled to be held in New York.
“OIC Secretary General has formally invited Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to attend the annual meeting of the foreign ministers of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the meeting of Kashmir contact group to be held at New York from September 27 to October 1 on the sidelines of the 70th sessions of the UN General assembly. Hurriyat (M) has an observer status in the OIC,” Mirwaiz’s spokesman said in a statement issued to KNS.
He said that he intended to attend the meet and apprise the representatives of the OIC member states about the ‘gross human rights violations perpetrated by Indian troops in Kashmir.
Spokesperson of Duktarn-e- Millat in a statement said that their president received a formal invitation by OIC to attend the foreign ministers meet in New York, “but only hours after she was arrested by police.” (KNS)