Final Communique of the Tenth Session of the Islamic Summit Conference (Session of Knowledge and Morality for the Progress of Ummah)

Putrajaya – Malaysia

20 - 21 Sha’aban 1424 H. 16-17 October 2003



33. The Conference reiterated its condemnation of the continuing aggression in the Republic of Armenia against the Republic of Azerbaijan, which constitutes a blatant violation of the United Nations Charter and international law. It called for total, unconditional and immediate withdrawal of the occupation forces of Armenia from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The Conference demanded from Armenia to implement fully other provisions of the United Nations Security Council resolutions 822, 853, 874 and 884. The Conference reiterated the necessity to put an end to all illegal Armenian settlement activities and other measures and practices of artificial geographic, cultural and demographic alterations in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, in particular planned transformation of the Mosque in the town of Shusha into an Armenian library. The Conference urged all member States to continue strengthening their solidarity with the people of Azerbaijan, supporting its just cause and to use all resources of the Islamic Ummah to achieve soonest restoration of complete sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. The Conference called on member States to extend their full support to endeavors of Azerbaijan to utilize the potential of the United Nations to this end, including through the cooperation of the latter with relevant regional international organizations.

Putrajaya, Malaysia

21 Shaaban 1424 H

17 October 2003
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