PUIC approves UAE's request on counter-terrorism Charter for Action

Istanbul, 18th January 2015 (WAM): The Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States (PUIC) approved a request submitted by the UAE Parliamentary Division, for the inclusion of an emergency item on in the agenda of the its 33rd meeting which started yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey, titled '' The Islamic Parliamentary Charter for Action Against Terrorism and Extremism''. Rashad Buksh, member of the Federal National Council's Parliamentary Division, said the proposed project reflects the orientation of the UAE's official diplomacy and its interest to explain the UAE's approach towards the issue. The proposal, he explained, recognises the urgency of confronting terrorism and its takfirist ideologies through the adoption of an inclusive, common, and effective strategy backed by international systematic efforts based on the UN leading role. He added the project contains objectives, contents and expected results as well as mechanisms of communication with regional and international parliaments and parliamentary organisations. – Emirates News Agency, WAM – http://www.wam.ae/en/news/emirates/1395275216460.html