OIC Chief hails AU resolution on Sudan

Jeddah, February 07, SPA-- The Secretary General of the Organization
of Islamic Conference (OIC), Prof .Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has
expressed OIC's support to the decision by the AU (African Union) at
its latest Summit in Addis Ababa to mobilize international support to
postpone the ICC prosecution against the President of the Sudan.


The Secretary General noted that the AU decision is in line with the
OIC position adopted by the Extraordinary Executive Ministerial
Committee held in August 2008 in Jeddah which maintained that the
ICC's move represents a dangerous precedent and an unnecessary
diversion capable of complicating the situation in Darfur and warned
against the grave ramifications that might arise of the ICC action,
according to a press release of OIC.


On the other hand, Prof Ihsanoglu called on both the Sudan
Government and the rebel movements to end all hostilities and return
to the negotiating table as the only viable way to achieve durable
peace in Darfur region of the Sudan.


He further urged the Justice and Equality Movement to withdraw from
Muhajeria without any pre-conditions in order to avoid any escalation
in the area.

--SPA