THE Islamic summit decided early yesterday to take the issue of
Myanmar's Muslim Rohingyas, displaced by deadly sectarian violence, to the
United Nations.
At a meeting in the holy city of
Mekah the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned
"the continued recourse to violence by the Myanmar authorities against the
members of this minority and their refusal to recognise their right to
citizenship."
"The summit has decided to
bring this matter before the General Assembly of the United Nations," it
said in a final statement.
The OIC announced on Saturday
before the summit that it had received a green light from Myanmar to assist
displaced Rohingya.
It said Myanmar gave its
agreement following talks in the capital Yangon on Friday between a delegation
from the pan-Islamic body and President Thein Sein on the "deplorable
humanitarian situation in Rakhine state."
The delegation assured Thein Sein
that Islamic humanitarian organisations were willing to provide aid to all
residents of the strife-torn state.
Saudi King Abdullah decided
Saturday to grant US$50 million ($62.48 million) to the Rohingya, the country's
news agency SPA reported, describing them as victims of "several rights
violations, including ethnic cleansing, murder, rape and forced
displacement."
Violence between Buddhists and
Rohingya has left scores dead, with official figures indicating that 80 people
from both sides died in initial fighting in June.
The entire state has been under
emergency rule since early June with a heavy army and police presence.
AFP
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