Quds Al-Sharif and the Palestinian cause which forms a central issue at the forefront of the OIC's concerns, particularly in view of what the City is facing in terms of judaization, disfiguration of its cultural and historical character and alteration of its demographic composition. In this respect, we lend our full support to the Palestinian quest for an independent State with accession to full membership of the United Nations. To this effect, we have contributed and still continue to contribute intensive efforts to help bring this quest to a successful conclusion. We here express our great satisfaction at what has been achieved for Muslims in Southern Philippines through the recent conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the Philippines Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). We, at the OIC, are endeavoring with diligence for the unification of the ranks of Muslims in this country, and it is our hope indeed that the conclusion of this Agreement will form the starting point for a developmental process in the province of Mindanao. We hope too that the Rohingya people in Myanmar will soon also be afforded the chance of seeing a similar light at the end of the tunnel. We cannot here omit to recall the humanitarian ordeal endured in Syria where the absence of security and the continued violation of human rights have become a daily scene, with the killing and dispersal of so many. We pray to the Almighty God that the advent of this auspicious event may signal the hope for an early end to this crisis. And, in recognition of the sanctity of this venerable occasion, we at the OIC, hereby call for a ceasefire to be observed during the Eid holy days. I pray to Allah, Mighty and Sublime be He, to will it that the coming Eids will find this Islamic Ummah having fully regained its glorious position among the nations of the world and achieved its people's aspirations towards progress, dignity and prosperity.
