The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, expressed his sincere thanks to the Chadian President, Idriss Déby Itno, for his valuable efforts to restore peace and stability to the Central African Republic (CAR). He also expressed his deep appreciation to the Chadian President for accepting to host the dialogue between the OIC and the Popular Front for the Renaissance of Central Africa (FPRC) in Chad, aimed for an immediate cessation of hostilities and providing appropriate conditions to the elections, which will be held on 27th December 2015. Madani praised also the favorable response of the FPRC leaders to the OIC initiative on CAR, which the OIC Special Envoy to CAR, Dr. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, has been working to implement on behalf of the OIC Secretary General. The OIC Secretary General called on all Member States to pursue the path of national reconciliation in CAR and the commitment of all political actors to leave the past behind and renounce all forms of exclusion and marginalization. Madani reiterated the OIC commitment to follow up on the situation in CAR and establish constructive partnership relations with the new authorities, which will be elected on 27th December 2015 to implement the commitments and covenants in order to achieve the real National Reconciliation. In this way, Muslims, Christians and followers of other beliefs can enjoy respect of their beliefs and citizenship in CAR. The OIC Secretary General expressed furthermore his hope to see the OIC Member States and institutions contributing to the reconstruction efforts in CAR. He called for an intensive cooperation aimed at developing the infrastructure, agriculture, education and health, particularly in the most disadvantaged areas in the country, which will be selected in coordination, and cooperation with the CAR Government. Madani noted that the OIC General Secretariat will work on an ongoing basis to follow up developments of the situation in CAR until a just and durable peace will be restored in CAR, an Observer Member State in the OIC.
