Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi clarified the Indian position hours after the OIC announced that the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr. Ausaf Sayeed on July 5 met Secretary General Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen for a discussion when OIC proposed to “assist” a dialogue between India and Pakistan. “Our Ambassador conveyed the need to correct some of the misperceptions about India that are perpetrated by vested interests in the OIC. Mr. Bagchi later clarified that he had referred to Pakistan through the use of the term “vested interests”. India has reached out to various OIC members like the U.A.E., Bangladesh and the Maldives to support New Delhi’s position on relevant matters. Dr. Al-Othaimeen, conveyed the “desire of the OIC General Secretariat to dispatch a delegation to the disputed territory in line with relevant resolutions of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers”.

Source: The Hindu July 08, 2021 17:03 UTC