ERC Delegation Visits OIC Head Office in Jeddah

OIC representatives thanked ERC delegates for working for the suffering Rohingyas in this critical time.

ERC and KSA officials met today to discuss plight of the Rohingya Muslims of Burma and Bangladesh.

(JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia) - The European Rohingya Council (ERC) delegation from Kingdon of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch visited OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) headquarters in Jeddah today and held an important discussion with Dr. Sulaiman Al Quid and Dr. Zakaria Adam Ahamed.

ERC delegates comprised of Mr. Mohammad Arif, Mohammad Rauf along with Mr. Abu Islam from Jaliyat attended the meeting where the delegates oriented OIC representatives on the current catastrophic situation faced by Rohingya in Arakan state of Burma and Bangladesh.

Mr. Jafer Al Shomry gave the introduction of ERC and told that it is a legitimate non-profit umbrella organization based in Europe, and advancing towards its goals of restoring basic human and political rights of the Rohingya ethnic minority in Myanmar (Burma) with cooperation with the government agencies and NGOs worldwide.

In this connection ERC delegates requested cooperation and political help from the OIC. The delegates also requested to open a OIC’s liaison office in Chittagong Bangladesh which can work for Rohingya both in Arakan and Bangladesh.

OIC representatives expressed their eagerness to meet ERC representatives again on a dated to be decided and thanked ERC delegates for working for the suffering Rohingyas in this critical time.