Speech by the delegation of Tajikistan

 In the name of Almighty Allah,


Your Majesty the Chairman of the Conference,
Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Your Highnesses the Heads of Islamic State and Government,
Dear Friends,

Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakatuh,


Holding our 3rd Extra-ordinary Islamic Summit on the Holy Land, venue of Divine Revelation and the cradle of the true Islamic Religion, is indeed a momentous event and of good omen.

First and foremost, I wish to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to our dear brother the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saoud and to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, people and Government, for their warm welcome and for their excellent arrangements in hosting the Conference.

It is also my duty to extend my thanks and gratitude to H.E. the Malaysian Prime Minister Datu Sri Abdullah Badawi for having so successfully chaired the proceedings of the Organization of Islamic Conference at its present session.

It is our hope to make this august meeting a turnabout for solidarity and mutual cooperation for the benefit of our countries which shall ensure happiness, success and development for our great Islamic Ummah.


Distinguished brothers,

As you know, Islamic civilization has played an outstanding role in the development of the civilization of mankind through high level science, knowledge, culture, wisdom and noble ethics.

Today, the world order has changed tremendously. Therefore, we have to adapt ourselves to the world development by referring to the customs of our ancestors. In order to reach this objective, we must use the noble human values embodied in Islam for the benefit of Islamic countries and their development.

At the dawn of the twenty first century, Muslim peoples who account for 1.3 billion inhabitants are undergoing very acute circumstances and are living one of the most dangerous periods of their life, as most of Islamic countries are considered today as developing countries.

There is unfortunately an erroneous conception according to which the world public opinion believes that the underdevelopment and poverty of Moslems are due to the true Islamic religion. In fact, he who is enlightened and fully conscious is well aware that this conception vision is wrong and has absolutely no foundation.

It is necessary to confirm that Moslems, since the dawn of Islam, have been able to become one of the greatest and most powerful nations in the world over a few decades only. This empowered them over almost 300 years with the command of the developed and sensitive regions and thereby remained one of the world's most political, economic, cultural and spiritual powerful nations.

Moreover, Moslems have given the world an unprecedented great advanced civilization. Islamic civilization has, indeed, resulted in a culture of solidarity and cooperation of top level which served the interests not of Moslems alone but also allowed the Jews, Christians and fire-worshippers and idolaterers to preserve their historical, religious and national entity by establishing the largest social inter-relations, as Islamic culture is a human culture in itself based on the love and dignity of Man.

One of the most evident and valuable characteristics of Islamic civilization is actually the spirit of moral, cultural, scientific, ethical and social innovation which gave birth to tens of genius intellectuals who enlightened the world with their knowledge.

Thanks to the will for opening up on other civilizations and to the spirit of tolerance, peoples around the world have benefited from the scientific, philosophical and medical heritage as well as from mathematics, natural sciences, ancient culture and the great accomplishments made by this very civilization.

Muslim countries, throughout their long history, were indeed an important bridge for regional economic, political and cultural communication. Thus, they played a major role in unifying the world and establishing a modern system of relations between nations.

As far as I think, the major factor for this historical jump remains with our firm belief in the spirit of innovation, the deep roots of Islam and our concern to preserve historical and cultural communication and to lay the foundations of unity, solidarity and constructive cooperation.

Our reality today is reflected in the attempt by others to link Islam to terrorism, extremism and violence, alleging that it is a danger for the civilized world. It is for this reason that all Moslem states are called upon to adopt a joint action in fighting all forms of fundamentalism, extremism and terrorism.

We do note that there are organizations and institutions that operate under the of Islam, while, manifestly they are puppet Moslem hands that she the blood of Moslems, destabilize Moslem countries and jeopardize the image of Islam, which serves but the enemies of Islam.

We are firmly confident that terrorists have no relations whatsoever neither with ethnicity, doctrines or countries. They are but enemies of Allah and of the peoples of Allah.

Therefore, we have to expose such enemies, to condemn their subversive acts whatever the reason and the slogans so that we absolve our Islamic sacred religion of their evil doings.

In line with this, we believe that the promotion of democratic principles and values are necessary for our era and that the social and cultural living of our peoples, where both Islamic civilization and democracy meet, help us upgrade, provided that national and cultural characteristics as well as the customs and moral values of every one of us be taken into account when achieving the expected democratic principles in accordance with the requirements of our societies. Otherwise, instability and political crises will be inevitable.

Today, a firm will and resolve to reach historical long term objectives and to provide decent living for every Moslem country and to every Moslem family is one of the most essential conditions for handling complex issues.

It is obvious that achieving this objective is still difficult, but we Moslems badly need this and we do have the possibilities and opportunities to do so, as our countries are endowed with tremendous natural resources such as water, arable lands, energy and minerals in addition to intellectual and human potentials as well as national cultural values and deep historical experiences for cooperation and assistance.

We are therefore capable of achieving this great target, namely that of giving priority to economic, technical, technological and scientific development in our national policies.

This could be secured if the Islamic countries, comply with the Quranic decree “the Faithful shall be brothers”, and endeavour to realize true unity and mutual relations of cooperation.

To this end, priority should be given expanding investment activities of affluent Islamic countries in big model economic projects in developing Islamic states. Such activities are likely to provide opportunities for sustainable development, raise standards of living of our peoples and solve the numerous social problems that are a source of violence instability and radicalism as well as criminal and terrorist activities. Stability and security in the Islamic countries could thus be re-established.

It should be noted that the realization of such programs could only increase the pace of regional economic development.

An example of this could be the construction of a number of hydroelectric stations in Tajikistan which possesses the largest and cheapest hydro-electric energy resources in the region. An investment of US$ 5 billion to US$ 7 billion could fully and economically cover the electrical energy needs of the Central Asia Republics, Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as part of Iran by cheap electric power.

Moreover, more than 2 million hectars of land could be reclaimed in Afghanistan, in particular, and in the region in general, agrarian conditions could be improved in millions of hectars of land and hundred of projects, social amenities and infrastructure established.

What is more important, job opportunities for 3 million people in Afghanistan alone could be secured which would constitute a major contribution by the Islamic world lin the reconstruction of this war-devastated Islamic nation.

It should be noted that this program will bear sustainable economic benefits for the investing countries.

If we, as an expression of political will, and feelings of brotherhood and equality, invest the unlimited monetary liquidity and vast capital resources deposited in international banks in promising regional projects, we could , in a relatively short period, secure uninterrupted economic growth and a better living standard for our people.

In this respect, the financial capabilities of the Islamic Development Bank should be doubled and additional Islamic Investment banks and funds established by the rich Islamic nations.

In other words, would it not be preferable that our Arab brothers’ investment take place in the Islamic world so that a decently prosperous life be secured for their fellow Muslims, thereby promoting the name and standing of Islam in the world.

Distinguished brother,

The Islamic world, being an integral part of the human race, can hardly avoid being effected by the changes that take place worldwide. Foremost among those changes in the 21st Century is globalization which has become a realistic orientation embodying special advantages.

Globalization, on the one hand, is an extensive international economic, technical technological and information network that brings modern technological achievements to the doorstep of mankind in his dealings with the surrounding reality. From this perspective, it should encourage us to expand relations between peoples and nations.

On the other hand, often the direct impact of globalization is to widen the gap between the developed and the developing countries and increase the inclination of national cultural entities to level changes of hegemony at the developed nations. The trend towards the so called “clash of civilizations” is reinforced and, more seriously, activities related to terrorist networks, drug-trafficking and organized crimes rise in numbers globally.

In my opinion, among the negative aspects and dangers, which result from globalization, there is moral and cultural degeneration as well as other social identifications, without which it is impossible to preserve the basic identity of Man.

At present globalization goes hand in hand with the process of self-identification of peoples and nations and the crystallization of cultures and civilizations and historical regions and it is expected to cause deep changes in the whole world.


For that reason, we support dialogue among civilizations and we believe that it is necessary to safeguard the cultural authenticity of the different peoples.

Among the noticeable trends nowadays that have a direct and natural relation with this process is the identification of new qualitative forms of competition between the different trends and orientations.

Therefore, as a central and honorable institution it is logical that the Organization of the Islamic Conference be able to meet the increasing needs of this era and interact with the world-wide quick changes and transformations.

In our opinion, the continuous implementation of the proposals of prominent personalities and caders of Islamic states concerning the strengthening and completion of the organs affiliated to the organization and the inception of new efficient institutions will contribute to improving the coordination of the work aiming at achieving the goals of the ten year plan of action and the long term Islamic strategy.

For our part, we consider that reforming the restructure of the organization along with its General Secretariat is at present one of the most important issues. In fact, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its executive institutions should be dynamic, active and in a position to meet the world challenges in harmony with the international environment.

In order to achieve this objectives, several proposals and recommendations have been submitted during this meeting, namely the extension of the powers of the Secretary General and the creation of an organ of permanent representatives and the opening of regional branches and offices outside Member States.

Besides, we consider that it is important to consider the possibility of setting up an organ of national coordinators of Member Sates as an effective follow up mechanism composed of a senior executive representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of each Member State who will be directly in contact with the General Secretariat. Such an experience within international organizations has proved to be beneficial and fruitful.

There are certainly other constructive proposals that could be considered and adopted with general consensus.

Dear brothers,

Our message along with the historical responsibilities we are shouldering should enable us to lay down a strategy for the future of our peoples and the Islamic world.

On these grounds, I do deeply and genuinely hope that we -the Heads of Islamic State and Government- will be ready to work with a strong will and great responsibility with a view to achieving the goals of the Islamic Ummah and laying down strong foundations for the future of our coming generations so as to allow them to live in prosperity, happiness, peace and dignity.

Thank you for listening

Wa Asslamu Alaikum wa rahmatu allah wa brakatuhu

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