JEDDAH — Iranian nuclear deal will usher in stability and security of the region, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation has said. Iyad Bin Amin Madani, OIC chief, hoped that the agreement will be adhered to in letter and spirit and it would move forward a new political paradigm in the region in place of strife and unrest that has become a major threat to peace and security of the region and the world. He underlined OIC's continued efforts to be a platform for such a paradigm. Madani also stressed the priority for addressing economic integration and fostering the necessary environment for sustainable development in the region, utilizing energies of its people toward construction and creation, away from sectarianism and division; emphasizing the keenness of the OIC to strengthen economic and trade activity between the member states in accordance with agreements, economic programs and instruments adopted by the organization. Madani also reiterated OIC's stand on the need to respect the inalienable right of the developing countries to conduct nuclear energy research, its production and use for peaceful purposes without discrimination and in accordance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Madani called on the international community to pursue with the same spirit as was adopted for the Iranian deal to oblige Israel to join the NPT and put its nuclear arsenal under full and comprehensive supervision of the United Nations. Efforts should also be exerted, he said, toward establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East for the sake of peace, security and stability in the region and the world. — SPA
