The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the consensus reached by the participants in the Yemeni National Dialogue Conference, held in Riyadh under the theme "Saving Yemen", and their adoption of the document "Riyadh Declaration". OIC Secretary General Iyad bin Ameen Madani expressed the OIC's backing for the Riyadh Deceleration which reaffirms support to the constitutional legitimacy in Yemen; rejects the coup committed against its symbols; reaffirms the principle of national partnership; underlines the need to start rebuilding the institutions of the Yemeni State and calls for the launching of comprehensive national reconciliation. The Secretary General invited all Yemeni parties to begin the implementation of the Riyadh Declaration; and called on OIC Member States and civil society to provide humanitarian relief to affected areas in Yemen and contribute to reconstruction in the country.
