The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) followed with great interest the recent developments in the Gabonese Republic, an OIC Member State, where a few military elements attempted a failed coup against the country’s constitutional institutions.

The OIC denounced any action prejudicing the basic principles of its Charter, which affirms the need to preserve constitutional legitimacy, reaffirming its support for the elected Government in Gabon under His Excellency President Ali Bongo and insisting on its rejection of any attempt to undermine the security and stability in the country.