The Conference welcomed the "peace agreement" between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front officially signed on 2 September 1996, and expressed its consideration for the important steps taken towards its full implementation. It also called on the Government of the Philippines and on the Moro National Liberation Front to preserve the gains resulting from signing the peace agreement.

The Conference commended the efforts of the leaders of the Moro National Liberation Front and of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for establishing peace in the south of the Philippines and asked the Secretary General and all concerned parties to continue extending the appropriate assistance in order to ensure the full implementation of the peace agreement during the transitional period until a self-rule zone in the south of the Philippines is established.

The Conference expressed satisfaction with the Secretary General's efforts to implement the adopted resolutions on Muslim communities and minorities in non-Member States, and particularly with the creation of a Contact Group from the Member States' permanent delegations at the United Nations in New York and Geneva to examine the cases of violation of the rights of Muslim communities and minorities in non-Member States.

The Conference reaffirmed the need to take action for the attachment of Muslim communities and minorities in non-Member States to their religious and cultural identity, to a fair treatment in terms of rights, commitments and duties, and to the provision of all their rights, civil or religious or other, without discrimination or segregation.

The Conference reaffirmed its commitment to Muslim communities and minorities living in non-OIC Member States.