27 Nov 2024
Thursday 14 April 2016 - 17:21
Story Code : 209570

Irans president slams any divisive measure at OIC

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has slammed as unacceptable "any divisivemove"attheongoingOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) conference.

Rouhani made the remark in an address to the 13th OIC summit in the Turkish city of Istanbul, which kicked off onThursday.

No message which would fuel division in the Islamic Ummahshould come out of the conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation,"Rouhani said.
He added that any divisive move [at the OIC] is invalid, as it doesnot enjoy the consensus ofthemember states and Muslim communityand as it is against the goal of the organization.

Rouhanis remarks came amid Saudi Arabias efforts to include statements against Iran and Lebanons Hezbollah resistance movement in the draft declaration of the OIC summit.

The OIC draft was prepared during an expert-level meeting of the organization in February in the Saudi port city of Jaddah. The Iranian officials could not attend in the meeting as they were denied visas by Riyadh.

On Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also slammed Saudi Arabias move to include statements against Tehran and Hezbollah as destructive. He warned that attempts by the Saudis to use the OIC mechanism to achieve their political goals resemble efforts by the former regime of Iraqs Saddam Hussein against Iran during the organizations meeting at the time of Iraqs imposed war against Iran in the 1980s.

By Press TV
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