IRNA � The Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance during his meeting with the Algerian authorities has called for a meeting between the Iranian and Algerian religious scholars to deliberate on finding a way to address activities by the Takfiri and extremist groups.

�Through holding such a meeting the two countries could generate new prospects to do away with the present problems faced by the Islamic World,� Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Tuesday after a meeting with Abou Abdullah Ghlamallah, head of Algeria�s High Islamic Council.

�Iran and Algeria, in addition to their deep cultural relations, hold a common view on the fight against terrorism,� he said.

The Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance said that the West is not going to help Muslim nations end the crises they face today.

�They are the Muslim nations themselves that can put an end to the current crises and they should join hands to address their problems by relying on their own resources,� Salehi-Amiri said.