Foreign Ministry Deputy for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said Iran favores solidarity among Islamic countries and urged these countries to confront any move which could tarnish unity.
He made the remarks on the sidelines of the two-day expert meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which is going on here.
He said that the experts participating in the event extensively discussed such issues as situation in Syria, Libya, Yemen as well as topics relating to Muslim minorities across the world.
According to the official, the meeting will also focus on ways of enhancing unity and Islamic solidarity, reconciliation within the Islamic world and finding ways to remove disagreements as well as a number of economic and cultural issues.
Araqchi said the OIC meeting will also produce a separate statement on Palestine which is to be offered to the foreign ministerial meeting.
Stressing the need for bolstering Islamic solidarity, the foreign ministry official stressed that Iran supported moves within the organization to foster unity and rejected attempts by some member states to turn issues between two countries into the main for the organization.
Saying that the Zionist regime is the main threat and biggest enemy for the Islamic world, he said the experts also reviewed the topic of terrorism, extremism and Takfiri movements inside the Islamic world.
Meeting of OIC foreign ministers as the most important executive department of this organization is underway with the presence of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Zarif arrived in Istanbul on Monday to participate in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting.
An Iranian delegation consisting of high-ranking officials headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araghchi participated in OIC expert meeting.
OIC Foreign Ministers' meeting is underway on April 12-13.
13th OIC Summit will be held on April 14-15 in Istanbul.
Based on previous information, 30 countries will participate in OIC summit.
The meeting which is to enhance the notion of solidarity and unity for justice and security is also discussing the situation in Syria, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, Somalia, Mali, Jammu and Kashmir as well as the recent armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation is an international organization founded in 1969 and consists of 57 member-states.
The organization states that it is 'the collective voice of the Muslim world' and works to 'safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony'.
The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union.
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