AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has called for holding an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), following a deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed dozens.
The call came during a phone call between Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu as Turkey currently holds the rotating OIC presidency.
In a statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said Zarif called for "appropriate reaction of Muslim states to this heinous crime".
At least 49 Muslims were killed when a gunman opened fire on worshippers during the weekly Friday prayers at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch in New Zealand.
Four suspects -- three men and one woman -- have been detained. One suspected has been reportedly released.
The top Iranian diplomat also called for discussing recent Israeli assaults on worshippers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the OIC emergency meeting.
.............................................
End/ 257
16 March 2019 - 14:37
News ID: 933377
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has called for holding an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), following a deadly attack on two mosques in New Zealand that killed dozens.
