(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - An Iranian lawmaker has censured the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for remaining silent toward the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, urging the body to react to such crimes.
“The Organization of Islamic Cooperation can show a logical reaction in this regard, but it has not paid attention to this issue due to internal conflicts which are going on in certain Muslim societies, including the Syria crisis,” member of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Nozar Shafiei, said on Monday.
He expressed hope that the OIC would not remain indifferent to this ongoing catastrophe which is plaguing the Muslim world.
The Iranian legislator highlighted the significant role of the United Nations regarding the slaughter of Muslims in Myanmar, stressing that the UN Charter has the potential to take “very active” measures on the issue, though the organization has shown no reaction so far.
On Saturday, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to send humanitarian aid to the Rohingya Muslims, who have been subjected to violence in Myanmar.
The Buddhist-majority government of Myanmar refuses to recognize the Rohingyas and classifies them as illegal migrants, although the Rohingyas are said to be Muslim descendants of Persian, Turkish, Bengali, and Pathan origin, who migrated to Myanmar as early as the 8th century.
Myanmar President Thein Sein said on July 19 that the “only solution” to the plight of the Rohingya Muslims is to send the nearly-one-million-strong community to refugee camps run by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
However, the UN refugee agency has rejected the idea of setting up refugee camps to accommodate the Rohingyas.
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“The Organization of Islamic Cooperation can show a logical reaction in this regard, but it has not paid attention to this issue due to internal conflicts which are going on in certain Muslim societies, including the Syria crisis,” member of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Nozar Shafiei, said on Monday.
He expressed hope that the OIC would not remain indifferent to this ongoing catastrophe which is plaguing the Muslim world.
The Iranian legislator highlighted the significant role of the United Nations regarding the slaughter of Muslims in Myanmar, stressing that the UN Charter has the potential to take “very active” measures on the issue, though the organization has shown no reaction so far.
On Saturday, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to send humanitarian aid to the Rohingya Muslims, who have been subjected to violence in Myanmar.
The Buddhist-majority government of Myanmar refuses to recognize the Rohingyas and classifies them as illegal migrants, although the Rohingyas are said to be Muslim descendants of Persian, Turkish, Bengali, and Pathan origin, who migrated to Myanmar as early as the 8th century.
Myanmar President Thein Sein said on July 19 that the “only solution” to the plight of the Rohingya Muslims is to send the nearly-one-million-strong community to refugee camps run by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
However, the UN refugee agency has rejected the idea of setting up refugee camps to accommodate the Rohingyas.
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