Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said that the Iranian nation is mourning for 465 victims of a catastrophe which could be prevented.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi said that the Iranian nation is mourning for 465 victims of a catastrophe which could be prevented.He made the remarks in an address to the coordination meeting of foreign ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in New York.
The objective behind the meeting was to forge coordination among OIC member states at the foreign ministerial level.
During the meeting, the ministers discussed major issues of the Islamic world as well as the crises gripping Muslim states, Palestine, Syria, Yemen and Iraq in particular.
The saddening incident of Mina was one of the topics dealt with during the gathering and most of the participants condoled all the Muslims, especially those suffering casualties, on the sad occasion.
Araqchi representing Iran at the head of a delegation said that Mina disaster which saddened the Islamic world was preventable.
'What is of more significance is feeling responsibility and being transparent, conducting professional investigations about perpetrators of the disaster and preventing repetition of such incidents in future,' he said.
Referring to numerous commonalities among the OIC member states, Araqchi said that Muslim countries face a lot of challenges and they should not allow sectarian differences damage Islamic unity.
'It is necessary for us to pave the way for establishment of peace, security and development in the region and Islamic world through foresightedness, bravery and patience,' he said.
Source: http://www.irna.ir/en