OIC extraordinary meeting unlikely to bear results: Iranian lawmaker

Since the beginning of the unrest in Syria, the Arab League and countries such as Saudi Arabia set a bad record of themselves by adopting hostile stances. Therefore, it seems unlikely that they intend to take steps to resolve the Syrian unrest.”
Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi
A senior Iranian lawmaker says it is unlikely that the extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), slated to be held in Mecca, would yield any results, given Saudi Arabia’s hostile stance towards Syria.

“Since the beginning of the unrest in Syria, the Arab League and countries such as Saudi Arabia set a bad record of themselves by adopting hostile stances,” Chairman of Iran’s Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Sunday.

“Therefore, it seems unlikely that they intend to take steps to resolve the Syrian unrest,” Boroujerdi added.

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz asked for the special session of the OIC, which will be held in Mecca on August 14-15, to address the major issues facing the Muslim world and the latest developments in the region.

Boroujerdi further said the reason for Saudi Arabia’s suggestion to hold the summit is the failure of the country’s officials to create tension in Syria.

“Saudi officials along with the Arab League as well as certain regional countries and trans-regional powers such as the US and Britain employed all their capacities to fuel tension in Syria,” Boroujerdi said.
“After facing several defeats in Syria, Saudi Arabia is trying to use the sacred and spiritual atmosphere of Mecca to provoke the public opinion of Muslim nations against Syria,” he added.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March 2011.

Damascus says ‘outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorists’ are behind the unrest while the West and the opposition accuse the security forces of killing protesters