Turkey calls on int'l organizations to attend OIC emergency summit

ANKARA, March 21 (KUNA) -- Turkey invited Thursday international organizations such as the UN, EU, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to attend the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) emergency summit in Istanbul, scheduled to kick off tomorrow.
Turkish foreign ministry said "upon Turkey's call for an emergency meeting, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will discuss on Friday the terrorist attack in New Zealand and increasing violence based on Islamophobia." "Turkey, as the OIC Summit Chair, has called upon holding an emergency meeting for discussing the increasing violence based on Islamophobia, racism and xenophobia, in particular the terrorist attack targeted two mosques in New Zealand on 15 March 2019," the ministry added.
The statement said within that framework, the OIC Open Ended Executive Committee Emergency Ministerial Meeting will be held on Friday in Istanbul, chaired by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
The statement noted that representatives from international organizations such as the UN, EU and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) are also invited to the meeting.
On March 15, at least 50 Muslims were killed when a terrorist opened fire on worshippers during the weekly Friday prayers at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. (end) rs.mb