Iran calls for emergency OIC meeting

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki informs the Organization of the Islamic Conference of Tehran’s request for an emergency OIC meeting.

In a phone conversation with Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Mottaki relayed the Islamic Republic’s request for an emergency meeting of the OIC member states, IRNA reported.

Mottaki, who is in Japan for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program and the recent fuel swap declaration, condemned the Zionist regime’s inhuman crimes.

Ihsanoglu stated that he would discuss Iran’s suggestion for an emergency meeting with other OIC members.

Israel attacked the aid convoy Freedom Flotilla in international waters off the coast of Gaza on Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring 50 others.