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Thursday 14 Jan 2016 - 12:30 Makkah mean time-4-4-1437
 Jeddah, (IINA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has stated that it would do everything possible to ensure that the standoff between Saudi Arabia and Iran can be resolved on a diplomatic level.
Tareq Bakheit, the OIC’s director of political affairs, said that the organization would be prepared to play the role of mediator if asked to do so.
Bakheit said that sectarianism threatens to damage the Muslim world, noting that the OIC, which cannot take sides between nations, wants to ensure that peace and stability prevails.
He said the OIC’s extraordinary meeting that will be held in Saudi Arabia soon would discuss the latest developments, especially the aggression against the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran. The resolutions of the meeting would be made public, he said.
He said the OIC is committed to its charter and cannot intervene in the internal affairs of member countries or side with one country against another. However, it has called on Iran to respect the Vienna Charter for Diplomatic Relations of 1961, and the Vienna Accord for Consular Relations of 1963, in addition to international laws, which protect diplomatic missions in all countries.
Bakheit noted that since the OIC’s establishment, it has played a significant role in solving conflicts in several member states in accordance with the approved resolutions from previous Islamic summits.
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