Foreign Ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference  (OIC) member states stressed OIC's commitment to strengthen unity, solidarity and the development of relations beneficial to everyone, in order to safeguard international peace, security and to achieve stability and prosperity within the member states and outside the organization, in the spirit of the Islamic religion, which is a mercy to the worlds.

    They pointed out in their final statement, which was issued the day after the emergency meeting, held in Mecca, pursuant to the recommendation of the Executive Committee of holding an emergency meeting, at the ministerial level, to discuss the launch of a militia al-Houthi a ballistic missile toward Makkah.

    The meeting condemned vicious attack by the al-Huthi and Saleh militiamen, who fired ballistic missile towards the direction of Muslims and cradle of revelation on Thursday evening, 26 of the month of Muharram 1438 H, corresponding to 27th of October 2016, Saudi Press Agency SPA reported.

    The meeting decided to adopt a statement issued by the Executive Committee meeting at the ministerial level held at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah on November 5, 2016, which called member states for a collective stance against this vicious attack, and those who stand behind it and consider those support the perpetrators by providing weapons to them, as a partner of a firm in the assault on the sanctities of the world Islamic and laying sectarian rift and essential support for terrorism.

    The meeting recommended the formation of a working group of members of the Executive Committee to consider taking practical steps, quickly to ensure non-recurrence of such heinous attacks as well as to send a message from the Executive Committee, on behalf of member states of the organization, to ask the United Nations to take the necessary international procedures to ensure the non-recurrence of such outrageous attacks on Makkah Al Mukkaramah , and the rest of the Islamic holy land.

Souce: QNA