Takht Ravanchi made the remarks in a meeting of ambassadors of Muslim countries with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday, where he highlighted the recent attacks by the Zionist Regime on Muslim worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosqu.
Ambassadors and representatives of other Muslim nations emphasized the UN’s role in fair settlement of the Palestine issue and ending the Zionist occupation of Palestinian lands.
Takht Ravanchi also mentioned the increasing Islamophobia and extremism against Muslim communities in some European countries, proposing that Muslim nations issue a joint statement to condemn the recent burning of the Holy Quran by the extremist Swedish groups. The proposal was accepted by Muslim representatives.
Elsewhere in the meeting, representative of Afghanistan called on Muslim nations to condemn recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
The attendees agreed to include the condemnation in the joint statement due to be issued in the coming days.
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