Ihsanoglu called for international action to stop violence on ethnic Rohingya.
Head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on Sunday appealed to
the UN Security Council to intervene to protect Myanmar's Rohingya
Muslims from ethnic violence.
"Security Council must protect rights and lives of Rohingya Muslims,"
Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told a foreign ministers' meeting of member
countries in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The meeting brings together top diplomats of Turkey, Afghanistan, UAE,
Brunei, Djibouti, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Senegal and Saudi Arabia
who will discuss violent attacks including torchings, ambushes and
deadly assaults in Rakhine state.
Ihsanoglu also warned against a regional escalation of tensions.
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