World muslim leaders discussed Syria

Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Reuters)-Muslim leaders Thursday began an emergency meeting of Islamic Cooperation Organization SUMMIT (OIC) which consists of 57 countries with suggested suspending the war that hit Syria, a move fiercely by Iran.

The OIC represents 1.5 billion Muslims around the world and that the Organization was conducting the meeting Tuesday night in Mecca, the holiest city of Islam, is very important-because of the holy month of Ramadan was 26 nights when the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, according to Islamic tradition.

The meeting led by Saudi King Abdullah and was held at the Royal Palace in the Al-Safa Makkah.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose country has openly criticised the impetus to Syria's membership in OKI menyekores, attend the meeting.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia proposed the suspension of Syria and push to mobilize support to the rebels.

Tension has been simmering for months between Sunni and Shia Muslims that dominated the Saudi Arabia which dominates Iran, because both of them competing in the old area and acted opposite on the uprising in Syria, which topped the Summit agenda.

Iran is the largest regional ally Syria's regime and has promised full support to President Bashar al-Assad that embattled, in his struggle to remain in power, even though it denies giving him with troops or weapons.

(H-AK) Editor: Tasrief Tarmizi

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