OIC bats for UN, lambasts 8216;evil terrorist attacks8217;

While calling for the necessity to protect the safety of the UN personnel and to facilitate their missions, the Secretary General condemned 8216;all evil terrorist attacks targeting the UN offices and personnel which have caused loss of many innocent lives8217;.

Ihsanoglu, in a statement, praised the constant efforts of the UN and its indispensable work to help the people of the world to cope with the challenges of the 21st century.

The OIC Secretary General also stressed the role of the UN to bring about peaceful settlements to all disputes confronting humanity, prominent among which were the chronic crisis in the Middle East and the conflicts affecting the Muslim world.

Speaking about the 8216;high expectations8217; of the Muslim world from the UN, Ihsanoglu expressed his satisfaction with the ever-increasing cooperation between the UN and the OIC in various fields and highlighted the remarkably positive spirit of cooperation he personally has had with the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the present head of the world body Ban-ki Moon.