UAE- UAQ Ruler addresses 13th Islamic Summit in Istanbul

4/17/2016 12:18:57 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) His HighnessShaikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain delivered a speech during the inaugural session of the 13th Islamic Summit which kicked off today in Istanbul.

Shaikh Humaid heads the UAE delegation to the event. In his speech on behalf of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Shaikh Saud said "At the onset l would like to congratulate Turkey on hosting the 13th Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). We extend thanks and appreciation to Turkey for the warm reception and hospitality. We also wish luck and success for our meeting. We extend thanks and appreciation to Egypt for chairing previous summit and achievements accomplished for the benefit of the Islamic world as well as enhancement of OIC's position.

He also extended thanks to Iyad Madani Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the organising Secretariat General for their continuous efforts to achieve the aspirations and objectives of the organisation in the best interests of the peoples of the Islamic nations.

He said "We meet today in an exceptional circumstances witnessed by the Muslim world in view of the crisis surrounding it and the accelerating intensity and complicated dangers which require all of us to redouble and intensify the ongoing work to confront them and deal with them in a collective serious and effective way."

The UAQ Ruler reiterated "Today the Muslim world faces great challenges represented by foreign attempts to interfere in its countries' internal affairs and internal risks represented in groups that have goals which are far from the national interests."

He said that terrorist and criminal acts threatening the Islamic world have unfortunately found an incubator environment in addition to receiving support and finance from other powers whether through funding or armaments in order to undermine the Islamic nations.

He also confirmed "The volume of the challenge facing us requires effective measures to deal with these dangers particularly to protect the youth of the Islamic nations from falling prey to the subversive propaganda of terrorist groups and to try to dry up their supportive sources."

Shaikh Saud re-affirmed that today terrorism targets to undermine the pillars of the modern nation-state destruct its institutions endanger its sovereignty and independence and the unity of its territories to real risks. From this standpoint the UAE calls for rapid and effective steps to eliminate this phenomenon by working to publish and promote a moderate religious discourse that exposes terrorism and sectarian and extremist ideas.

He concluded "I wish success and luck to achieve the good and stability of the Islamic nations."

Among those who attended the summit were Rashid Al Mualla Chairman of the Rashid bin Ahmed Al Mualla Award For Holy Quran and Islamic Culture Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and members of the accompanying delegation of UAQ Ruler.

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