Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani hoped that the ongoing 10th Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IIPU) session would address challenges of the 21st century and bring peace, security and stability for the Islamic Ummah.

Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani hoped that the ongoing 10th Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Union (IIPU) session would address challenges of the 21st century and bring peace, security and stability for the Islamic Ummah.

Larijani who is currently in Istanbul to attend the meeting made the remarks on Wednesday in an address to the participants of the event.

He further noted that challenges facing Muslim countries are of two kinds; first the general problems affecting Islamic states one way or another such as water crisis which results from violation of environmental regulations by the industrial countries.

The second type of challenges are mainly faced by Muslim states, he said, noting that of course, western countries have played roles in them.

Such challenges including terrorism have largely gripped Muslim countries, he said, noting the meeting mainly focuses on such challenges.

Noting that democracy, independence and revival of Islamic identity are currently demanded by the Islamic nations, Larijani further said that the West seeks to create diversion in the path or suppress it entirely.

In the ancient times, followers of various religions had lived a peaceful life alongside each other but in the past decade, followers of some faiths are called atheists.

This harms unity of the Islamic Ummah and some naive people in the region have fallen to the trap, the Majlis speaker said.

While the greatest wars in the history have occurred in Europe leaving behind millions of victims including Muslims, the West should not introduce itself peace-seeking and Muslim warmongers, he said.

Condemning provocative acts by certain western media outlets, Larijani said that the move seems to serve as a complementary for creating terrorist groups by the western intelligence services.

Larijani had earlier underlined that the Zionist regime’s footstep is seen in every terrorist act in the region, and called for a united world front against 'Israel'.
“The Zionist regime’s role is well evident in the terror attacks in the region, especially in the terrorist operations in Syria and Iraq, and a global unity is needed to annihilate the regime,” Larijani said in the Northwestern city of Ardebil on Tuesday before leaving Iran for Turkey to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting of the OIC.

He said given the dangers posed to the different regional states and the Islamic Republic of Iran’s pivotal role in the region and in soothing crises, the IPU meeting will try to make good decisions to increase unity among the Muslim countries against the arrogant powers.