Ahmadinejad to join emergency meeting of Muslim leaders

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will participate in an emergency meeting of Muslim leaders in Mecca, Head of Iranian presidential office International department, Mohammad Reza Forgani said.

Earlier, The Iranian ambassador to Riyadh Mohammad Javad Rasouli Mahallati said that Saudi Arabia has invited President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to participate, Mehr News reported.

At the time, Mahallati said that it is not clear whether President Ahmadinejad would participate in the summit or not. Saudi Arabian King Abdullah called for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Mecca to be held on August 14-15.

During the meeting, important regional developments and ways of confronting the existing threats will be discussed.


/IRNA/