Muslims face discrimination, violence in several western and other countries: FM Bilawal

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (92 News) - Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Muslims face systematic discrimination and violence in a number of western and other countries.

He expressed these views in his opening remarks at the 49th Session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Thursday.

"We must preserve and promote the security, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of our states, and the collective interest of the Muslim Ummah," he maintained.

He said that the Muslim world will have to raise the voice against Islamophobia.

The FM said that India wants to flee from the dialogues by ignoring the UN resolutions about Kashmir. "The Kashmir and Palestine disputes are our common target," he declared.

He said that the Muslim countries will have to defend their collective interests and promote them.