Malaysian PM urges end to violence in Najaf
Malaysia, which currently heads the world's biggest grouping of Islamic countries, called Monday for an end to violence in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, chairman of the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference, urged the United Nations to act to end the fighting.
"If the confrontation in Najaf is not defused, it will inflame emotions and may create unpredictable conditions," Abdullah said in a statement to the official Bernama news agency.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "It will also erode the fragile stability in the country and affect the preparations for the holding of the national elections in Iraq scheduled in January 2005," said Abdullah, who is in South Korea for a three-day visit.
"The people of Iraq deserve to have peace and not more suffering," he said.
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