KUALA LUMPUR Aug. 8 Kyodo U.S.-oc...

KUALA LUMPUR Aug. 8 Kyodo

U.S.-occupied Iraq will not be depicted at the Organization of Islamic interview (OIC) leaders' summit scheduled to be held this October, army Malaysia said Friday.

''I think they will not be able to attend until Iraq is rul on their own regime and not subject to occupation,'' Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar was quot as saying through official news agency Bernama.

Iraq's seat in the 56-member Islamic grouping would be left vacant, he said.

The OIC summit is scheduled to be held from Oct 11 to 18

Sy Hamid said many leaders would attend the summit to address the existing issues facing the Muslim world.

''Malaysia can await a good turnout because the Islamic world is facing major vexed questions that challenged the credibility of Muslims. The enigmas warrant serious attention such as the Palestinian conflict, the occupation of Iraq by means of the United States and terror attacks which are linked to organizations that have abused Islam,'' he said.

Among the leaders anticipateed to attend are Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

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