OIC chief on meeting with Rohyinga: 'I was crying'

The Associated Press

Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 | 12:10 a.m.

The secretary general of the world's largest bloc of Islamic countries says meetings with members of Myanmar's long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community _ chased from their homes by machete-wielding Buddhist mobs _ brought him to tears.

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu made the comments as he and other members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation wrapped up a four-day visit to the country Sunday that included talks with the president, ministers, interfaith groups and U.N. agencies.

But it was the huge, emotional crowds living in trash-strewn camps outside of Sittwe _ where streets are now all but devoid of Muslims _ that made the biggest impression.

"I've never had such a feeling," he said. "I was crying."

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