OIC: Military intervention in Syria could lead to large-scale war in the region

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.23 / Trend A.Taghiyeva / Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has protested against a possible foreign military intervention in Syria, the OIC told Trend on Thursday. "We are against foreign military intervention in the processes on-going in Syria. It could contribute to start of large-scale war in the region," Mr Ihsanoglu said. Anti-government protests have been continuing in Syria for nearly a year. Daily reports about deaths of both civilians and law enforcement agencies are received regularly. The Syrian government will hold a referendum on a new constitution in order to normalise the situation in the country and meet the regime opponents' demands on Feb. 26. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az