Addressing 41st session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Foreign Ministers Conference, al-Faisal dismissed the Iraqi premier’s accusation that the kingdom is supporting radical militants as “baseless”.

The situation in Iraq, Syria and the Palestinian territories - followed with the region’s national security - took up much of the discussions for OIC foreign ministers.

At the conference, the ministers in attendance also discussed challenges faced by Muslim minorities in some countries.

Al-Maliki has earlier accused neighboring Saudi Arabia of supporting terrorist groups operating inside his country.

“The current terrorism originates from Saudi Arabia,” Maliki said in a recent interview.

The Iraqi premier also blamed the country along with Qatar and Turkey for sponsoring terrorism in Syria.

Earlier this month, he informed UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that Riyadh must be held accountable for the recent wave of terrorist attacks having claimed thousands of lives in Iraq so far.

Additionally, in a speech in the southern city of Nasiriyah on January 19, Maliki stressed that Iraq is the target for some countries that are “backing terrorism, and backing evil.”

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