PUTRAJAYA: The United States and Britain have acknowledged that the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has the clout to help halt the escalating violence in Iraq and Palestine and influence efforts to look for lasting peace in the region.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said, in their replies to his letter to them expressing concern over developments in Iraq and Palestine, both US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that the OIC had an important role to play in resolving the problems.