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RIYADH, Oct 24 (Reuters): Muslim leaders will gather in the holy city of Mecca in December for a summit called by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to address rifts between Islamic nations, the Organisation of the Islamic Conference said.
The 56-nation group said in a statement on its Web site, dated Sunday, that the meeting would take place on December 07-08.
It follows an emergency summit in Malaysia last year to tackle anger in the Islamic world over US policies in the Middle East. That meeting called for a greater role to be given to the United Nations in Iraq and in Palestinian territories.
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