JEDDAH, MARCH 25, SPA -- JEDDAH-BASED ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) HAS URGED THE IRAQI LEADERS AND OFFICIALS TO WORK FOR THE FORMATION OF A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT SO AS AVOID THE COUNTRY THE ONGOING TRAGEDIES AND SUFFERINGS. IN A PRESS STATEMENT RELEASED HERE TODAY, OIC'S SECRETARY GENERAL DR EKMEL-EDDIN IHSAN OGHLU SAID THE IRAQIS SHOULD SHOULDER THEIR HISTORICAL AND NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK FOR THE FORMATION OF THE NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT. 'THE SITUATION IN IRAQI IS DETERIORATING AND GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE, AND IT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE TO KEEP SILENT VIS-A-VIS THE UNPLEASANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COUNTRY', HE SAID. DR EKMEL-EDDIN UGHLO URGED THE COUNTRIES NEIGHBORING IRAQ AND THE PEACE-LOVING COUNTRIES TO EXERT INTENSIVE EFFORTS FOR NARROWING GAPS AMONG THE CONFLICTING PARTIES IN IRAQ SO THAT IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO FORM A NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT AT THE NEAREST POSSIBLE TIME. --SPA 14 07 LOCAL TIME 11 07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/348299