India should properly resolve situation emerged after BJP leaders' blasphemous remarks: China.

BEIJING -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Monday hoped that India would properly resolve the relevant situation emerged as a result of BJP leaders' blasphemous remarks causing strong dissatisfaction among Indian Muslims and Islamic countries.

"We have noted relevant reports and hope that the relevant situation can be properly resolved," Wang Wenbin said during his regular briefing here while commenting on Bhartia Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma's remarks about the Prophet Muhammad PBUH which caused strong dissatisfaction among Indian Muslims and Islamic countries.

The Muslims countries including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Indonesia, Iraq, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Jordan, Libya and Bahrain have condemned the remarks.

Many Muslim countries foreign offices also summoned the Indian envoys to register their protest besides issuing strongly worded statements.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also issued a strongly worded statement against blasphemous remarks by Indian leaders.

Wang Wenbin said that China had always maintained that different civilizations and different religions should respect each other and live on an equal footing.

"We should abandon arrogance and prejudice, deepen our understanding of the differences between our own civilization and other civilizations, and promote exchanges, dialogue and harmonious coexistence among different civilizations," he added.

In a statement, Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor of Southwest University of Political Science and Law said that massive Muslim demonstrations across India, demanding

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