Human Rights Council asked to address Pope's remarks

Islamic countries today asked the UN Human Rights Council to examine the question of religious tolerance, saying that Pope Benedict’s remarks on Islam threaten to alienate Muslims from the West.

Masood Khan, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, said Muslim countries were “reassured that the Pope has expressed regrets, distanced himself from the text that caused offence and renewed his invitation for a frank and sincere dialogue with mutual respect".