European Union Foreign Minister Javier Solana is on a damage control mission in West Asia to soothe anger over Danish cartoons that depicted Prophet Mohammed in a distasteful manner. Meeting with the leaders of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC), which groups 57 Muslim countries, he stressed the importance of "needing each other." Highlighting a EU initiative to develop a moral code of conduct for the press that would control publication of offensive material, he doubted if this will happen again. After meeting Saudi Arabian King Abdullah, he will then travel to Egypt, Jordan, Palestinian territories, and Israel. Danish and Norwegian missions have been under attack in Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.