TEHRAN -- The foreign ministers of Iran and Iraq have called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to help Palestine in the face of Israeli acts of aggression.
During a telephone conversation late Sunday, Hussein Amir-Abdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein exchanged views on the unfolding developments across the occupied Palestinian territories.
The two sides emphasized the need for coordination and coherence among Muslim countries in support of the Palestinian nation, calling on the OIC to convene an emergency meeting in order to review ongoing developments throughout Palestinian lands and back Palestinians and Al-Aqsa Mosque against the Zionist regime’s atrocities.
The Iranian foreign minister also emphasized the legitimate right of the Palestinians to stand up against Israeli aggression and occupation.
He said the surprise operation by members of Hamas and other Gaza-based resistance groups is as a natural response to the ongoing Israeli aggression, its extremist actions against holy Islamic sites, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, and its massacre of Palestinian people, particularly women, children and prisoners.
In separate phone talks with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, Amir-Abdollahian touched on Israel’s repeated violations of UN resolutions, continued occupation of Palestinian lands, and unabated expansion of illegal settlements.
The Iranian foreign minister also pointed to Tel Aviv’s continuous breach of international law and insistence on warmongering policies.
Szijjártó, for his part, described dialogue and cooperation as the optimal solution to resolve regional conflicts, saying that Hungary always favors peace and protection of people’s lives in such situations.
In phone talks with Taliban’s caretaker foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Amir-Abdollahian said all Muslim countries must be united in defending the oppressed people of Palestine and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Mottaqi said the Taliban’s foreign ministry is keeping close watch on the ongoing developments in Gaza and has already issued a strongly-worded statement in support of the Palestinian people and in condemnation of Zionist occupiers.