Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condemned the joint US-Israeli plan for the forced displacement of Gazans and ethnic cleansing in the besieged territory, Press TV reported.
On Saturday night, Araghchi said all Muslim nations must take a unified stance to thwart this plot.
Abbas Araghchi spoke with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hussein Ibrahim Taha in a phone call.
Iran's top diplomat called for an extraordinary meeting of the organization to take decisive and effective action in defense of Palestinians’ rights.
He highlighted the grave responsibility of Muslim nations to support the rights of the oppressed Palestinians, particularly their right to self-determination.
“The plan to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza is not only a great crime synonymous with ‘genocide,’ but also has dangerous consequences for the stability and security of the region and the world,” he said.
Araghchi added that “the Organization of Islamic Cooperation must take a decisive and effective decision as soon as possible by holding an extraordinary meeting with the presence of the foreign ministers of the member states to defend the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”
The OIC chief, for his part, rejected the forced displacement of Gazans as completely unacceptable, while welcoming Iran’s proposal for an extraordinary OIC meeting.
Araghchi also discussed the current situation in Gaza in separate phone calls with his Tunisian, Egyptian, Turkish and Pakistani counterparts.
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