Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said the United Nations, particularly its Security Council, must adopt a “firm and clear” position against the US-Israeli scheme aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from the Gaza.
In a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Araghchi condemned the “dangerous” US-Israeli plot, which he said poses a threat to international peace and security, Press TV reported.
“The proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians violates all principles and standards of international law and the United Nations Charter, and, in fact, complements the Israeli regime's plan for genocide and the eradication of Palestine,” he said.
Araghchi noted that he has recently held intensive consultations with the foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim countries about the Israeli regime’s plan against the people of Gaza.
The top Iranian diplomat said Arab and Muslim countries have strongly condemned the Tel Aviv regime’s forced displacement plan, which reflects their grave concern regarding the “continued gross violation of the Palestinian people’s rights and their genocide in another form.”
He censured the recent stance of the Israeli regime’s prime minister, who had called for the displacement of Palestinians to Saudi Arabia, describing it as a clear example of the occupying regime’s “brazen and audacious behavior.”
The Iranian foreign minister said the international community must prevent the normalization of the lawlessness and criminality of the occupying regime.
Guterres said the United Nations strongly opposes any plan regarding the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza which is “completely rejected and unacceptable.”
He underscored the importance of respecting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
Guterres also said the immediate dispatch of humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged people in Gaza and help to reconstruct the Strip figure high on the UN agenda, saying the UN would spare no efforts in this regard.
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