Iran calls for a referendum in Palestine as the best solution

At an extraordinary joint summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League on Monday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Aref commemorated the name and memory of martyrs of the resistance, including former Lebanese Hezbollah chief martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and ex-chief the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, martyr Yayha Sinwar, who was killed by the criminal Zionist regime was murdered.

He also thanked Saudi Arabian officials for holding the meeting and stressed that the Israeli genocide in Palestine and Lebanon was the result of the criminal's impunity.

Aref strongly condemned the crimes and genocide of the Zionist regime in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Indifference to oppression, aggression and injustice leads to inaction and passivity, he said, adding that inaction is a kind of moral failing that encourages criminals to commit more crimes.

The genocide and occupation are the result of the feeling of impunity of criminals who feel entitled to the unconditional support of the United States and several other Western governments in any situation, the First Vice President emphasized.

He stressed the responsibility of Islamic and Arab countries under the current circumstances and called for a decisive decision and collective action to end the crimes of the occupying regime of Israel.

Establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, urgent coordination at the international level for the rapid and full distribution of emergency humanitarian assistance to populations affected by the Zionist regime's aggression in Palestine and Lebanon, and measures to rebuild vital infrastructure and improve health services in Gaza and Lebanon are the least things that should be addressed by all Islamic states.

Aref called for a strong condemnation of the crimes of the Israeli occupation regime and renewed strong support for the Palestinian cause, expressing the hope that this meeting will help consolidate a unified position against the aggressions of the Zionist regime through effective and coordinated steps, he added added.

He reiterated Iran's call to hold a referendum in the occupied territories with the participation of all Palestinians, as this is the best solution to the problem.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has proposed a solution through a referendum among all Palestinians – Muslims, Christians and Jews – as the only democratic solution for a lasting solution to the Palestinian question and ensuring the right of self-determination of these people.”

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref arrived in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Monday to attend the meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

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