Tehran, Jan 17, IRNA – An International conference in Tehran on Wednesdayurged those OIC members having diplomatic and economic ties with theZionist regime to suspend those ties unless President Donald Trumpwithdraws his decision to relocate US embassy to Quds.
The call was made by the 13th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of theOIC member states (PUIC) in its closing session on Wednesday.
The text of the statement read out by the chairman of Majlis (parliament)National Security and Foreign Policy Commission read, “We as the heads ofparliamentary delegations of OIC member states attending the 13thConference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUIC)havecome together to discuss challenges facing the Islamic world.”
The statement also called for efforts to deal with the common issues of theMuslims and all human beings as a single system based on such lofty valuesas justice, democracy and benefaction to all.
Describing Justice, peace and security on the one hand, and sustainabledevelopment on the other as supportive pillars, it said that they should beplaced high on the agenda of regional and international organizations.Congratulating Iran’s Majlis on successful holding of the 13th Conferenceof the Parliamentary Union of the OIC member states (PUIC), the statementhighlighted various points as follows:“We condemn terrorism in all its manifestations, urging governments tobolster cooperation with an aim of eliminating the scourge.
“We welcome victories against Daesh in Iraq and Syria and appreciate allthe Islamic countries, particularly the Islamic Republic of Iran whichplayed a valuable and active role in this respect in cooperation withgovernments of other countries.
“We urge promoting dialogues among the Islamic sects, fighting dogmatismand extremism, promoting true understanding about religion and rejectingviolence.”
“We strongly condemn racist statements of the US president against othernations and linking Islam to global terrorism and express concern aboutsuch psychological statements which create disputes and misunderstandingsamong nations and religions.
“We strongly denounce US unilateral decision to recognize Quds as thecapital of the Zionist regime and consider it a threat to internationalpeace and security and full-scale aggression on the undisputable rights ofthe Palestinians and a null and void move which aroused sentiments of theMuslims and all freedom-seeking humans around the world.
“We declare our backing for the Palestinian nation and urge removingchallenges facing them and we deem resistance as the Palestinians people’legitimate right until their rights, particularly their return to theirhomeland and establishment of an independent Palestinian government withQuds as its capital, are fulfilled.”
They also called on the PUIC to revoke Israeli Knesset’ application forbeing a member of the grouping as a punishment for its violation ofinternational laws.
The statement also urged the member states to cut off political andeconomic ties with the Zionist regime unless the US President Donald Trumpwithdraws his decision to relocate US embassy to Quds.
“We also reject all the US unilateral moves as well as judicial rulingsagainst other governments, especially members of the PUIC, as they runcounter to international regulations, UN Charter and the governments’sovereignty and independence.”
“We voice our worrisome about critical humanitarian conditions in Yemen andstress the need for diplomatic solution (to the crisis) and facilitatingand accelerating dispatch of humanitarian aid to the impoverished country.”