Iran, Saudi Arabia call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, delivery of humanitarian aid
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, have underlined the need for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
According to Press TV, during a meeting in Geneva on Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian said the Muslim world needs to “exert strong pressure on the Zionist regime and the US government in order to immediately implement the ceasefire and send immediate humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.”
Bin Farhan said Riyadh and Tehran have a “common view” regarding the Palestinian issue and the cessation of Israel’s barbaric aggression on Gaza.
“We have a common view on supporting the Palestinian nation and the immediate establishment of a ceasefire and the sending of urgent humanitarian aid, and we will continue our efforts,” the Saudi foreign minister added.
Prior to the meeting, Bin Farhan censured the “double-standard approach” by the international community toward Israel’s brutal war on the besieged Palestinian territory, saying, “What is coming to pass in Gaza is against all international conventions.”
The top Saudi diplomat slammed the silence and absence of international action, and said, “Double standards regarding the Gaza war are intolerable.”
Bilateral ties ‘on the right track’
During the meeting in Geneva on Wednesday, Amir-Abdollahian voiced his satisfaction with the progress in the improvement of relations between the two sides, saying Iran and Saudi Arabia are two “important and influential” countries in the West Asia region.
He highlighted the need for enhanced economic and trade relations between Tehran and Riyadh and said Iran is ready to strengthen bilateral ties “in various fields.”
Bin Farhan said the relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia are “on the right track,” and “we are witnessing a positive trend in bilateral ties and we welcome the development of relations between the two countries.”
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