Pakistan And Iran's Foreign Ministers Reject Trump's Plan On Gaza

JAKARTA - Foreign Ministers from Pakistan and Iran discussed the situation in the Middle East with a focus on the Gaza Strip, and rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians as worrying and unfair.

The statement was made by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Sunday.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, had a telephone conversation with Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, to discuss the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza.

Commenting on Trump's plan, Dar, who also serves as deputy prime minister, stressed that Palestinian land belongs to the Palestinian people and the only fair and viable option is a two-state solution, in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.

"Pakistan will continue to support the establishment of a sovereign, independent and sustainable Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 border, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif (Yerusalem) as the capital," he said.

Dar also conveyed Pakistan's support for holding an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the issue.

Ceasefire took effect on January 19 in Gaza, halting the Israeli genocide war that has killed more than 47,500 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed the region.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in November issued arrest warrants against Israeli chief authority Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel is also facing genocide lawsuits at the International Court (ICJ) over its aggression in the Gaza Strip