NAM Palestine Meeting Opens In Tehran

Tehran, Aug 4, IRNA – The emergency meeting of Palestine Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement at foreign ministerial level opened in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani here on Monday. Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif is to head the meeting which is aimed at focusing on the Gaza crisis and the ways for dispatching humanitarian supplies to the defenseless people of the besieged strip. The NAM Palestine Committee is comprised of 13 countries, namely, Palestine, Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Colombia and Cuba. Representatives from 40 countries along with NAM ambassadors are also participating in the day-long meeting. The Zionist regime launched large-scale offensive on the Gaza Strip since July 8 targeting civilians, health centers and schools from the air, land and the sea killing over 1,700 Palestinians and injuring several thousands./end