By Bernama,
Cape Town : Iran called on Inter- Parliamentary Union to support the rights of Palestine and help remove the restrictions imposed by Israel on the people living in Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Iranian news agency (Irna) reported.
Forwarding a letter to IPU Secretary General, Anders Johnson, Iranian parliament’s representative Mohsen Yahyavi urged the international community to conduct immediate inquiry into what is going on in Gaza Strip and the West Bank and force the Israeli regime to end systematic killing of Palestinians.
He deplored escalation of bloodshed in Palestine as a result of the fact that the occupying regime of Israel, ignoring international law, does not respect human rights of the people living under occupation.
Yahyavi said in his letter that Israel is exercising state terrorism, killing innocent children and women under a variety of pretexts.
He said that Israel is practicing collective punishment in Gaza Strip and the West Bank ignoring international law.
“It is a shame on the international community to witness such practices of genocide and bloodshed against a nation,” he said.
The Iranian representative said that establishment of the state of Palestine on the basis of full respect for the resolve of the nation of Palestine is a necessity to restore peace in the Middle East.
Yahyavi called on IPU to condemn Israeli violation of international law and support establishment of the state of Palestine on the basis of national resolve of the Palestinians.
The 118th IPU meeting is scheduled to open at the International Conference building in Cape Town, South Africa.
Some 1,500 representatives from 140 member states took part in the one-week meeting.
The IPU meeting is due to examine the international challenges — poverty, sustainable development, migration control, campaign against organised crimes, security, human rights and the women’s rights.
Iran, Egypt have urged the IPU to deal with Israeli crimes in Palestine, South Africa has called for United Nations measures to stop human plight in Palestine, Darfur, Sri Lanka, Colombia and Somalia.
Seven-member Iranian parliamentary delegation led by Yahyavi attended the IPU meeting.