File photo shows people waving Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel protest near the al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem).<\/p>\n
A senior Iranian official says the issue of Palestine has been among Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s top priorities since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.\n<\/p>\n
Es’haq Ale-Habib, Iran Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Political and International Affairs, made the remarks at an international conference on Palestine hosted in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku on Tuesday.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cIran has never withheld efforts to lessen the suffering of the Palestinian people and has constantly [provided] material and spiritual support to the oppressed people of this land,\u201d said the Iranian diplomat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Ale-Habib added that Tehran has always voiced support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital, stressing that talks will never yield result with the Israeli regime. <\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cWe believe that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should step up efforts for the implementation of its resolutions with regards to Palestine.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
The Tuesday conference was attended by representatives of the OIC member states and other international organizations, including the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council, the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development and the Islamic Development Bank.\n<\/p>\n
The international event reportedly discussed the allocation of USD 500 million in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in an effort to improve their living conditions.\n<\/p>\n
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