Pakistan, Iran for using OIC platform to send aid to Gaza

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in a telephone conversation late Friday discussed the Israeli regime's crimes, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday. 

Araqchi called for the use of all international and regional potentials, especially in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza and stop the crimes of the Zionist regime.

The Iranian foreign minister also criticized the recent decision of the Israeli regime's parliament to expand the occupation rule over the West Bank, calling the action a part of a long-term project to eliminate Palestinian identity.

Ishaq Dar also expressed serious concern about the deplorable humanitarian situation in Gaza and emphasized Pakistan’s readiness to actively cooperate with the Islamic Republic of Iran and other Islamic countries in sending humanitarian aid and supporting political solutions to end the crisis.

The two ministers also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation among Muslim countries, emphasizing the need for collective action to stop the Zionist regime's aggression.