NAM calls for creation of Palestinian state

The 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Tehran

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) requests the application of a UN resolution demanding the creation of an Independent Palestinian state.

The 15th Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam), concluded on Wednesday, ratified its members implacable solidarity with the cause of the Palestinian people.

On the final day of its gathering in Tehran, the 118-member movement in a statement said the United Nations should stop Israel's genocide in the occupied territories in a reference to the UN resolutions supporting the Palestinian cause.

The statement said that Israel must stop its daily blatant genocide against the Palestinian civilians that goes unpunished.

NAM foreign ministers called for the creation of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem (al-Quds) as its capital, urging the formation of an international conference to debate the issue.

The two-day summit was attended by ministers and representatives of more than 70 member states as well as representatives of 15 observer states and eight international and regional organizations, on July 29 and 30. PressTV