OIC Welcomes Decision to Raise Palestinian Flag over UN

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution to raise the flag of Palestine, as an observer state, over the headquarters of the UN.

He considered this step as an international support to the expectations and rights of the Palestinian people, the OIC’s website reported.

Madani stressed that the resolution to raise the flag of Palestine symbolizes the international community’s support for Palestine.

He further called on the UN Security Council to expedite the adoption of a resolution setting a deadline for ending Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and achieving a sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.