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Saudi Crown Prince welcomes Iranian President

ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency

Sat / 11 November 2023 / 15:13

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman upon his entrance to the venue of the extraordinary meeting of the leaders of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.

In this meeting, the development of bilateral relations and regional cooperation was discussed and emphasized, and the parties agreed to discuss bilateral and regional issues in detail in the future.

This is the first visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Saudi Arabia after 11 years.

Upon his arrival in Riyadh, President Raisi also held a meeting with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the sidelines of the extraordinary meeting of the leaders of the OIC focusing on Gaza.

In the meeting with Emir of Qatar, president Raisi pointed out that the management of the scene in the crimes of the Zionist regime against the defenceless and innocent people of Gaza is in the hands of the Americans, emphasizing on the implementation of an immediate cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible and to prevent the procrastination of the US and the Zionist regime in this regard.

The President stated that the military and intelligence apparatus of the Zionist regime collapsed in the first days of the war, but the Americans are trying to keep them standing, and added, "The Zionists are incapable of confronting the resistance forces, have only turned to massacre the defenceless and innocent women and children of Gaza".

Referring to the deadly silence of governments claiming to defend human rights and the inaction of international organisations in the face of the barbaric crimes committed by the Zionists in killing the oppressed and defenceless people of Gaza, including the massacre of more than 5,000 innocent Palestinian children, president Raisi warned, "If the nations become disappointed of governments' inaction, their resilience is weakened and there is a possibility of anything happening in the region and no one will be able to stop the rage of the nations".

The President also stated, "The passage of time does not legitimize the occupation, nor does it create a right for the occupier; Any solution to the Palestinian issue must include the key point that the Zionist regime is a usurper and occupier and does not have any rights in the Palestinian land".

In this meeting, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, for his part, described the role of the Islamic Republic of Iran and president Raisi as pioneering and decisive in the Islamic world, and spoke about the pressure of public opinion in forcing the governments that support the Zionist regime to change their positions and added, "I hope that today's meeting will be useful in concrete and practical assistance to the Palestinians in Gaza".

President Raisi will also meet other leaders of the Islamic states on the sidelines of the summit.

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