OIC welcomes UN General Assembly adoption of resolution calling for end to Israeli occupation

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomed the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of a resolution calling on Israel to end its presence and dismantle its illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory within a maximum period of 12 months. The organization considered, in a statement on Wednesday, that this resolution expresses the international consensus on the justice of the Palestinian cause and its steadfast support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent and sovereign state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with al-Quds as its capital. The organization called on all countries to assume their responsibilities and take individual and collective measures to ensure the Israeli occupation's compliance with all its obligations under international law and international legitimacy resolutions, including the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, and to work to achieve j ustice and international protection for the Palestinian people, and to end the Israeli occupation and colonial settlement on their land. The organization stressed that the Palestinian issue is always a priority on its agenda and political efforts, especially during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, expressing its support for the call to hold an international conference to implement the relevant United Nations resolutions on the Palestinian issue and the two-state solution within the framework of international efforts aimed at achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region. Earlier yesterday, Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted, by a majority of 124 members, a historic resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territories within 12 months based on an advisory opinion requested by the General Assembly from the International Court of Justice regarding the legal consequences of Israel's policies and practices i n Palestine. Source: National Iraqi News Agency