Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, has traveled to Geneva for a previously undisclosed meeting hosted by a leading humanitarian group that works to strike peace agreements. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X that “As part of his consultations in Geneva, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has met with a number of officials of the U.N., humanitarian organizations and religious institutions as well as university professors and some ambassadors there regarding the ongoing developments in Palestine and the Zionist regime’s aggression against #Gaza.”UN REFUG. The Israeli ambassador in Geneva, Meirav Eilon Shahar, said, “Israel expresses its indignation that the foreign minister of Iran is in Geneva and meeting with U.N. officials and NGOs to talk about the ‘humanitarian situation in Gaza.'” “Iran has no place in the future of Gaza. It is part of the problem, not the solution,” she posted on X, formerly called Twitter.
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- Iran’s Foreign Minister Meeting in Geneva: Iran’s foreign minister met with U.N. officials and others in Geneva to discuss the situation in Gaza, focusing on humanitarian assistance and reducing escalation risks.
- Patients Traveling to Turkey for Treatment: Turkey’s health minister announced that 26 patients from Gaza and 13 accompanying individuals crossed into Egypt, planning to evacuate to Turkey for medical treatment.
The Associated Press has the story:
Iran’s FM meets with Peacemaking groups in Geneva over humanitarian crisis in Gaza
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Iran’s foreign minister has traveled to Geneva for a previously undisclosed meeting hosted by a leading humanitarian group that works to strike peace agreements.
Hossein Amirabdollahian spoke with the U.N.’s top humanitarian aid official, Martin Griffiths, in a meeting at the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, which made headlines five years ago for its role in an accord in which the Basque separatist group ETA agreed to dissolve after a decades-long campaign in Spain, officials said.
The center said in a message sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday that it “routinely convenes closed-door consultations to support conflict mediation and resolution in various parts of the world.
“In the latest of these consultations, HD hosted a senior Iranian delegation and other invited guests for a discussion about Gaza focused on ways to alleviate human suffering, increase humanitarian assistance and reduce risks of escalation in the region,” the statement said.
The center’s website says it has been working on conflicts around the world and “brings all parties together to find the path to peace.”
The Israeli ambassador in Geneva, Meirav Eilon Shahar, said, “Israel expresses its indignation that the foreign minister of Iran is in Geneva and meeting with U.N. officials and NGOs to talk about the ‘humanitarian situation in Gaza.'”
“Iran has no place in the future of Gaza. It is part of the problem, not the solution,” she posted on X, formerly called Twitter.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X that “As part of his consultations in Geneva, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has met with a number of officials of the U.N., humanitarian organizations and religious institutions as well as university professors and some ambassadors there regarding the ongoing developments in Palestine and the Zionist regime’s aggression against #Gaza.”UN REFUG.
26 PATIENTS LEAVE GAZA FOR TREATMENT IN TURKEY
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s health minister says 26 patients from Gaza and 13 people accompanying them have passed through the Rafah crossing into Egypt on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters in Egypt, Fahrettin Koca said Turkish officials hope to evacuate the patients and the people escorting them to Turkey by air later on Wednesday for treatment in Turkish hospitals.
Koca also said Turkey plans to set up a field hospital close to the Rafah crossing.
Turkey has long offered to treat cancer patients in the country. Koca described the patients evacuated Wednesday as “Gazans” and did not specify if any have Turkish nationality.
