Participants in the 13th edition of the Parliamentary Union of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) welcomed the recent victories over the terrorist organizations in Syria and Iraq, calling for intensifying the efforts to end all forms of terrorism in the region.

In a final statement recited by Chairman of the Iranian Shura Council’s Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the participants denounced terrorism, highlighting Iran’s basic role and its cooperation with Syria and Iraq in eliminating terrorist organizations.

The statement strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to recognize al-Jerusalem as the capital of the Israeli occupation entity, stressing that this decision is fake poses threat to international security and peace and an assault on the rights of the Palestinian people.