Aref departed for Saudi Arabia on Monday morning to participate in the joint summit slated for later today. The summit takes place at the proposal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is accompanying the vice president during the one-day visit to the Arab country.
Before departing for Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Aref said that the event aims primarily to help put an end to the ongoing war and bloodshed in Lebanon and Palestine.
He expressed hope that the upcoming consultations would yield positive results in cessation of hostilities in the region.
At the summit, we will present our views on the issues affecting Palestine and Lebanon and the urgent need to end the war in the region, he noted.
Representatives from more than 50 countries are expected to partake in the summit.
The health ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that at least 43,603 civilians have been killed in over 13 months of war in the enclave.
The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon is also approaching 3,200 since early October last year.
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