Online Desk:  Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, while on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting of the 15th OIC Summit, held bilateral discussions on Friday with the Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour.

During the meeting, Mansour briefed on the current situation in Palestine and requested Bangladesh’s unwavering support for Palestine in international forums, according to a media release on Saturday.

Hasan also informed about the deep support of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh for the Palestinian people.

He emphasised the need for OIC member states to take a united and tougher stance against Israel to permanently end Israeli aggression against the Palestinian population, said the release.

The foreign minister is leading the Bangladeshi delegation at the preparatory meeting of the 15th OIC Summit of Foreign Ministers.