On Iraq, the foreign minister renewed the UAE's support for the efforts of the Iraqi government towards achieving peace and stability and ending sectarian practices, and stress in this context the importance of implementing reforms to ensure inclusiveness, fairness and equality for all segments and components of the Iraqi society. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed reiterated the United Arab Emirates' rejection of Iran's continued occupation of the UAE three islands Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa. On the Palestinian issue, the foreign minister warned of the feelings of injustice and frustration resulting from the continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the flagrant human rights violations committed by the occupation forces, provide extremist groups with an opportunity to exploit these serious humanitarian conditions and to spread their radical thinking and incite frustrated youth to implement their destructive agenda. --SPA 20:39 LOCAL TIME 17:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w