Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein met today, Tuesday, with Philippe Lazzarini, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of the Arab League at the ministerial level at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League in Cairo. According to a statement by the Foreign Ministry, Lazzarini expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Minister, and through him to the Government of Iraq, for its continued moral and material support to UNRWA, which represents the public services sector for the Palestinian people. He pointed out that the agency faces an unprecedented challenge as a result of the destruction of more than two-thirds of its buildings. The Foreign Minister stressed: "Iraq continues to support the Palestinian people and supports the role of UNRWA in providing assistance." The two sides agreed on the importance of the meeting during the United Nations General Assembly scheduled to be held this month, to enhance coordination and joint action in a way that serves the interests of the Palestinian people. Source: National Iraqi News Agency