TEHRAN -- Iran’s envoy to the UN Mohammad Khazaei has urged that an international conference be held on the fight against all types of terrorism.

Khazaei made the remarks in the annual meeting of the United Nations Legal Committee in New York on Tuesday on behalf of 119-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
NAM strongly condemns terrorism including state terrorism in every form and under any pretext, Khazaei stated.
He also noted that a distinction must be made between terrorist acts and legitimate fight of nations who are under foreign occupation.
In addition, the Iranian envoy criticized attempts to relate terrorism to a particular religion, nationality or group, saying such issues must not be abused to justify terrorist acts or fight against it.
Khazaei also called on all countries not to fund terrorist groups according to international laws.
The UN Legal Committee, which is currently discussing “fight against terrorism”, started on Monday and will last for seven more weeks.
Since last year, Iran has been working as the coordinator of NAM legal affairs