Washington, April 24 (NNN-KUNA) A US official has said that Palestinian refugees are "the most vulnerable population" in Iraq, noting that the US administration is seeking to resettle them either in the norther Iraqi region of Kurdistan or the Palestinian territories.

"Palestinian refugees are the most vulnerable population with no where to go", said US Department of State Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey in a press briefing Monday about the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Displaced Iraqis held in Geneva last week.

Sauerbrey added that the estimated 15,000 Palestinian refugees inside Iraq are "the most difficult situation we are dealing with".

Sauerbrey said her administration is talking to Kurdish officials and the Palestinian Authority to resettle those refugees, but no outcome has been reached so far.

She said the Palestinian officials she talked to have told her that "they view this issue as unique" and they are requesting the settlement of those refugees in the Palestinian territories.

The Geneva Conference was convened on April 17-18 with delegations from 60 countries to address the humanitarian crisis unfolded in Iraq, with two million Iraqi refugees in neighbouring countries and two million internally displaced.

Sauerbrey said that "the conference was a very good starting point for international cooperation".

"It was a solid step forward to foster regional stability," added Sauerbrey.

She noted that her administration is seeking to protect the most vulnerable individuals, in particular "those associated with the United States and the multinational forces".

Sauerbrey said that regional countries including Syria have expressed their willingness to continue hosting the refugees but needs international assistance.

Last month, Sauerbrey met Syrian officials in Damascus to address the issue of Iraqi refugees, estimated at about 1.2 million followed by Jordan with an estimated 750,000 people, according to figures out from Damascus and Amman.

She said that she made it clear for Syrians that her trip was only for a humanitarian cause.

"When the government is doing the right thing, this should be recognised", said Sauerbrey, addressing the cooperation of Syria in this humanitarian issue.

Sauerbrey reiterated that the main focus of her administration remains "creating a peaceful and stable solution" for the refugees.

"When we create the conditions of stability, they will go back home," she added.