| Article Date: | 20:55 2010/12/20 | |
| Article ID: | 0064 | |
Cairo, December 20 (QNA) - The Arab Interim Parliament (AIP) denounced here Monday recent US congressional opposition to a looming UN Security Council resolution to recognize a Palestinian state. At the wrapping-up of its second ordinary session at the Arab League, the AIP blasted the US Congress for warning that the US would use veto against a potential international move to take the issue of the Palestinian statehood to the UN Security Council.
It also held Israel fully responsible for the current deadlock of the Middle East peace process due to its opposition to the Arab peace initiative and reluctance to stop settlement activities.
Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) following the session, Ali Al-Deqbasi, a Kuwaiti MP and AIP member, said the final communique had asked the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), African Union, UN, UNESCO and ALECSO to take immediate and urgent moves to condemn an Israeli decision to put withdrawal from Jerusalem for public referendum under the pretext that it is part of Israel.
He also said the communique also called for more efforts at all levels to achieve inter-Palestinian reconciliation. For his part, Mokhlad Al-Azemi, also a Kuwaiti MP and AIP member, said the parliament had thanked Latin America for a recent initiative to recognize an independent Palestinian state, and would seek to open urgent communication channels with India, China, Russia and Africa to rally up support for Arab efforts to put an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
On Syria''s Golan Heights, he said the conferees had reiterated the call for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Syrian territory. They also emphasized that all nuclear facilities and programs in the Middle East region, including Israel, should be subject to international inspections, he said. Furthermore, the AIP highly welcomed initiatives and overtures calling for a nuclear-free world, but said that such favorable moves need to be translated into practical and concrete plans, he noted.
Also in the final communique, the AIP urged the Iranian leadership to accept a solution to the Iranian-occupied three islands of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by peaceful means or resorting to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with a view to building mutual confidence and ensuring security and stability in the Arabian Gulf region. On Somalia, the Somali government was requested to seek to achieve reconciliation with all national forces in order to ensure national unity and stability in the country.
On Morocco, the AIP urged the Spanish government to have dialogue with Morocco to put an end to Spain''s occupation of the Moroccan cities of Ceuta and Melilla and their surrounding islands. Regarding Iraq, the Arab members of parliament highly appreciated ongoing Iraqi efforts to ensure national reconciliation, reiterating support for Iraqi unity, security and stability. (QNA) QS/M T Z
It also held Israel fully responsible for the current deadlock of the Middle East peace process due to its opposition to the Arab peace initiative and reluctance to stop settlement activities.
Speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) following the session, Ali Al-Deqbasi, a Kuwaiti MP and AIP member, said the final communique had asked the Arab League, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), African Union, UN, UNESCO and ALECSO to take immediate and urgent moves to condemn an Israeli decision to put withdrawal from Jerusalem for public referendum under the pretext that it is part of Israel.
He also said the communique also called for more efforts at all levels to achieve inter-Palestinian reconciliation. For his part, Mokhlad Al-Azemi, also a Kuwaiti MP and AIP member, said the parliament had thanked Latin America for a recent initiative to recognize an independent Palestinian state, and would seek to open urgent communication channels with India, China, Russia and Africa to rally up support for Arab efforts to put an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
On Syria''s Golan Heights, he said the conferees had reiterated the call for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Syrian territory. They also emphasized that all nuclear facilities and programs in the Middle East region, including Israel, should be subject to international inspections, he said. Furthermore, the AIP highly welcomed initiatives and overtures calling for a nuclear-free world, but said that such favorable moves need to be translated into practical and concrete plans, he noted.
Also in the final communique, the AIP urged the Iranian leadership to accept a solution to the Iranian-occupied three islands of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by peaceful means or resorting to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with a view to building mutual confidence and ensuring security and stability in the Arabian Gulf region. On Somalia, the Somali government was requested to seek to achieve reconciliation with all national forces in order to ensure national unity and stability in the country.
On Morocco, the AIP urged the Spanish government to have dialogue with Morocco to put an end to Spain''s occupation of the Moroccan cities of Ceuta and Melilla and their surrounding islands. Regarding Iraq, the Arab members of parliament highly appreciated ongoing Iraqi efforts to ensure national reconciliation, reiterating support for Iraqi unity, security and stability. (QNA) QS/M T Z