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Kingdom chairs Meeting of Arab League
Cairo, September 06, SPA -- The meeting of 130th regular session of the Council of Arab League at delegates level began at the Arab
League headquarters here today.
The meeting was headed by the representative of Saudi Arabia to the
Arab League Ambassador Ahmed Abdulaziz Qattan.
This meeting aims to prepare for the meeting of the regular session
of the Council at the level of Foreign Ministers due to held next
Monday.
During the meeting, the Ambassador said in his speech that the
Palestinian issue is the most important priorities of joint Arab
action, which is currently working to achieve reconciliation among
the Palestinians so that they can prevent their enemies from
dispersing them.
He added that Saudi Arabia believes that the resolutions of the Arab
League on the dispute between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas and
Cairo, Makkah and Yemen agreements signed between them in addition to
the Palestinian constitution are references for solving the internal
Palestinian dispute.
He congratulated the Lebanese people on the election of President
Michel Suleiman as a President of Lebanon and on the formation of the
new government, expressing his hope for the return of Lebanon as it
was.
Ambassador Qattan said that Taif Agreement was able to end the
Lebanese civil war and it built the current Constitution, and
everybody is looking forward to completing the national dialogue in
order to let the Lebanese leadership finishes the matters in the
interest of Lebanon's present and future.
Regarding Iraq, the Ambassador said we are still following the
developments and we hope the return of a free Iraq as it was when
everyone lived in peace, emphasizing that Saudi Arabia supports the
safety, security and independence of Iraq and its people with all its
strata and factions and it calls for peaceful coexistence among the
Iraqis and to preserve their national identity.
He said that the Kingdom seriously contributes to all matters serving
the national interests of Iraq, saving it from the foreign influence
and helping it in rebuilding its legitimacy and its infrastructure so
as to play its natural Arab role.
The Saudi Ambassador said that Saudi Arabia supports the package of
solutions for the Sudanese crisis agreed upon by the Secretary
General of the Arab League and Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.
Ambassador Qattan spoke about the Kingdom's position towards Somalia,
stressing its hard working to bridge the rift in Somalia and to march
in the process of reconciliation after it was damaged because of
wars. It is time to restore stability and security to this valuable
part of the Arab world.
He renewed the Saudi Arabia's position on the right of the United
Arab Emirates to restore the three islands and its rejection of the
creation of two maritime centers in the island of Abu Musa recently
by Iran, emphasizing that this action is consolidating the occupation
of the islands and we hope that Iran will respond to the call of the
UAE for dialogue or resorting to the International Court of Justice
to settle the dispute that would negatively affect the evolution of
Arab-Iranian relations.
He expressed his hope that Iran will heed the logic of justice and
fairness in addition to open a new page with the neighboring
countries based on mutual respect, joint cooperation and
non-interference in their internal affairs.
The Saudi Ambassador considered the crisis of Iran's nuclear file is
one of the challenges facing our region and a source of concern to
all, expressing his hope that this issue will be resolved peacefully
away from the tension and escalation in the framework of the
aspiration to make the Middle East and the Gulf region free of
weapons of mass destruction while ensuring the right of the countries
to the peaceful use of nuclear energy in accordance with standards
and procedures of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and
under its supervision and applying those standards to all countries
in the region without exception, including Israel.
Concluding his speech, he emphasized the importance of the coming
economic summit, pointing out that it is the summit of hope which
everyone seeks through it to establish a new phase of joint Arab
action to catch up with countries which preceded us in this area.
The meeting will discuss 33 items dealing with various issues and
joint Arab action.
League headquarters here today.
The meeting was headed by the representative of Saudi Arabia to the
Arab League Ambassador Ahmed Abdulaziz Qattan.
This meeting aims to prepare for the meeting of the regular session
of the Council at the level of Foreign Ministers due to held next
Monday.
During the meeting, the Ambassador said in his speech that the
Palestinian issue is the most important priorities of joint Arab
action, which is currently working to achieve reconciliation among
the Palestinians so that they can prevent their enemies from
dispersing them.
He added that Saudi Arabia believes that the resolutions of the Arab
League on the dispute between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas and
Cairo, Makkah and Yemen agreements signed between them in addition to
the Palestinian constitution are references for solving the internal
Palestinian dispute.
He congratulated the Lebanese people on the election of President
Michel Suleiman as a President of Lebanon and on the formation of the
new government, expressing his hope for the return of Lebanon as it
was.
Ambassador Qattan said that Taif Agreement was able to end the
Lebanese civil war and it built the current Constitution, and
everybody is looking forward to completing the national dialogue in
order to let the Lebanese leadership finishes the matters in the
interest of Lebanon's present and future.
Regarding Iraq, the Ambassador said we are still following the
developments and we hope the return of a free Iraq as it was when
everyone lived in peace, emphasizing that Saudi Arabia supports the
safety, security and independence of Iraq and its people with all its
strata and factions and it calls for peaceful coexistence among the
Iraqis and to preserve their national identity.
He said that the Kingdom seriously contributes to all matters serving
the national interests of Iraq, saving it from the foreign influence
and helping it in rebuilding its legitimacy and its infrastructure so
as to play its natural Arab role.
The Saudi Ambassador said that Saudi Arabia supports the package of
solutions for the Sudanese crisis agreed upon by the Secretary
General of the Arab League and Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.
Ambassador Qattan spoke about the Kingdom's position towards Somalia,
stressing its hard working to bridge the rift in Somalia and to march
in the process of reconciliation after it was damaged because of
wars. It is time to restore stability and security to this valuable
part of the Arab world.
He renewed the Saudi Arabia's position on the right of the United
Arab Emirates to restore the three islands and its rejection of the
creation of two maritime centers in the island of Abu Musa recently
by Iran, emphasizing that this action is consolidating the occupation
of the islands and we hope that Iran will respond to the call of the
UAE for dialogue or resorting to the International Court of Justice
to settle the dispute that would negatively affect the evolution of
Arab-Iranian relations.
He expressed his hope that Iran will heed the logic of justice and
fairness in addition to open a new page with the neighboring
countries based on mutual respect, joint cooperation and
non-interference in their internal affairs.
The Saudi Ambassador considered the crisis of Iran's nuclear file is
one of the challenges facing our region and a source of concern to
all, expressing his hope that this issue will be resolved peacefully
away from the tension and escalation in the framework of the
aspiration to make the Middle East and the Gulf region free of
weapons of mass destruction while ensuring the right of the countries
to the peaceful use of nuclear energy in accordance with standards
and procedures of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and
under its supervision and applying those standards to all countries
in the region without exception, including Israel.
Concluding his speech, he emphasized the importance of the coming
economic summit, pointing out that it is the summit of hope which
everyone seeks through it to establish a new phase of joint Arab
action to catch up with countries which preceded us in this area.
The meeting will discuss 33 items dealing with various issues and
joint Arab action.
