Damascus, (ST) _Ambassador Yusuf Ahmed stressed that Arab League replacement of a lifeless entity by a legitimate state with full sovereignty is illegal unprecedented act that allows all oppositions in all Arab countries to claim what Istanbul Council gets in its new formula.
In an interview with al-Mayadeen TV Channel on Monday, Ahmad said that the purpose of this act is to step Syria away from their meetings , noting that the AL has made itself a party to the crisis in Syria and not part of the solution considering that Syria views any decision taken by the AL at different levels as null and void and of no legal effect.
Ahmed added that the AL ‘s recent decision to call on arming terrorist groups in Syria is dangerous and blatantly violates the AL Charter , adding that suspending the participation of the Syrian delegations to the AL meetings aims to liquidate the Palestinian cause at the decision of the US, the Western countries and Israel.
Ahmed explained that the practices of the Arab League towards the crisis in Syria was governed by four factors : Saudi and Qatari led -Gulf flagrant violation of the AL decisions in order to impose a political agenda linked to the interests of US and the West; absolute subordination of the AL ‘s Secretary-General and his assistants to what is dictated by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); the negative interaction of most Arab states by virtue of their political or economic crises ; and the humble role of few Arab countries that refuse Gulf dominance but are unable to prevent statements and resolutions passed by the AL, including Iraq, Algeria, and Lebanon, to a certain extent.
Ahmed pointed out Qatar and Saudi Arabia scheme aims to bring discord into the region to implement American-Israeli agendas.
T. Fateh