Iraq Stands against Representing Doha Coalition in AL

DOHA,(ST)_Iraq’s  Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zebari, renewed  Iraq’s position  provides for a political solution to the crisis in Syria through national dialogue with the  meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers in Doha on Sunday  that “Iraq’s position on the crisis in Syria is clear .We supported the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people and their right to decide  their own future, condemning all acts of violence , adherence to a peaceful political solution ,support the national dialogue and rejection of all forms of foreign interference so as  to preserve Syria’s  unity and safety of its people. ”

He pointed  that Iraq warned against  the serious consequences of the continuing crisis in Syria on the safety and security of the region and supported all initiatives that end the suffering of the Syrian people.

Zebari reiterated Iraq reservation on representing Doha  coalition in the Arab League on the ground of the  AL Charter.

He continued that  Iraq condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, whatever its source , motives and justifications calling to “work on uprooting it , drying up its intellectual and financial  resources and renounce extremism and fatwas inciting sedition  and sectarianism.”

For his part, Hamad bin Jassim Prime Minister of the chiefdom Qatar continued violation of  Arab League Charter and begged  for Western intervention in Syria, calling on the UN Security Council to carry out  this intervention.

In Parallel, the Arab League Secretary General  Nabil al-Arabi demanded UN security council to intervene in Syria and  launched a new initiative that imposes a political solution  that only serves Syria ‘s enemies .

The AL chief deliberately  ignored  Geneva  statement as a way  to resolve the crisis in Syria , based on dialogue ,non external interference and preserving  Syrian sovereignty .

T. Fateh