The Third South Summit, in its conclusion demands “Israeli” withdrawal  from the occupied Arab territories

Kampala, (ST) – Participants in the Third South Summit called on the Israeli occupation to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan and from all occupied Arab territories. They affirmed their complete rejection of all forms of unilateral measures imposed on developing countries.

At the conclusion of their work yesterday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, the summit participants adopted a document in which they called on “Israel”, the occupying power, to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan and the rest of the occupied Lebanese and Palestinian territories, and to immediately and completely lift the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza Strip.

The participants in the Summit also demand in this document the immediate implementation of the relevant international resolutions, including resolutions taken by the United Nations in the wake of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip for the fourth month.

The document called for the complete dismantling and immediate cessation of all illegal settlement activities in the occupied Syrian Golan and the Palestinian territories, including occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem). It considered that the occupation still constitutes the main obstacle to efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development and a sound economic environment in the occupied Syrian Golan and Palestine.

The document called on “Israel” to stop its attacks on Syria as it violates the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law, threatens the lives of civilians, and hinders United Nations humanitarian operations.

The document stressed the categorical rejection of the imposition of laws and regulations with extraterritorial effects and all other forms of coercive economic measures, including unilateral measures against developing countries. It warned that such measures not only undermine the principles stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations and international law, but also threaten freedom of trade and investment.

The document called on the international community to take urgent and effective action to lift these measures immediately.

The participants stressed continuing to work towards achieving a fair economic system in which developing countries have an active role and reforming the financial system in line with the developments and transformations that have occurred on the international scene over the past eight decades.

Raghda Sawas