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DOHA, March 26 (KUNA) -- Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi reiterated on
Tuesday opposition to any outside military interference to solve the Syrian
crisis.
"The Syrian people are able to emerge out of this ordeal victorious, and
will not be broken," President Morsi said in an address to the 24th Arab
summit here.
"We all agree on the need to reach an appropriate solution that helps Syria
avoid the horrors and risks of continued conflict which does not portend only
the loss of more lives of innocent people, but also threatens the territorial
integrity of Syria," Morsi said
He recalled that Egypt had called for a political process leading to the
transfer of power in Syria in a way preserving its territory and safeguarding
its institutions.
President Morsi stressed the need to complete the Palestinian
reconciliation process, noting it is the cornerstone to unify Palestinian
ranks, and an essential foundation to attract more international support for
the just cause of the Palestinians.
He called for lifting the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip and confronting
the illegitimate Jewish settlement expansions in the occupied Palestinian
territories.
"Despite the gains the Palestinians have achieved on the international
scene, the international mechanisms were still unable to force on the ground a
solution that guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state,
" he regretted.
On the Sudan-South Sudan relations, President Morsi welcomed the signing by
the two neighbors of a number of agreements in the field of oil exports, as
well as the security arrangements they have reached.
He also lauded the peace agreement reached with the help of Qatar mediation
in Darfur, and expressed his country's support for the Somali government under
the leadership of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud. (end)
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