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CAIRO, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- The Arab Parliament voiced support for the Geneva
II conference to stop bloodshed of the Syrian people, and to immediately begin
with negotiations between the warring parties to solve the crisis peacefully
and establish a political regime in the country.
The parliament, at the end of its meetings at the Arab League headquarters,
underlined importance of unity of the Syrian territories, saying peaceful
dialogue was the only way out of the Syrian conflict, which killed more than
100,000 people and displaced millions others in and outside the country.
The parliament members rejected foreign interference in the Syrian
conflict, including a military action.
They condemned the Syrian regime for attacking its own people with chemical
weapons, calling for sending those responsible for the attack to stand trial
before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The parliament welcomed the Russian initiative that placed the Syrian
chemical arsenal under international supervision, urging the Arab League to
establish a fund to help the Syrian people.
On the Palestinian cause, the Arab parliamentarians voiced support for the
right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state with
Jerusalem as its capital.
They condemned Israel's expanionist policy, the racist practices, the
judaization of occupied Jerusalem and forced deportation of its inhabitants,
as well as the destruction of Islamic and Christian sacred places.
They praised the Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's allocation of USD 200
million for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' program to support
steadfastness of the Palestinian cities.
They also supported Saudi Arabia's rejection of the UN Security Council's
non-permanent seat, urging the UNSC to take the Saudi message into
consideration and thus carry out its role to preserving international peace
and security.
The Arab Parliament, on the other hand, urged Iran to sit on the
negotiations' table with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to end its occupation
of the three UAE's islands: Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Moussa. (pickup
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