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Jordan's PM calls for unifying Arabs to combat terrorism

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, March 28 (KUNA) -- Jordan's Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour called Saturday for unification of Arabs to combat terrorism and counter racism, stressing that the Arab Summit is held amid difficult circumstances.
Ensour made the remark during his speech at the third session of the 26th Arab Summit which was resumed deliberations in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Ensour said that the war on terror that batters the region requires adopting a holistic approach, including all military, political, economic and social aspects.
"We follow up with great concern and interest what is going on in Yemen. Out of our full support for legitimate President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, we continue backing this country and its legitimate leader to maintain stability and security," he said.
"We are supporting today by deeds and words in the military Arab effort in response to a request by Yemen's constitutional legitimacy and to the Charters of Arab League and the Security Council," he added.
He noted that the Palestinian cause is the core of the conflict in the Middle East.
He emphasized that Palestinian people have the right to live in peace and meet their aspirations by creating their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital based on the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative to put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
He underlined the necessity of protecting sanctities, stressing that political solution is the only one for Syria.
Jordan's Premier expressed his gratitude to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for hosting the aid-pledging conferences for Syrian refugees.
He underscored the need to support the Iraqi government and people to fight terrorism and terrorist groups, calling for involving all Iraq's political forces.
On Libya, he stressed his country's backing to the Libyan legally elected parliament, referring that the UN Security Council adopted two resolutions on Libya.

President of the Algerian Council of the Nation Abdelkhader Bensalah spoke highly of the efforts made by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to promote the Arab joint action during his term as president of the 25th Arab summit.
"The 26th Arab summit has took place at a time when the Arab world is undergoing a crucial stage full of numerous unprecedented challenges that brought our collective will to test," Bensaleh said.
"The terrorist organizations have transformed from mere groups of individuals to proclaimed states and armies financed with the revenues of ransoms, robberies, arms and narcotic trade, and natural resources," he noted.
Bensaleh noted that Algeria, as one of the countries that suffered a lot from the terrorist organizations, has repeatedly warned against the terrorist threats and is looking forward to the formation of a joint Arab force to combat this serious phenomenon.
Regarding the Palestinian question, he regretted that the UN Security Council failed to pass the Arab-sponsored draft resolution aimed to end the Israeli occupation and establish the Palestinian state.
"The justifications, raised by Israel's allies for blocking the Arab move that the UNSC, are unacceptable," he said.
The Algerian top lawmaker renewed the call on the UNSC to shoulder its responsibility for establishing fair, comprehensive and permanent peace and establishing the independent state of Palestine within the pre-June, 1967, borderlines with Jerusalem as its capital.
On the Libyan conflict, Bensaleh said his country spared no effort for bringing closer to each other the viewpoints of the belligerent parties, except for the terrorist groups, and hosted recently a round of the Libyan dialogue.
As for the Syria crisis, he called for more efforts to reach a peaceful negotiated settlement and supporting the UN special envoy.
He expressed belief that the Yemeni crisis can be solved only through dialogue, and appreciated the kind invitation by Saudi Arabia for the Yemeni parties to attend a national dialogue in Riyadh.

Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam affirmed his country's support to "any Arab action" to preserve the national unity and territorial safety of Yemen.
In his address to the third session of the summit, he said the event takes place at a time when Yemen is witnessing unprecedented political and security turmoil which put its unity as well as the security of the regional in great peril.
"We are required to build a political, security and ideological fence to fend off the serious threat facing the entire Arab nation," he said, highlighting the need for the planned joint Arab force.
On the political standoff in Lebanon which hampered the election of a new head of state, Salam said: "I'm sad to be here without accompanying a president." He voiced hope that the ongoing dialogue among the Lebanese political parties would help put an end to the political limbo.
Regarding the Palestinian cause, the Lebanese premier called on the Arab leaders to develop a clear-cut plan for meeting the requirements of the coming stage.
He reaffirmed support to the Palestinian National Authority.
On his part, Aguila Saleh Issa, speaker of Libya's House of Representatives and the country's chief delegate to the summit, said the summit takes place at a time when the Arab world is undergoing a crucial stage and is facing numerous unprecedented challenges.
"Foremost among the challenges facing the Arab national security is the threat of terrorism that requires concerted efforts and collective action," he pointed out.
Issa regretted that some terrorist organizations manipulated the incidents of the Arab spring and spoilt the popular revolutions, thus turning these revolutions into civil wars.
He added that the elected authorities in Libya worked hard to stop the bloodshed and offered hard concessions for forming a national unity government.
Afterworlds, President Al-Sisi, the host of the summit, brought the third session of the summit to a close. (end) msh.mfm.asm.gb