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Gulf neighbours 'worried over Iraq situation'
 Iraq's neighbouring countries are all looking for a solution to Iraq's problems and feel in trouble themselves, said the Secretary-General of the Arab League. Amr Mousa was talking at a two-day symposium in Sharjah about Iraq and its relations with neighbouring countries, organised by the Gulf Research Centre. "Everybody is worried about the situation in Iraq and think it will affect them in one way or another," he said. Mousa said if the Iraqis wanted a new democratic future they should work hand in hand, regardless of political or religious sects. He said people would not be able to turn their country into a democracy if this did not happen. "If the Iraqis reach this point, then there will be a democracy in Iraq," he said, adding that the Iraqi election was welcomed and it should be seen as an important step, but it should not be exaggerated as a symbol for democracy in the Arab world. Iraq would not achieve any development without unifying all Iraqis' points of view.
Posted by: Fred 2005-04-01 |
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