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| Arab League Secretary-General demands ceasefire in Syria |
| 2013-12-26 |
| [Egypt Independent] Secretary-General of the Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... Nabil al-Araby emphasized again to the UN Security Council the need to end fighting in Syria in order to allow humanitarian aid access. This came during Araby's meeting on Wednesday with the delegation of the General Federation of Arab Journalists, headed by the head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate Moayed al-Lamy. Araby added that there are more than nine million refugees and displaced Syrians in difficult conditions and without any humanitarian aid in the harsh winter. He explained that the Arab Spring countries--Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen--are currently undergoing a transition period, with the exception of Syria, which is suffering a great deal especially with regard to the issue of refugees. "Our position on the Syrian issue is clear from the very beginning, as we have demanded and are demanding that the Security Council contributes to the decision to stop fighting from both sides, the government and the opposition," he noted. Araby urged for media coverage of the issue. |
| Posted by:Fred |