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| Gulf states launch joint military force for security |
| 2009-12-16 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Leaders of the six Gulf Arab states wrapped up their two-day summit where they agreed to create a joint force for quick intervention to address security threats, announced they were opposed to any military action by the West against neighboring Iran and moved closer to a monetary pact. Kuwait's emir on Monday opened the Gulf leaders' summit by voicing full support for Saudi Arabia in its fight against Yemeni rebels and calling on Iran to comply with international legitimacy but rejecting a strike on the Islamic republic, which lies across the Arabian Gulf. "We do not accept any military action against Iran," Sheikh Mohammad said at the end of a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council. "Any tension in the region will reflect on our situation. We have many problems already and we do not want any more," the minister, whose country chairs the GCC, told a news conference. "We urge Iran to comply with what is required from it by the International Atomic Energy Agency and deal positively with international legal resolutions." The final communique of the Gulf summit said its leaders welcome "international efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear program crisis through peaceful means." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Looks like we know who will be killed last. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-12-16 01:23 |