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Al-Moallem: Syria agreed to Sign Mission after Amendments
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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Monday that Damascus had agreed to sign the Arab League observer mission after making sure it did not violate its sovereignty, and after the Arab League accepted amendments demanded by the Syrian government.
"Signing the protocol is the start of cooperation with the Arab League and we will welcome the observers' mission from the Arab League," al-Moallem told a news conference in Damascus adding that "Sovereignty is protected in the text of the protocol".
"Article 8 of the Arab League charter protects existing structures and bans countries from interfering... In this protocol we are talking about protecting civilians from terrorist groups," the top Syrian diplomat said.
He stressed that the signing of the protocol is the start of cooperation between Syria and the Arab League as Syria wants a political solution to resolve the situation as soon as possible with the participation of the AL and its observers.
He affirmed that Syria welcomes every sincere Arab effort to resolve the crisis, and that it will deal with the observer mission seriously. The Minister pointed out that some Arab sides want to internationalize the crisis in Syria.
On November 27, the 22-member League approved a range of economic sanctions against Syria for failing to admit observers.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March and according to the UN, 5,000 people have been killed in the country over the past nine months.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Monday that Damascus had agreed to sign the Arab League observer mission after making sure it did not violate its sovereignty, and after the Arab League accepted amendments demanded by the Syrian government.
"Signing the protocol is the start of cooperation with the Arab League and we will welcome the observers' mission from the Arab League," al-Moallem told a news conference in Damascus adding that "Sovereignty is protected in the text of the protocol".
"Article 8 of the Arab League charter protects existing structures and bans countries from interfering... In this protocol we are talking about protecting civilians from terrorist groups," the top Syrian diplomat said.
He stressed that the signing of the protocol is the start of cooperation between Syria and the Arab League as Syria wants a political solution to resolve the situation as soon as possible with the participation of the AL and its observers.
He affirmed that Syria welcomes every sincere Arab effort to resolve the crisis, and that it will deal with the observer mission seriously. The Minister pointed out that some Arab sides want to internationalize the crisis in Syria.
On November 27, the 22-member League approved a range of economic sanctions against Syria for failing to admit observers.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March and according to the UN, 5,000 people have been killed in the country over the past nine months.
Source: news agencies , edited by moqawama.org
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