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Dead Sea (JORDAN)
The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Wednesday called for Arab solidarity to fulfil the aspirations of"our peoples for the development, security and stability" in the region.
Speaking at the 28th Ordinary Session of the Arab Summit in Jordan, the Emir said, the differences in"our visions and attitudes towards some political issues facing our Ummah have led to negative effects on other nonpolitical areas of cooperation".
"In fact, we can unify visions and confront various challenges and surpass the current situation," the Emir said.
"The Palestinian cause remains at the forefront of our priorities in spite of the fact that the peace process reached a deadlock due to intransigent positions of the Israeli government."
"We are required to jointly and seriously act to put pressure on the international community and the (UN) Security Council to reject the inception of an apartheid system in the 21st century," the Emir said, adding that it was necessary"to deal firmly with Israel to force it to stop building settlements, implement international legitimacy resolutions, end the continuous violations against the Palestinian people, and lift the unjust siege imposed on the Gaza Strip".
The Emir stressed that the firm stance of Qatar on the Palestinian issue reflects the committed Arab stance that the peace process be based on a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement in accordance with international legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative based on the principle of a two-state solution to ensure the establishment of a Palestinian State on the borders of June 4, 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital.
On Syria, the Emir said,"While welcoming the ceasefire agreement in Syria, we stress the significance of acting to make it real and not a selective one that allows for displacements.
"We also firmly reassert that putting an end to the devastation of the Syrian people depends on adopting actions and decisions that bind the Syrian regime to implement the Geneva Conference (1) resolutions which stipulate the formation of a transitional governing body with full authorities, as well as the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, which meet the aspirations of the Syrian people and allow them to determine their future according to their choices."
The Emir said the Syrian regime must be forced to implement Security Council Resolution 2336, which renewed the call to allow the humanitarian agencies' rapid, safe and unhindered access to all areas in Syria.
The Emir said the situation in"Libya makes it incumbent on us to intensify our efforts and to work together in accordance with a unified vision and urge the Libyan people to give priority to the supreme national interest to implement the steps agreed under the Libyan political accord".
The Emir said,"As part of the Arab alliance, we reaffirm our commitment to the unity, territorial integrity and independence of Yemen, and our support for the constitutional legitimacy vested in President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi."
