Arab League Chief: US and British accusations against Iraq are unfounded
Regional-Iraq, Politics, 12/28/2002

Secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, told Moroccan TV channel "2M" accusations laid by the USA and Britain against Iraq are unfounded.

The Arab League chief told 2M's "Special Guest" program broadcast on Friday that the Arab states are "seriously threatened," citing the policy vis-a-vis Iraq and Palestine as one of the evidences of these impending threats on the Arab states.

Moussa argued that as long as the Iraqi issue is in the hands of the U.N. security council, only this latter is entitled to evaluate decisions of the United Nations inspectors. It is unconceivable that an Arab state accepts an attack against Baghdad as long as the U.N. inspectors are carrying on their job in Iraq, he added stressing that the few states where the USA have military bases will not allow that these bases be used in a war against Iraq.

The Arab League secretary general also said that the upcoming Arab summit will be held next March in Manama, Bahrain, and that it is possible to convene it before this date should the need arise.

Of the Palestinian issue, Amr Moussa said Israelis took advantage of the September 11 events to tighten their blockage against the Palestinian people under the pretext of the struggle against terrorism and insisted that resisting occupation cannot be likened to terrorism.

He also called for a precise timetable to set in motion the U.S. roadmap meant to establish a Palestinian state before 2005.

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