Islamic countries call emergency meeting of the UN Security Council
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 3/21/2003

Secretary General of the organization of Islamic conference, Abdelouhaed Belkziz, called on Thursday for an emergency meeting of the United Nations' Security Council to probe the situation in Iraq after Americans launched military action early this Thursday morning.

In a release, the head of the pan-Islamic Organization voiced deep concern over the situation, calling for an immediate halt of the war, return to the Security Council for a peaceful a settlement and continuation of the international inspectors' mission.

"War is not the means to resolve conflicts, it will only lead to destruction and the killing of innocent people," said the OIC Secretary General.

"War will increase the suffering of the Iraqi people, threaten stability and intensify extremism and international terrorism," he added.

In Cairo, the Arab League spokesman announced that the member countries' delegates will hold an emergency session this Thursday to examine the Iraqi crisis and the US-British raids against Baghdad.

The meeting will look into an Arab stand after war on Iraq broke out. The pan-Arab organization's secretary general, Amr Moussa said this Thursday is a sad day for all Arabs and announced that he will be consulting Arab foreign ministers and Arab states delegates to the United Nations Organization over measures that should be taken.

Moussa also called the security council -- in its capacity as the only body in charge of protecting international peace and security -- to should shoulder its responsibility in immediately stopping the war.

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