OIC countries call US to reconsider Syria Accountability Act
Regional-Syria, Politics, 7/1/2005

Foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Countries OIC called on Thursday upon the United States of America to reconsider the so-called "Syria Accountability Act".

"Reconsideration of this biased act to Israel expresses keenness on not increasing deterioration and not to waste chances of making a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East," a decision said.

The OIC has expressed by consensus "astonishment," and "worry," over the US congress decision called Syria Accountability Act imposed on Syria saying "it poses as a violation of the international law principals and the UN resolutions as well the OIC charter in addition to make the US laws triumph over the international law." The decision voiced full solidarity with Syria and appreciation of her position calling for "the language of dialogue prevailing," as a means of understanding among nations and solving dispute among them.

It called upon the US administration "to enter and in good will in a dialogue with Syria as to settle issues hindering the US- Syrian ties." The OIC countries announced denunciation of the "repeated Israeli threats," against Syria that "aimed at destroying the peace process and escalating tension in the region repeating support to Syria's right to restore full sovereignty over the occupied Golan."

The decision condemned "Israel's nonstop refusal to abide by the international resolutions, and called upon it to immediately withdraw to June 4th 1967 border line." It underlined the Palestinian peoples right to establish its state with Jerusalem as its capital and to accomplish the "right to return" dream for Palestinians to their homeland in accordance with the UN General Assembly resolution 194.

The decision renewed condemnation of "Israel's policy in the occupied Golan of Syria," and underlined backing Syria's demand and right to restore all the occupied Golan. " Carrying on occupation of Golan is constituting a continuous threat to security and peace in the region and the world." The decision said.

Participants denounced in a special decision on the occupied Golan Israel's decision in 1981 to annex it and impose its rule and administration on it. It also rejected what the Syrian citizens of Golan are facing of "oppressive measures and violent bids to oblige them to accept the Israeli identity," saying, "it poses as a violation of the 25th article of the UN Charter." The decision also denounced Israel for refusal to implement the UN Security Council resolutions specially 497 in 1981 that considers joining Golan as "null and void," and challenge to the international community as well Geneva Agreements.

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