Al-Assad message to Mubarak conveyed by al-Shara
Syria's Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara on Monday handed a message to the Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak from President Hafez al-Assaf Present at the meeting was the Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.
In a statement to the press following the meeting al-Shara said he had discussed with President Mubarak several Arab issues, stressing the need for reactivating Arab solidarity and joint Arab action.
Al-Shara added that the two sides also discussed the important development in South Lebanon, especially the victory maintained by Lebanon and its national resistance.
Al-Shara's remarked that the victory of the Lebanese resistance in maintaining Israel's withdrawal from South Lebanon is an important chance to stress that peace must lead to complete withdrawal from the Golan until June 4th, 1967 border lines.
He added " the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions most not be selective. Israel seeks an international cover by implementing UN resolutions 425, while it ignores UN resolutions 242 and 338."
Al-Shara explained that "this selectivity must be removed from the political dictionary and changed into practical implementation by Israel so as the credibility restored by the UN become true."
As for the Damascus Declaration member state backing for Syria's position and means of halting normalization with Israel, the Syrian foreign minister added: " All the brothers in the Damascus Declaration signatory states have stressed their support to Syria and Lebanon in the political process and the victory attained thanks to the Lebanese resistance and the steadfastness of Syria and Lebanon."
He stressed that Syria does not speak about in a retaliatory spirit, but it talks about the resumption of the peace process within the framework of the Madrid terms of reference and the land for peace principle, to achieve complete Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan lands until June 4, 1967 border lines.
Al-Shara added as saying following what happened in Lebanon, the region stands at a cross-road from which we want to choose what serves the interests of everyone in security and stability which can be realized through peace which is based on complete Israeli withdrawal.
