People's Assembly backs Mubarak's foreign policy

A report by the People's Assembly supported President Hosni Mubarak's foreign policy and freedom atmosphere prevailing in Egypt.

The report, issued by the Assembly's reply committee, denounced Israel's acts of suppression and aggression against the Palestinians.

The People's Assembly stressed that a just and overall peace in the Middle East area according to the resolutions of international legitimacy is the sublime goal realize security and stability in the area.

The Assembly which can re-affirmed Egypt's full support to the Palestinian people and their steadfastness until they realize all their legitimate just rights, foremost among which is the right to self-determination and setting up their own independent state on their national soil with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as their capital.

In the report drawn in reply to the government's policy statement, the People's Assembly condemned Israeli acts of repression and aggression on the Palestinian people and warned that such acts would drive the area back to atmospheres of violence and chaos as a result of despair which gripped the Palestinian people.

Arab solidarity is the only assurance to preserve legitimate Arab rights, the committee lauded the spirit of the Palestinians and said it was necessary to extend material and moral aid and all forms of assistance to the Palestinian people.

The committee hoped that an Arab decision will be taken at the Summit level to set up an Arab Common Market and expressed satisfaction at the high level achieved by Egyptian-Arab relations.

The Committee stressed the importance of preserving Sudan's independence, regional safety and territorial integrity.

It said it was necessary to lift the sanctions imposed on the Iraqi people and called for an objective evaluation of the process of imposing sanctions so that they may not become eternal or lead to the suffering of millions of human beings.

The Committee said it was necessary to continue to modernize the weapons and equipment of the Armed Forces and continue to diversify the sources of weapons.

The Committee lauded the role of the police in maintaining the security and stability of Egypt and the importance of supporting police forces and supply them with technological equipment.