Arab League chief discuss with Moratinos Iraqi issue developments

The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Mousa discussed yesterday with the EU Middle East special envoy Miguel Moratinos the escalation against the Palestinian people.

Following the meeting, Moratinos expressed the deep concern of the European Union over the American war on Iraq and its negative implications on the Middle East region as a whole. He called for an immediate halting of the war to protect the region, its security and stability.

Moratinos indicated that the European council was due to have held a meeting yesterday at the level of leaders in Brussels in order to discuss the Iraqi developments.

Moratinos also stressed the care of the European Union to reach a just solution for the Palestinian question according to international resolutions so as to guarantee the rights of the Palestinians to establishing their own independent state.