Cairo conference refute accusations against Syria

Participants in the meetings of the Coordination Committee for Arab Solidarity Committees have condemned the American-Israeli Campaign against Syria describing it as a threat to peace, stability and security in the region.

At the end of the committee's meetings yesterday in Cairo, participants called on the United States to "reconsider its stances and its double-standard policy which is based on a complete bias to Israel at the expense of the Arab just and legitimate rights." They also called it to reconsider its unilateralism stressing the Palestinian people's right in resisting the Israeli occupation till the restoration of all their legitimate rights on top of which the establishment of the Palestinian independent state.

The committee decided to reconvene in February, 2004 in Damascus or Sana'a to discuss the Arab issues, the developments of the Palestinian cause and the situation on the Iraqi arena.