Arab lawyers support Syria in face of pressures

Secretary General of Arab Lawyers Union Ibrahim Simlali on Tuesday underlined that pressures and threats against Syria aim at targeting the Arab nation, history and identity since Syria represents the first defender of Arab causes.

The Arab lawyers decided to convene their current conference to express solidarity with Syria's stances that back stability and peace as well as oppose war and aggression, Simlali said in a press conference held at Sham Palace in Damascus.

He noted to the importance of holding this conference within this critical condition the Arab nation is passing through to confront the foreign plots, calling for joint Arab action in all fields.

For his part, Deputy Chairman of Arab Lawyers Union Abdulazim al-Mughrabi said that the Union is well aware of the sensitivity of conditions the international community is witnessing and reflections of those conditions on the region in particular.

We agreed to hold this conference in Damascus to discuss basic issues as the Union plays a large role in defending the Arab rights through its participation in the Arab and international conferences, Mughrabi added. The Conference is due to be held in Damascus next Saturday.