Arab symposium for international law: Working on evacuating Middle East from mass destruction weapons

The second Arab symposium for international humanitarian law and supervision on weapons, including weapons of mass destruction, concluded its work yesterday evening, as it underlined continuing Arab concern from all Arab League members states with the international humanitarian law and expressing strong anxiety toward the existence and deployment of nuclear weapons in the area.

The symposium called for applying and respecting humanitarian law in the occupied territories, especially in Lebanon and Palestine, while working on evacuating Middle East from weapons of mass destruction, removing mines from the Arab states and confirming the importance of supporting technological capabilities in the field of nuclear science for peace purposes.

It also asserted the Arab states' awareness regarding the matters concerning Arab national security and regional stability.