Beirut Declaration Rejects Threat of Military Strike on Iraq

Home>>World

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, March 29, 2002

Beirut Declaration Rejects Threat of Military Strike on Iraq

The Beirut Declaration, unanimouslyadopted here Thursday at the just-concluded 14th Arab summit, strongly rejects any threat of military strikes against any Arab country, particularly Iraq.

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

The Beirut Declaration, unanimouslyadopted here Thursday at the just-concluded 14th Arab summit, strongly rejects any threat of military strikes against any Arab country, particularly Iraq.

The document is apparently referring to U.S. threat of launchingmilitary strikes against Iraq during the second stage of the ongoing anti-terror war.

Washington has repeatedly threatened to strike Iraq due to its refusal to allow the return of U.N. inspectors to check alleged weapons of mass destruction in the country.

The declaration also denounces international terrorism but lashes out at Israel's "state terrorism" under the excuse of anti-terrorism campaigns, while calling for identifying legal resistanceto occupation from terrorism.

On the Iraq-U.N. talks, the document welcomes the resumption of the talks, while urging Iraq to comply with relevant U.N. resolutions on the country.

Meanwhile, the declaration calls for the lifting of the decade-old international sanctions to end the sufferings of the Iraqi people.

Iraq has been under U.N. sanctions since 1990 for its invasion of neighboring Kuwait.

The two-day summit was attended by heads of state and governmentand representatives from the 22 member states of the Arab League (AL), as well as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and AL chief AmrMoussa.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Israel Urged to Abide by UN Resolutions to Achieve Peace in Mideast

Arafat Addresses Speech on TV to Arab Summit in Beirut