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IPU Conference Adopts Mideast Resolution
After three days of debate, the 104th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference finally adopted here Thursday a crucial resolution on the Middle East conflict which was initially proposed by Indonesia, Algeria and Morocco as an emergency item of the conference.
The resolution, "Bringing an end to the tension and violence in the Middle East, protecting civilians in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, and action to save the peace process in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions", was approved with 987 positive votes, 61 oppositions and 131 abstentions.
China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia stood among the big countries which fully supported the resolution that clearly denouncing atrocity of Israeli authority against Palestinians and the use of excessive military by Israeli authority against civilians in Palestine.
The resolution which consists of nine points, also calls on parties concerned to continue their efforts through dialogue as part of bids to stop violence and prevent it from continuing and spreading, citing it welcomes the encouraging result of the Sharm el-Sheik talks as an important step toward ending violence and resuming the political dialogue and calls on both sincerely to fulfill their commitments.
The powerful countries-backed resolution is expected to be able to contribute bids to make the ongoing bloodshed in the Mideast come an end.
"We are happy as it shows that Palestinian people are not isolated, we are not alone. But there are a lot of people supported them (Palestinians), and getting back their rights and establishing an independent Palestinian State," Abdullah Abdullah, a member of Palestinian delegation told Xinhua in an interview, minutes after the passage of the resolution.
"I think this is a strong testimony that the IPU is a responsible institution, that is not the only time that it stands behind the Palestinian people, that is the real contribution of the IPU to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israeli," he said."
The week-long IPU conference opened here Sunday by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid. The first time conference hosted by Indonesia has been focused on two main agenda, namely preventing military and other coup against democratically elected government, and the financing of the development.
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