Gulf States Oppose Arab Summit on Syria
The six Gulf Cooperation Council states said on Tuesday that they oppose a Syrian request for an emergency Arab summit on the bloody crisis in the country.
The GCC "sees that the request to hold an Arab summit at this time is useless," knowing that Arab foreign ministers will meet in Rabat on Wednesday, GCC Secretary General Abdul Latif al-Zayani said.
The Arab League on Saturday voted to suspend Syria from all of the pan-Arab bloc's activities over its failure to implement a deal to end the violence which has left around 3,500 dead since March, according to U.N. figures.
League chief Nabil al-Arabi said on Monday that he had received a letter from Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem calling for an urgent Arab summit to discuss the crisis.
Arab leaders have been informed of the request, the secretary general said, adding that the emergency summit can only be held if two-thirds of the bloc's members endorse the call.
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The Syrian regime can not engage in dialog. First they are animals. Secondly, dialog will lead to a new government. They have chosen to go out like Qadaffi.
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The united nations never suspended any country for not complying with their resolutions. What a joke.
It is clear that the GC and Gulf States are following the bidding of the West and do not want to see a peaceful end to the troubles in Syria. The AL plan was due to failure from the beginning since it was unilateral by only imposing restraint and withdrawal on the government with no constraints on the radical opposition.