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Syria regards Arab summit decisions as "biased"

30 March 2012 02:33 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Syria’s official SANA news agency launched criticism over the statement issued Thursday at the end of Arab League (AL) summit in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, saying the summit has issued "biased decisions inspired by agendas of the Gulf sheikhdoms", APA reports quoting Xinhua

In a commentary issued late Thursday, SANA said the statement ignored the terrorism practiced against the Syrian citizens by armed groups that are being supported financially and medialy by Qatar and Saudi.

"The summit has ignored the terrorist attacks, the assassinations and sabotaging acts committed by armed groups against civilians, private and public properties," SANA said.

"In its statement, the summit stressed concern and keenness on Syria’s stability and unity and to avoid foreign military intervention, however it stressed and called on the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities toward Syria and that means an overt invitation for foreign intervention in Syria’s affairs," said SANA.

Earlier in the day, the Arab leaders wrapped up the AL summit in Baghdad after approving the final statement and a document named Baghdad declaration.

The final statement of the summit included the call from Arab leaders on "the Syrian government to immediately stop violence, murder, and to protect civilians and to ensure the freedom of peaceful protests."

They also called on the "Syrian forces to withdraw from the cities and villages, and to safeguard Syria’s stability, and reject any military intervention.

The leaders called for providing full support to the mission of the UN envoy Kofi Annan.

"The Arab leaders condemned violations of human rights and considered the massacre of Baba Amr (in Homs in central Syria) by the Syrian security and army forces a crime against humanity that entails bringing the Syrian officials to justice."

They called on the Syrian opposition to close ranks and prepare to start serious dialogue that would lead to democracy, the statement said.

They (Arab leaders) stressed their full support for the aspirations and the legitimate demands of the Syrian people to freedom and democracy and to ensure their right to draw their own future, through peaceful transfer of power.

They condemned the acts of violence and adhere to a political solution and national dialogue away from foreign intervention in the Syrian crisis in order to preserve the unity of Syria.

They called for talks between the Syrian government and the opposition based on Annan’s six-point peace plan, which should be implemented fully and immediately.

Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed Thursday that his government would exert all efforts to make Annan’s mission a success to restore security and stability to Syria.

Assad made the remarks in a message sent Thursday to leaders of the five-nation BRICS bloc, in which he expressed hope that Annan would deal inclusively with all the elements of the Syrian crisis, regionally and internationally, according to SANA.

Assad said that in order to make Annan’s mission successful, there should be concentration on halting all kinds of support to terrorism in Syria, especially by countries whose officials have declared their financing and arming of the armed terrorist groups in Syria, referring to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which have explicitly announced their will to arm and support the rebels in Syria.

The Syrian government accused Takfiri terrorists backed by Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being behind the unrest in Syria. It said more than 2,500 army and security personnel have been killed during the year-long crisis. However, the United Nations said Tuesday the number of people killed since the unrest began in March last year has exceeded 9,000.