The Local Coordinating Committees of Syria has put out a press release asking that Arab League members withdraw all of their ambassadors from Syria in protest of the violent crackdown currently occurring in Syria. Below is the full text of the press release:
Arab League: Pull Arab ambassadors from Syria
More than 20 martyrs in the two hours that Nabil Al-Arabi had spent with Bashar Assad
Damascus - September 14 2011
Local Coordination Committees (LCC) in Syria said today that Arab nations should withdraw their ambassadors from Syria as a protest of the ongoing killing and torture of peaceful demonstrators. The LCC regards withdrawing ambassadors a very important political move that can be used by the Arab nations to weaken the Russian opposition for a Security Council resolution that holds the Syrian regime accountable for the crimes committed against the Syrian people.
LCC regards the Arab league's resolution that condemns violence and calls for an immediate stop for violence, a significant Arab step towards playing a real and effective role in stopping the massacres that have been committed in Syria. This is especially that the resolution holds the Syrian regime accountable for these violations. LCC, however, sees that the resolution is still significantly below the expectations of the Syrian people who gave thousands of martyrs and detainees.
Mohammad Al-Abdallah, the official spokesperson of the LCC in Syria, had said that "the Arab League's resolution that condemns violence and calls the Syrian regime to stop the violence, is a very good resolution. However, it lacks a clear mechanism to force the Syrian regime to abide by that resolution, which makes it -like other resolutions- no more than a statement".
During the visit of the General secretary of the Arab League, Mr. Nabil Al-Arabi, to Damascus; and during his meeting with the president of the Syrian regime, Bashar Assad; Assad made promises for reform in front of Al-Arabi while his security forces were going on with killing and arrests.
Al-Abdallah added: "Assad made reform promises in front of Al-Arabi, while the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said that Assad has warned Al-Arabi from falling a victim to misleading media, and that what’s happening in Syria is part of a foreign conspiracy. This shows clearly that Assad continues to lie to the Arab and international media. There were more than 20 martyrs that have fallen during Al-Arabi’s meeting with Assad in Damascus. If the Arab league is serious about their political stance, then they will have to support their resolution by steps and actions that show clearly that they reject the behavior of Assad"
LCC said that it values the stance of the Arab nations who are members in the Human rights council in the United Nations, and values the votes of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar in favor of the council’s decision to form an investigation committee that investigates the crimes of the Syrian regime against its people. However, LCC calls for a greater role for Arab brotherly nations in demanding a Security Council resolution that condemns the Syrian regime, and regards withdrawing ambassadors the most appropriate step at this time.
Arab League: Pull Arab ambassadors from Syria
More than 20 martyrs in the two hours that Nabil Al-Arabi had spent with Bashar Assad
Damascus - September 14 2011
Local Coordination Committees (LCC) in Syria said today that Arab nations should withdraw their ambassadors from Syria as a protest of the ongoing killing and torture of peaceful demonstrators. The LCC regards withdrawing ambassadors a very important political move that can be used by the Arab nations to weaken the Russian opposition for a Security Council resolution that holds the Syrian regime accountable for the crimes committed against the Syrian people.
LCC regards the Arab league's resolution that condemns violence and calls for an immediate stop for violence, a significant Arab step towards playing a real and effective role in stopping the massacres that have been committed in Syria. This is especially that the resolution holds the Syrian regime accountable for these violations. LCC, however, sees that the resolution is still significantly below the expectations of the Syrian people who gave thousands of martyrs and detainees.
Mohammad Al-Abdallah, the official spokesperson of the LCC in Syria, had said that "the Arab League's resolution that condemns violence and calls the Syrian regime to stop the violence, is a very good resolution. However, it lacks a clear mechanism to force the Syrian regime to abide by that resolution, which makes it -like other resolutions- no more than a statement".
During the visit of the General secretary of the Arab League, Mr. Nabil Al-Arabi, to Damascus; and during his meeting with the president of the Syrian regime, Bashar Assad; Assad made promises for reform in front of Al-Arabi while his security forces were going on with killing and arrests.
Al-Abdallah added: "Assad made reform promises in front of Al-Arabi, while the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said that Assad has warned Al-Arabi from falling a victim to misleading media, and that what’s happening in Syria is part of a foreign conspiracy. This shows clearly that Assad continues to lie to the Arab and international media. There were more than 20 martyrs that have fallen during Al-Arabi’s meeting with Assad in Damascus. If the Arab league is serious about their political stance, then they will have to support their resolution by steps and actions that show clearly that they reject the behavior of Assad"
LCC said that it values the stance of the Arab nations who are members in the Human rights council in the United Nations, and values the votes of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan and Qatar in favor of the council’s decision to form an investigation committee that investigates the crimes of the Syrian regime against its people. However, LCC calls for a greater role for Arab brotherly nations in demanding a Security Council resolution that condemns the Syrian regime, and regards withdrawing ambassadors the most appropriate step at this time.
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