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Arab League Secretary General wants member states to directly engage in talks with Iran

Cairo, 23 March - Sources from the Arab League said that Amr Moussa plans to urge the 22 member states to hold direct talks with Iran addressing concerns about the Islamic Republic's ambitions, especially in the nuclear energy field. Such an initiative from the part of all Arab states would be an efficient move to counter US and Israeli campaigns to isolate Teheran as well as to undermine Washington's efforts to unite as many Arab states as possible in concerted actions.

Moussa is preparing a joint policy document with a workable proposal, to be submitted to the AL summit, scheduled to take off in Libya next Saturday. The proposal aims at setting up a forum for regional cooperation and conflict resolution. The forum would include the two non-Arab Middle East neighbours: Iran and Turkey.
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Moussa: Israel has no say in regional security before two-state solution
League chief calls for adopting Arab Neighborhood Policy
By Wassim Mroueh
Daily Star staff
Friday, March 19, 2010

KASLIK: Arab League Chief Amr Moussa stressed Thursday that Israel will not have a say in the security, present or future, of the region before it agrees on the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 territories with East Jerusalem as a capital, adding that such a step should be officially recognized by the UN.

“Israel should also withdraw from occupied Golan Heights, remaining seized Lebanese territories, and provide a just solution for the problem of the Palestinian refugees based on the right of return and compensations,” Mousa said.

Moussa made his remarks during a ceremony marking 65 years since the founding of the Arab League on March 22, 1945.
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Moussa concerned over Israel nuclear weapons
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:33:37 GMT
Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa has expressed concern over Israel's nuke programs, saying the occupying regime's nuclear weapons are "very disturbing and threatening" to the region.

"I wish to mention that Israeli nuclear activities are very disturbing and threatening to us," Moussa said in response to statements made by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton over Iran's nuclear activities.

"We should not speak only about Iran, but be unconcerned about military and nuclear adventurism in the Middle East," Moussa said.

"If we are against any nuclear actions, we [should stop] mentioning only one country,” he added.

Israeli occupying regime is widely considered as the sole possessor of nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
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Britain urges Kuwaiti support for sanctions on Iran Minister sees political, security progress in Iraq

KUWAIT CITY, March 23: We are 100 percent committed to a diplomatic not a military solution regarding Iran, however, we need stronger support from the international community with much tougher sanctions and we very much hope that in the near future that can be achieved, says Minister of State for Armed Forces, Bill Rammell.
“I would very much welcome Kuwaiti support for sanctions against Iran.
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“Kuwait is one of our strongest friends and partners in the world, a historical relationship but also one that is very live and current. We’ve been very pleased to support Kuwait in the past and we’ve continued to work together particularly over the challenges that have been with Iraq. We’ve been extremely grateful over the last 7 years for Kuwait’s cooperation to our forces as they have transited here going to and from Iraq,” commented Rammell.
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“We have excellent equipment divisions within the UK and I think that can bring benefit to the Kuwaiti armed forces,” said Rammell.
On Iran, the Minister of State said there are real genuine concerns about its nuclear program. “If Iran was to develop nuclear weapons, you would inevitably invite a response from other countries in the region, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and others, who in those circumstances would feel that they have to develop nuclear weapons as well. The idea of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East I think is extremely dangerous, which is why this is so important,” he explained.
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Meanwhile, Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair warned Iran on Monday the world will do “whatever it takes” to stop it acquiring a nuclear weapon.
“Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons capability. Iran must know that we will do whatever it takes to stop them getting it,” Blair told the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC.
“The danger is if they suspect for a moment we might allow such a thing,” he told delegates on the last day of the three-day annual policy conference of AIPAC, the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee.
“We cannot and we will not. This is not simply an issue of Israel’s security. This is a matter of global security, mine yours, all of us,” the former British prime minister said.
“Iran’s regime is the biggest destabilizing influence in the region,” he said, adding that both Israelis and Arabs know this.

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