(AKI/APP) - President General Pervez Musharraf, urging an end to "outside interference" in Iraq, suggested on Tuesday that a Muslim peacekeeping force could be sent to Iraq under the United Nations provided it was acceptable to all the stakeholders. He was addressing the inaugural session of the 34th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Conference here. "We have to stop all outside interference in Iraq, the mass killings ... the carnage that is taking place there has to stop" Musharraf told delegates from the 57 member countries.
He said if outside interference stopped, it will be possible to control the internal situation in the country. "If all the warring factions ... different factions, if they accept, than may be a Muslim peacekeeping force under the United Nations umbrella could be looked at, if that leads to peace and resolution of the crisis," the President said. The President said Pakistan stands for the integrity of Iraq and for peaceful resolution of the issue. |