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| Syria supports national reconciliation in Iraq-SANA |
| 2008-08-01 |
| (VOI) - Syrian Foreign Minister on Thursday stressed the importance of achieving national reconciliation among the Iraqi components to ensure fostering the country's unity, sovereignty and security according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Syria, where over 500 thousands Iraqi refugees are living, is accused by the U.S of harbouring and helping foreign fighters to enter Iraq and to launch attacks against U.S Iraqi forces. Syria denied the charges. "The deputy Chief of Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq Ammar Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, and Syrian FM Waleed al-Moallem emphasized the necessity of withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq," said a SANA website statement. "Al-Moallem and al-Hakim reviewed bilateral relations and ways to consolidate and develop them in addition to the latest developments in the Iraqi arena," it added. "Al-Hakim applauded Syrian's stance and its keenness on Iraq's national unity, sovereignty, security and stability and thanked it for hosting Iraqi refugees and bearing their enormous burden" it noted. On Wednesday, the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the Deputy Chairman of Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council Ammar Abdul Aziz AL-Hakim and held talks about cementing ties with Iraq. Al-Hakim noted "the current atmosphere cannot help sign a long security agreement", adding "what is being sought now is outlining the frame of relation between Iraq and the U.S. such as finding a protocol." |
| Posted by:Fred |