September 29, 2010 Arab MPs convene in Syria
DAMASCUS: The Arab Interim Parliament's second ordinary session concluded yesterday, with resolutions and recommendations concerning legislative, social and human rights issues in the Arab world. Ali Al-Degbasi, member of Kuwait's National Assembly, said in a statement to KUNA, the Arab parliament affirmed "absolute support" for efforts aimed at resolving Palestinian rifts and called on all parliaments and Arab states to support these bids.
The Parliament called for speeding up formation of a new government in Iraq, a national unity government that represents all political trends in the country, and clearing the Middle East of nuclear arms. It called for "good preparation" for the second round of Arab-Turkish parliamentary dialogue, due in Kuwait, asserted the necessity of dialogue between the Iranian legislative body and European parliaments, called on Tehran to resolve the issue of the occupied UAE islands peacefully and according to international laws for sake of regional stability and urged the Sudanese factions to complete the peace accord for Darfur.
Concerning Bahrain, the Kuwaiti lawmaker said the legislators condemned the recently-divulged conspiracy that threatened the country security, expressed solidarity with the Bahraini people and government vis-a-vis such plots, underscored the necessity of Israel's full withdrawal from the Syrian Golan Heights and condemned plans by a US priest to burn copies of the Quran.
Al-Degbasi declared that he proposed holding a ceremony to honor the first chairman of the parliament, Mohammad Jassem Al-Sager (of Kuwait), for the enormous efforts he had exerted during his service at the helm of the body. The suggestion was widely applauded by the fellow members of the parliament, he added. Elaborating, he indicated that the Kuwaiti side proposed full reforms at the general secretariat, adding that the commission charged with dispatching humanitarian convoys to Gaza decided to pursue such relief missions.
Meanwhile, Mekhled Al-Azmi, also a member of the Kuwaiti and Arab parliaments, said the Arab legislative body called on the Arab leaders to speed up formation of the Arab Union for the member states of the Arab League, indicating that this could be accomplished at the league extraordinary meeting due in Libya in October. Elaborating, he said the parliament decided to hold seminars to activate the Arab accord for protection against aids in Cairo in December, in addition to other forums on desertification and draught. Seminars will be also held on cultural affairs in Qatar in November, he said.
Al-Azmi added that the parliamentarians asserted the role of the women for development and social security in the Arab world, called for unifying relevant legislations and upgrading Arab laws concerning judicial verdicts. For his part, Kuwaiti lawmaker Marzoug Al-Ghanem said the body decided to hold a special conference for investments from a legal perspective at the Arab League headquarters in December to discuss means to protect Arab entrepreneurs. Moreover, the parliament decided to hold a gathering toaddress the issue of brain drain, decided to upgrade the Arab treaty for regulating status of the refugees in the Arab world and called on Arab states to draft a law for regulating the information technology.
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