SHAFAQNA- Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Saturday led Arab foreign ministers in lambasting Turkey’s military operation in northeast Syria as an “invasion of an Arab state’s land and an aggression on its sovereignty”.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim, president of the current Arab League session, also condemned Turkey’s offensive into Syria during an emergency meeting of the body, called by Egypt, according to reuters.
The offensive “will exacerbate humanitarian crises, increase the suffering of the Syrian people, and strengthen the ability of terrorists to reorganize their remnants,” Alhakim said.
Alhakim and Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil called on the League to reinstate Syria’s membership in the body.
Syria’s membership in the 22-member body was suspended in 2011 after the Syrian government’s military crackdown on protesters calling for reforms, aljazeera told.
The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash also condemned the Turkish offensive.
“We call for the exit of Turkey and its forces, as well as all foreign forces that have violated this Arab country – and to push for a successful political solution,” Gargash said.
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir called on the international community to act immediately to bring about an end to Turkish military operations in northeast Syria, arabnews mentioned.
Al-Jubeir also said that the Kingdom condemns the Turkish attack and called for an immediate halt to military operations.