{"id":31098,"date":"2013-03-26T16:41:17","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T15:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail\/2013\/03\/26\/295306\/al-measure-sets-dangerous-precedence\/"},"modified":"2013-03-26T16:41:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-26T15:41:17","slug":"al-measure-sets-dangerous-precedent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/al-measure-sets-dangerous-precedent\/","title":{"rendered":"‘AL measure sets dangerous precedent’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qatar’s Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (R) attends the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha on March 26, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Iran has criticized the Arab League (AL) for giving Syria’s seat to the foreign-backed opposition, warning that the move will set a \u201cdangerous\u201d precedence in the Arab world.<\/p>\n

This hasty decision can turn into a new procedure and be applied to other Arab League member states in the future, Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis measure taken by the Arab League will be taken to mean the end of the [Arab] League\u2019s role in the region,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThe Iranian official also advised Arab leaders to end their silence toward Israel’s aggression and crimes and focus their efforts on supporting the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n

In November 2011, the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership, though Damascus is a founding member of the organization.<\/p>\n

It consequently called on the opposition National Coalition on March 6 “to form an executive body to take up Syria’s seat” at the AL summit scheduled for Tuesday in the Qatari capital of Doha.<\/p>\n

Damascus has censured the decision and condemned the Arab League for giving the country’s “stolen seat to bandits and thugs,” Syrian government daily al-Thawra<\/em> said in a report published on Monday.<\/p>\n

Iraq and Algeria are the only countries that have expressed reservations about the decision, while Lebanon has opposed the move.<\/p>\n

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.<\/p>\n

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of militants are foreign nationals.<\/p>\n

Damascus says the West and its regional allies including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are supporting the militants.<\/p>\n

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Qatar’s Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (R) attends the opening of the Arab League summit in Doha on March 26, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Iran has criticized the Arab League (AL) for giving Syria’s seat to the foreign-backed opposition, warning that the move will set a “dangerous” precedence in the Arab world.<\/p>\n

This hasty decision can turn into a new procedure and be applied to other Arab League member states in the future, Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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“This measure taken by the Arab League will be taken to mean the end of the [Arab] League’s role in the region,” he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nThe Iranian official also advised Arab leaders to end their silence toward Israel’s aggression and crimes and focus their efforts on supporting the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n

In November 2011, the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership, though Damascus is a founding member of the organization.<\/p>\n

It consequently called on the opposition National Coalition on March 6 “to form an executive body to take up Syria’s seat” at the AL summit scheduled for Tuesday in the Qatari capital of Doha.<\/p>\n

Damascus has censured the decision and condemned the Arab League for giving the country’s “stolen seat to bandits and thugs,” Syrian government daily al-Thawra<\/em> said in a report published on Monday.<\/p>\n

Iraq and Algeria are the only countries that have expressed reservations about the decision, while Lebanon has opposed the move.<\/p>\n

Syria has been experiencing unrest since March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of Syrian army and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.<\/p>\n

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of militants are foreign nationals.<\/p>\n

Damascus says the West and its regional allies including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey are supporting the militants.<\/p>\n

MRS\/SS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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