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7:26 p.m.
Monday, March 25, 2019
CAIRO (AFP)
The secretary general of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, strongly condemned the statement made on Monday by President Donald Trump on the recognition of Israel 's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, saying that it is safe to say that it is safe. acted of a false statement of form and object. The United States in the region and even in the world.
Abul-Gheit said in a press release issued tonight by the General Secretariat of the League that this US statement did not change the legal status of the Golan. The Golan is a occupied Syrian territory, does not recognize the sovereignty of Israel over any state, and the Security Council unanimously adopted resolutions confirming that sense, including resolution 497 of 1981, which clearly referred to the non-recognition of the annexation of the Syrian Golan by Israel. "He said.
Aboul Gheit added that the legitimization of the occupation is a new curve of American politics and a great reaction of the American position become fully compatible with Israeli positions and desires. He stressed that the Arabs reject this approach and that if the occupation is a major crime, No less dangerous, the force does not create rights and does not bring benefits, and international law It is not established by a single state, regardless of its status, and the permanence of occupation for a certain period of time – or for a long time – does not confer legitimacy on it.
The secretary-general of the League of Arab States said the League stood firmly behind Syria's right to its occupied territory, a position that enjoys a clear and comprehensive Arab consensus and will reflect the decisions of the Tunisian summit. next week.
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