Turkey should withdraw from Arab countries: Arab League Secretary General
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – “The situation is not propitious for Syria’s return to Arab League; it’s a little early for that,” said Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, in a press conference with Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Arab Ministerial Committee on Turkish Interference in the Internal Affairs of Arab Countries stressed, “the illegitimacy of Turkish military presence in Arab countries, especially in Iraq, Libya, and Syria, as well as the necessity to withdraw all its forces without restrictions or conditions.”
On Thursday, the 156th session of work meetings of the Arab League Council at the level of Arab foreign ministers was launched in Kuwait.
“Turkish interference is a grave violation of international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, a blatant infringement on the sovereignty of Arab countries, and a serious threat to Arab national security,” in a statement said the Arab Ministerial Committee.
“We completely reject the baseless allegations against our country, included in decisions of the held meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Arab League,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry responded in a statement.
“Turkey, through its principled and firm stances, tops the countries that pay the greatest efforts for sake of preserving the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence of Arab countries,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry stressed.
The Arab League’s insistence on these positions, “which is of no use to anyone, do not match the positive steps that have been taken in the region recently,” the Turkish statement pointed out.
Meanwhile, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called on the Arab League to “get rid of these useless methods and focus on peace, prosperity, and well-being of Arab people.”
After tensions dominated the political scene between Arab countries and Turkey during the past years, ties between Turkey and some Arab countries including Egypt, Emirates, and Saudi are slowly improving.