ARAB LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS: IRAQ, PALESTINE,

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 CAIRO 007088

SIPDIS

GENEVA FOR JCASSIDY

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TAGS: PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IZ IS ICRC
SUBJECT: ARAB LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS: IRAQ, PALESTINE,
TERRORISM, MAGEN DAVID ADOM ISSUE

REF: CAIRO 7047


1. The following are unofficial embassy translations of Arab
League resolutions on Terrorism, Palestine, Iraq, and the
Third Protocol/Magen David Adom issue, approved by Arab
Foreign Ministers during their meeting in Cairo on September

8. The documents were obtained in draft format but have
reportedly been agreed to by Foreign Ministers with minimal
edits. A more detailed readout of the meetings is provided
in reftel.


2. Text of 4 Arab League Resolutions (Unofficial Embassy
translations):
Terrorism, Iraq, Palestine, Third Protocol/MDA Issue:

Arab League Resolution on Terrorism
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After reviewing the memorandum of the General Secretariat,
the preliminary report of the Secretary General and the
General Secretariat,s activity between the two rounds, and
the recommendation of the Political Affairs Committee, the
Arab League Council at its ministerial level has decided the
following:

1- Condemn the terrorist bombings in Sharm El-Sheikh as
criminal acts that rendered many innocent people victim in
violation of all religious, ethical, and human values.
Condemn the terrorist acts in London and Arab countries and
other regions of the world.

2- Condemn all forms of terrorism regardless of their
motives and excuses. Reject any link between terrorism and
any religion, culture or civilization. Confront effectively
what the Arabs and Muslims are being exposed to, be it racial
attack or discrimination. Stress the Islamic religion,s
message aimed at elevating the values of tolerance and
rejecting terrorism and extremism.

3- Work to tackle the roots of terrorism and remove the
factors that feed it through eradicating the foci of
tensions, (halting) double standards in implementing
international law, and putting an end to injustice and
aggressions against human rights.

4- Continue Arab coordination at the United Nations with
regional countries and groups for the sake of holding an
international anti-terrorism conference under the auspices of
the United Nations. Expedite the drafting of a comprehensive
UN agreement on terrorism that would include a clear
definition of terrorism that is agreed upon internationally,
taking into account that the killing of innocent civilians is
not approved by heavenly religions or international charters,
and taking into account the difference between terrorism and
the people,s legitimate right to resist occupation and
aggression.

5- Stress the importance of Arab coordination at the
bilateral and multilateral levels in order to reactivate the
provisions of the Arab anti-terrorism agreement through
enhancing cooperation in the judicial and security fields and
through inviting the Arab countries that have not signed the
Arab agreement to do so while (at the same time) underline
the importance of having all Arab countries join the
international anti-terrorism agreements.

6- Mobilize media, educational, and religious institutions
and the civil society to increase awareness of the danger of
terrorism and extremist ideology and to confront this
destructive epidemic that threatens the stability of human
societies and undermines the process of their development.

7- Enhance measures aimed at combating the financing of
terrorism in accordance with current international agreements
and criteria in order to confront money-laundering and
terrorism-financing operations, and to request the Arab
ministers of Justice and Interior to draft an Arab agreement
on this.

8- Welcome again the Riyadh Declaration issued by the
International Anti-Terrorism Conference held in Riyadh in
February 2005 and call for issuing a UNGA resolution to form
a work team (task force) to study the (best) means of
carrying out the recommendations included in the Declaration,
as well as King Abdallah,s proposal on establishing an
international anti-terrorism center, which would strengthen
international cooperation in this connection.

9- Assign a team of Arab anti-terrorism experts to follow up
on what has been reached by the international anti-terrorism
conference held in Riyadh and the Arab Regional Seminar on
Combating Terrorism held at the Arab League on February
16-17, 2005 and to submit a report and recommendations to the
next round of the Arab League Council.

10- Promote existing cooperation between the Arab League and
international and regional organizations in the field of
anti-terrorism and enhance the Arab League General
Secretariat,s point-of-contact with the Anti-Terrorism

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Commission formed by virtue of SC Resolution No. 1371 of 2001.

Arab League Resolution on Iraq
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After reviewing the memorandum submitted by the Republic of
Iraq and based on Resolution 264 by the Tunisia summit dated
May 23, 2004 and Resolution 299 by the Algeria summit dated
March 23, 2005,
and as it stresses the Arab League ministerial resolutions
No. 6324 and 6325 of September 9, 2003 and 6377, 6437, and
6494,

and as it welcomes the recommendations issued by the
international conference on Iraq held in Sharm El-Sheikh on
November 22-23, 2004,

and as it welcomes the recommendations issued by the Brussels
conference held on June 22, 2005,

and as it refers to SC Resolution No. 1618 of 2005 that
condemns terrorist activities in Iraq,

and after hearing the review by the Iraqi FM,

and after conducting deliberations, the Arab League Council
at the ministerial level held on September 8, 2005 has
decided the following:

1- Stress the necessity of having all Arab countries adhere
to the complete implementation of provisions 7, 8, 11, and 12
of Algeria summit Resolution No. 299 of 2005 regarding
developments in Iraq and Arab diplomatic presence in Iraq so
as to express Arab brotherly solidarity for Iraq as a member
state and a founder of the Arab League. Urge Arab
governments and non-government financial institutions and
funds to actively contribute to the reconstruction of Iraq
and cancel its debts in order to enable the Iraqi economy to
stand on its feet.

2- Welcome the Secretary General,s announcement to open an
Arab League General Secretariat Mission in Baghdad and his
call for accomplishing this mission as soon as possible in
order to activate the League,s role in Iraq.

3- Underline the necessity of assisting in accomplishing the
current political process in Iraq in a way that guarantees
the unity of the people and land of Iraq and enhances the
Iraqi people,s full exercise of their sovereignty. Call on
all sects of the Iraqi people to join in the political
process, especially the drafting of the Constitution and the
referendum on it, as well as in the legislative elections
scheduled for December 2005.

4- Strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Iraq,
incursions, and destruction, and extend condolences to the
victims of the (recent) bridge tragedy and other areas of
Iraq, which are all a threat to peace and security as stated
in SC Resolution No. 1618 of 2005. Denounce all that is
related to terrorism, be it instigation or financing, which
is targeting the Iraqi people. Call on all Arab countries to
cooperate for the sake of securing the stability and
reconstruction of Iraq.

5- Denounce the serious human rights violations that took
place during the occupation of Kuwait and the obliteration of
facts about POWs and missing Kuwaitis and other countries,
nationals, the remains of whom were found in mass graves.
Express deep condolences to the families of the victims and
call for exerting all possible efforts in order to find out
the fate of all those who are missing.

6- Express deep sorrow and regret at the martyrdom of
Egyptian Ambassador Ihab El-Sherif and the Algerian diplomats
Ezz Iddin Belqadi and Ali Belaroussi and extend condolences
to the families of the three martyrs and to the governments
of Egypt and Algeria.

7- Support the Iraqi Government,s efforts and all concerned
parties to enhance security precautions in Iraq, especially
for Arab and non-Arab diplomatic missions and secure
effectively the protection of all diplomats and
representatives of regional and international institutions
and media officials so as to maintain, encourage, and expand
Arab and non-Arab diplomatic presence in Iraq.

8- Form a ministerial committee consisting of Jordan,
Bahrain, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Egypt,
and the Secretary General to draw up a strategic plan to
assist Iraq and follow up on the resolutions of the Arab
summit and the ministerial meetings.

9- Submit a request to the Secretary General to follow up on
this issue and present a report to the next round of the Arab
League.

Arab League Resolution on Palestinian Issue
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After reviewing the memorandum of the General Secretariat,
the preliminary report of the Secretary General and the
General Secretariat,s activity between the two rounds, the
recommendation of the Political Affairs Committee, and the
Plan of Action to implement the Initiative prepared by the
Arab Initiative Committee at the level of Permanent
Delegates,

and as the Arab League Council reiterates the resolution of
(previous) Arab summits, particularly the Beirut 2002, the
Sharm El-Sheikh 2003, the Tunisia 2004, and the Algeria 2005
summits,

and as the Council refers to the international resolutions on
the Palestine issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict,
particularly the relevant SC resolutions on establishing an
independent Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital
and achieving a lasting and comprehensive peace,

and as the Council stresses its resolution No. 6486 of March
3, 2005,

and as the Council warns of the danger of Israel,s continued
indifference to international and Arab peace endeavors and
continued defiance of international resolutions,

and as it stresses the importance of Palestinian national
unity at this stage, the Arab League Council at its
ministerial level has decided the following:

1- Emphasize that the peace process is an inseparable entity
and that the just, comprehensive, and lasting peace that the
peoples of the region are aspiring to will not be achieved
except by the return of all and complete Arab rights to their
rightful owners. Stress that the Gaza pullout plan is a
first step on the road towards a complete and comprehensive
withdrawal from all the occupied Palestinian territories,
including Jerusalem, and is an inseparable part of the peace
process according to the (relevant) international resolutions.

2- Praise the awareness of the spirit of responsibility of
the Palestinian national dialogue and stress complete support
for the PNA in its ongoing efforts to maintain security and
order and enhance the power of the law in the Palestinian
territories, a matter which would guarantee the preservation
of the Palestinian people,s national unity and create an
atmosphere conducive to the resumption of the peace process.
Praise the efforts exerted by the Arab Republic of Egypt in
cooperation with the PNA with this regard.

3- Warn of Israel,s premeditated intentions of taking
advantage of the Gaza withdrawal to strengthen the
occupation,s grip on the West Bank and Jerusalem. Denounce
the Israeli position expressed recently by the Israeli PM
that the Israeli efforts after the Gaza pullout would be
devoted to securing Israeli presence in major areas in
Galilee, Negev, and Greater Jerusalem that would include East
Jerusalem, settlements, and security areas in the West Bank.

4- Welcome all international initiatives that would place
MEPP on top of the political priorities. Ask the U.S.
Administration in this connection to work to translate into
reality President Bush,s vision of establishing an
independent Palestinian State next to Israel in accordance to
the principles of the peace process as expressed in the
relevant UN resolutions, the principle of Land for Peace, the
principle of Non-Acquisition of Territories by Force, and the
Arab peace initiative. Regard all that has to do with the
final status as subject to negotiation between the two
parties on the basis of the aforementioned principles without
any prior conditions or promises.

5- Call on the Member States and the General Secretariat to
continue to follow up on the results of voting on the
resolutions related to the Palestinian issue and the
Arab-Israeli conflict at the UNGA and all international
organizations, and to contact the countries that adopt
negative positions on this for the sake of explaining the
Arab viewpoint in an attempt to push them into changing their
positions.

6- Assert that the Arab peace initiative is the way to
achieve a just, permanent, and comprehensive peace in the
region. Adhere to the Arab peace initiative and work to
reenergize it through actions on various local, regional, and
international levels.

7- Call on the Quartet to resume to work seriously to
achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the ME on the basis
of the Arab peace initiative, the Roadmap, and SC Resolution
No. 1515 of 2004.
8- Enhance Arab action at the international arena and seek
the issuance of a UNGA resolution adopting the Arab peace
initiative as a document relating to the roadmap. Arrange
for a seminar on Palestinian-American relations aimed at
achieving a better understanding between the two sides at
this stage which requires a greater level of understating and
dialogue with (various) international dynamic forces,
especially in the United States.

9- Reactivate the Plan of Action towards the Israeli society
and political forces inside Israel in accordance with the
relevant provision of the Arab peace initiative, whether
through engaging and intercommunicating with the Palestinians
of 1948 or conducting a dialogue with Jewish forces in the
U.S. or elsewhere while adhering to the framework and
provisions of the Arab peace initiative.

Arab League Resolution on Maged David Adom
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... (preambular language not included)


1. Affirming the Arab countries adherence to the provisions
of International Law, International Humanitarian Law, and the
Geneva Conventions, stressing that the Council is keen to
preserve the unity, cohesion, and universality of the
International Movement of the Red Cross and Red Crescent,


2. Affirming the stance of the member states that the time
is not right to hold the Diplomatic Conference for the State
Parties of Geneva Conventions (1949) to add a third protocol
and adopt an additional emblem to that adopted by the
Conventions until tangible progress is made in the peace
process, continuing violations of the Geneva Convention in
the occupied Palestinian territories including East Jerusalem
are stopped, and a consensus is reached with respect to the
substantive conditions necessary to convene such a
conference, particularly that the draft additional protocol
has not been approved yet,


3. Affirming the adherence of the Member States to the
provision of the previous paragraph of this Resolution within
the framework of the consultations conducted by the Swiss
Government, and emphasizing this stance during the
Consultative meetings to be held September 12-13 with each
Arab country, in its capacity as a Contractual Party will
inform the Swiss Government with such stance,


4. Requesting the Secretary General to inform the Government
of the Swiss Confederation, in its capacity as the Depositary
State, and the regional organizations and groups with the
present resolution in a bid to coordinate the stances
therewith in this respect,


5. Continuing the coordination and the consultation between
the governments and the Arab Red Cross and Red Crescent
Societies, appreciating their efforts and movements with
respect to the issue of the third protocol additional to the
Geneva Conventions, and


6. Assigning the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Geneva with
following up the implementation of this Resolution and
conducting of necessary communications with the geographical
and political groups concerned.


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