@@ Saudis hopes Iraqi constitution will safeguard its arab identity - Wanna bet your camels on that? @@
- From: "Arash" <A7000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:16:26 -0400
Arab news
August 30, 2005
Saudis Hopes Charter Will Safeguard Iraq?s Arab Identity
Jeddah ? Saudi Arabia yesterday expressed its hope that Iraq?s new constitution
would safeguard its Arab identity. ?Saudi Arabia hopes that the Iraqi constitution
will respond to the aspirations of the Iraqi people, ensure national unity and
safeguard its Arab identity?, a Cabinet statement said.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has asked for an explanation from the Iraqi
government on the draft constitution?s stance toward the Arab world, adding that the
document had ?disturbed? the 22-member pan-Arab organization.
The charter, which is to be put to a referendum on October 15, did not meet Sunni
demands to describe Iraq as being part of the Arab world, saying instead that ?its
Arab people are part of the Arab nation?.
But Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Sunday that Iraq did not intend to walk out
of the Arab League, and the controversial clause was only meant to reflect the
country?s demographic makeup.
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