Saudi Arabia asked for halting the US war against Iraq once more on Monday. Saudi King Fahd said at the beginning of a cabinet session here, according to Saudi Arabia's SPA news agency, that all efforts on the part of the Arab and Islamic world leaders should be focussed on ending the US-led war against Iraq. At the end of the said meeting, a communique was issued, in which the Saudi government's serious concern over the need to respect the international laws, and to try to save the lives of the the innocent civilians are emphatically stressed. The communique reads in part, "Baghdad is known as the Peace City in the Islamic world, and has a significant place in the Arab world history, therefore, both its civilian residents, and its historical heritage should be safeguarded and preserved painstakingly, and that is not possible amid such heavy bombardments." The communique further stresses that it is high time for the United Nations, as the representative of the global community, to become more dynamically involved in securing the future and territorial integrity of one of its independent members, the Arabic Republic of Iraq."
Yup. Baghdad: City of Peace. Hand me a tissue, wouldja? |