Anti-Assad protests .AFP
On Saturday, the Arab states vote to impose economic, political sanctions on Syrian regime in latest attempt to stop bloody massacre.
During the extraordinary meeting on the level of foreign ministers held on Saturday at the Arab League headquarters to discuss developments in Syria, Ahmad stressed that armed groups, the opposition abroad and all the various forces that seek to escalate the situation in Syria are obligated to discard and surrender weapons, cease all acts of violence, comply with the Arab plan, accept national dialogue, and put an end to instigator and negative stances and statements.
According to him, hostile atmospheres, blatant political instigation and media attacks are still taking place with the aim of escalating the situation inside Syria and urge opposition abroad and armed groups in Syria to not cooperate with calming efforts and foil any positive Arab role.
Syrian National Council said that today's Arab League meeting saw developments, but it came after a long time, after eight months of killing and we hope today's decisions will end the violence immediately and no more men, women or children will die in Syria.
Last week the Arab League announced that an agreement has been reached with Syrian government, aiming to stop the violence against protesters, but the killings only intensified as more than 250 Syrian civilians have been killed in the past 11 days when the regime besieged city of Homs and the conflict took a dangerous turn, stoking fears of civil war,Al-Jazzera news reported.
On his part, Syria's representative at the Arab League, Ambassador Yousef Ahmad, on Saturday said that the decision to suspend Syria's membership is "illegal and violates the Arab League's charter and internal regulations."
He said that this decision is a "eulogy for Arab common action" and a blatant announcement that its administration is subordinate to US-western agendas
