Cairo: The Arab League has drafted a resolution on Syria that calls on the United Nations Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab state to cut all diplomatic contact with President Bashar Assad’s regime.
Syria immediately rejected the moves, spelled out in a resolution adopted by League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo.
According to the draft resolution, the Arab League will “open communication channels with the Syrian opposition.”
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal conveyed the 22-nation League’s deep frustration with Syria, telling delegates that it was no longer appropriate to stand by and watch the bloodshed.
The League called for the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution that provides for an immediate cease-fire in Syria, the protection of civilians and overseeing a humanitarian effort for victims of the violence.
Meanwhile, France and the United States have proposed a plan to hold a meeting of the so-called “Friends of Syria” group in Tunisia on February 24.
The Arab League urged Syrian opposition groups to unite ahead of a February 24 meeting in Tunisia of the “Friends of Syria” group, which includes the United States, its European allies and Arab nations working to end the uprising against Assad’s authoritarian rule.
The group was created after last weekend’s veto at the U.N. by Russia and China of a Western and Arab draft resolution that would have pressured Assad to step down.
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