Arab League leader seeks LatAm cooperation on Syria
UNITED NATIONS: The Arab League Monday urged nations of the Middle
East and Latin America to work together toward resolving the Syria
crisis.
“Syria is going through an asphyxiating crisis, and regrettably no
initiative to find a solution has been successful so far,” Secretary
General Nabil al-Arabi said. “We have to reach a resolution as quickly
as possible” to the crisis, he said here at the third summit of South
American and Arab countries (ASPA).
The two-day meeting, which wraps up in Lima on Tuesday, has brought
together leaders of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the
Arab League, with more than 30 nations represented in all.
A growing humanitarian crisis caused by the country's bloody 18-month
conflict that has claimed some 30,000 lives in Syria.
According to figures released by the United Nations on Monday, there
were 75,000 new Syrian refugees last month, with the total number
projected to rise as high as 710,000 by the end of the year.
The summit focuses primarily on issues related to political and
economic cooperation between the two regions.
AFP
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