Iraq stresses only Syrians can solve crisis in Syria

Iraq reiterated on Tuesday its stance on supporting the political solution to the crisis in Syria and rejecting foreign interference in Syria's internal affairs. Iraqi Vice President, Khudeir al-Khuzai, stressed in a speech at the Arab League Summit being held in Doha that Iraq's firm stance on the crisis in Syria which is based on supporting the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people and rejecting foreign interference. He also voiced support to the efforts of UN Envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, to resolve the crisis in Syria peacefully. Al-Khuzai reminded of article No 8 of the Arab League Charter which states that the Arab League member countries are obliged to respect the sovereignty of other member states. Iraq.. Giving Syria seat at AL to Doha Coalition violation of Charter Earlier, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari underlined that giving Syria seat at the Arab League to Doha coalition is a precedent and violation of the AL convention, saying "Iraq had reservation about the AL decision." "The name of the League is the Arab League.. representatives of the member states are the elected governments which have legitimacy, express and represent their people," Zebari said in a TV interview on Monday. He added "Iraq would not recognize any side other than what the Syrian people decide, we will keep our stance and the reservation we have adopted. Zebari said that the attempts by some Arab countries to reach outcomes, put an entity instead of a state or raising an alternative flag without the Syrian people's opinion were to " close the door in front of any political settlements and complicate issues in future," reiterating his country's rejection of arming any side in the opposition.