Jordan Times
Sunday, April 23, 2006
King urges Arabs, Muslims to help Iraq overcome crisis
AMMAN (Petra) — King Abdullah on Saturday renewed his call on Arabs and Muslims
to effectively contribute to helping Iraqis overcome the current crisis and
rebuild their country.
In an interview with Iraq's Al Sabah Al Jadid newspaper, the King said the Arab
League should continue its role and efforts to unify Iraqis in order to avert
any attempts to instigate sedition and division.
King Abdullah told Chief Editor Ismail Zayer that Jordanians and other Arabs
“are pained by the blood that is being shed and by what they see happening in
Iraq, a country that has enriched humanity with its ancient civilisation.”
“Because of this, we are using all available means to help you overcome this
situation,” he said.
Amman will host the Iraqi Islamic Reconciliation Conference, scheduled to be
held yesterday but was postponed upon a request by Iraq.
“Our objective in convening this conference was to reach a religious
reconciliation based on solid and common religious ideology that strengthens the
unity of the Iraqi people and that contributes towards the achievement of a
political solution that ultimately would relieve Iraq of its state of violence,
foster its unity and stability and redirect the energy of the Iraqis to build a
new Iraq whose people enjoy security and a better life.”
To see full transcript of interview, click here.