-Caveat Lector- >From ArabicNews.CoM Jordanian parliamentarian calls for halting normalization with Israel Jordan, Politics, 4/8/99 Member of the Jordanian Parliament Muhammad al-Bataynah has called for halting normalization with Israel and to link such steps with the progress in comprehensive settlement on all peace process tracks, including the Israeli withdrawal from the Golan and south Lebanon according to international resolutions. In his intervention before the Jordanian Parliament on Wednesday to discuss the statement of the government of Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, on the grounds of which al-Rawabdeh won the confidence of the Parliament, the Jordanian parliamentarian indicated attempts made by Israel to raise fears and doubts in several "fraternal Arab states" through disseminating rumors concerning Jordan. He also spoke of the great importance for relations with sisterly Arab states maintain in the Jordanian foreign policy. He called for exerting all efforts to strengthen these ties with the Arab states. Moroccan lawmaker meets Lebanese peers after solidarity visit to Iraq Morocco, Politics, 4/8/99 Moroccan MP Brahim Rachidi, sixth vice-speaker of the house of representatives, held on Wednesday a meeting with his Lebanese peers. Rachidi came to Beirut after he paid a "solidarity" visit to Iraq at the head of an Arab parliamentary delegation. Rachidi met with vice-speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elie Ferzli, and chairman of the foreign affairs committee, Ali Al-Khalil. Talks dealt with Moroccan-Lebanese relations and particularly between the two states' legislative bodies. The two sides also examined the possibility of setting up a "brothership" parliamentary committee. Rachidi also informed the Lebanese officials of the results of the mission he led to Iraq and the situation resulting from eight years of economic sanctions. Iraq denies military cooperation with Yugoslavia Iraq, Politics, 4/7/99 Iraqi Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan on Tuesday refuted claims made by US and British officials which indicate military cooperation between Iraq and Yugoslavia. Ramadan told journalists in Baghdad on Tuesday replying a question on the existence of military cooperation between his country and Yugoslavia that such claims are but new lies from the US. He asserted Iraq's backing for Yugoslavia against NATO bombardment. He also confirmed his country's refusal of any new organization to monitor its banned arms. Ramadan, moreover, renewed Iraqi's insistence on confronting US and British planes over the no-fly zones in Iraq's southern and northern airspace. Morocco denounces Serbs ethnic cleansing policy in Kosovo Morocco, Politics, 4/7/99 The Moroccan government denounced on Tuesday the "ethnic cleansing" policy practiced by the Serbs against civilians in Kosovo. Khalid Alioua, spokesman of the government, said Tuesday following a cabinet meeting that the government is examining the possibility of sending a humanitarian assistance to Kosovar refugees in neighboring countries. After he called for mobilization of the civil society and humanitarian associations in Morocco, Alioua, minister of social development, employment and vocational training, said Morocco supports efforts by international organizations to enable the Kosovar people live "in security" and enjoy their rights over their territory, hoping that "a peaceful settlement" will be reached in the region. According to latest figures of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, almost 450,000 Kosovars have taken refuge in Macedonia and Albania, 35,700 in Montenegro, 7,900 in Bosnia-Hercegovina and 6,000 in Turkey. Over the week end, Moroccan political parties grouped in the "Koutla"-- Arabic name for bloc-- expressed solidarity with the Kosovar people who are victim of an ethnic cleansing policy. The four Koutla parties, former opposition parties, are the Socialist Union of Popular forces (USFP), the Istiqlal Party (PI), the Organization of Democratic and Popular Action (OADP), and the Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS). The USFP, the PI and the PPS are now participating in the left-center coalition government. Moroccan league for Islamic minorities' defense calls NATO to undertake ground operations in Kosovo Morocco, Politics, 4/8/99 The Moroccan league for the defense of Islamic Minorities urged NATO to reconsider its military strategy and undertake urgent ground operations to evacuate from Kosovo extermination gangs, protect civilians and arm them so that they can defend themselves. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the League's coordination committee calls all peoples of the world who are against injustice, extremism and extermination to act up for the defense of the Kosovar people against genocide and to support their sovereignty and freedom. A similar appeal was launched to all Muslim peoples and governments to extend to their Kosovar brethren financial assistance, weapons and volunteers to help them return to their country and defend their children and property. The committee further calls humanitarian organizations to help the Kosovar people and to open a volunteer list for people wishing to rescue the Kosovars. "Crimes of this nature, that are happening for the first time since the Middle Ages and that are carried out in total impunity will lead to the loss of trust among Muslim people and Europe that claims to defend human rights, multi-cultures, religious freedom and tolerance," the statement deplored. In Geneva, the Coordination committee on Kosovo, stemming from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), held on Wednesday a meeting and decided to set up a group to coordinate the OIC assistance to Kosovo. Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazani, whose country is currently is currently holding the Organization of the Islamic Conference's chairmanship, said Kosovars must be allowed to freely determine their political future. He also condemned the policy of ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the Serb authorities against Albanian Kosovars. Following the meeting of the OIC coordination committee, the head of the Iranian diplomacy demanded an immediate halt to all repressive actions undertaken by the Serb authorities and the immediate withdrawal of Serb military and paramilitary from Kosovo. The committee, comprising Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bosnia, Egypt and Iran, also called Serbs to sign the Rambouillet agreements and pledged to contribute to the international monitoring and peacekeeping operations. It was further announced that aid from Islamic countries has started to arrive in Albania and Macedonia. Demonstrations continue at Cairo University against Kosovo massacres Egypt, Politics, 4/8/99 Cairo University witnessed student demonstrations for the third day in a row in protest against Serbian attacks on Moslems in Kosovo, as some professors from the university joined the students in the demonstrations that erupted in the university. Meanwhile, the security bodies closed the doors of the university to prevent students from going out or entering. The security forces, moreover, besieged the building of the university with armored cars and riot soldiers. On the other hand, the Cairo University students released a statement which denounced the massacres launched by Serbs against Moslems in the Balkans and Kosovo. The statement called on the leaders of Islamic countries to intervene to find an immediate solution to the issue and for solidarity with Kosovo's people, both Moslem and Christian. Copyright � 1998 Arabic News .com . All Rights Reserved. Send comments & suggestions to the webmaster. 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