http://www.arabnews.com/?page=4§ion=0&article=92664&d=24&m=2&y=2007
Saturday, 24, February, 2007 (06, Safar, 1428) Muslim States to Mull Joint Strategy on Middle East Agencies ISLAMABAD, 24 February 2007 — The foreign ministers of seven Muslim countries will meet here this weekend to discuss a joint strategy to end the worsening turmoil in the Middle East, officials said yesterday. The conference tomorrow will focus on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the ongoing strife in Iraq and tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, Foreign Ministry officials said. The ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia will prepare the ground for a summit of their leaders to be hosted in Saudi Arabia by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah at a later date. The secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference is also due to attend. “The foreign ministers are meeting to prepare for a summit that King Abdullah will hold,” Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam toldAFP. “The meeting here will consider the Palestinian crisis, the situation in Iraq and the Iran-US tensions,” Tasnim said. The ministers are expected to arrive in Islamabad later today for the conference, which will be opened by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. They will call on President Pervez Musharraf, who has frequently warned that the turmoil in the Middle East could spread outside the region. Last month Musharraf paid hectic visits to all the countries involved in tomorrow’s meeting, as well as to Iran, Syria and the United Arab Emirates, as part of a plan to find a solution to the Mideast violence. Iran, Syria and the Palestinian Authority will not be attending the conference in Islamabad, but officials said they would be kept fully informed of the outcome of the deliberations. “Iran has its own specific position on the Israeli-Palestinian row,” said a government official on condition of anonymity. The official said Musharraf’s initiative “has been prompted by a situation which is developing very seriously in the region and if not tackled will throw the whole region into utter turmoil.” The conference is also partof an attempt to convey a message to world powers that this region could not afford another conflict against the backdrop of growing US-Iran tensions, the official added. Senior Pakistani officials privately say they see the appointment of a naval officer as the commander of the US Armed Forces in the region as an indication of growing tilt toward a possible strike on Iran. +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/lOt0.A/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
