Bassam al Antari-Albawaba.com
Jordan’s minister of information, Mohammed al Adwan emphasized the need for an effective Arab role in Iraq in collaboration with the United Nations and the international community. He reiterated that the Iraqi people alone should decide the future of their country and leadership.
Additionally, referring to the US threat against Syria over alleged attempts to pursue weapons of mass destruction, Adwan asserted the Jordanian stance, which rejects any military action against any Arab nation. “Jordan is currently coordinating with our brothers in the Arab League in order to play an effective role in supporting Iraq and helping its people to decide their own future,” the Jordanian minister said.
He reiterated that there should be a vital Arab role in Iraq at this stage in collaboration with the United Nations. “Arab countries should not watch what goes on after the American invasion of Iraq,” Adwan conveyed. “Our stance towards Iraq is firm. The future of Iraq and its leadership should be decided by the Iraqis alone.”
He added “Jordan will act during the interim period in Iraq in a way that will serve the interests of the Iraqi people and meet their current needs. This includes providing all help for easy passage of medical and humanitarian aid supplies from Jordan to Iraq whether such aids come from Jordan or other countries. King Abdulla II gave his directives to Prime Minister Ali Abu al Ragheb to take all the necessary actions to launch an all out national plan to extend humanitarian help and provide the urgent basic needs of Iraqi people including medicines and food.”
“Our top priority now is to stand on the side of our Iraqi brothers and help them as mush as we can to overcome their current plight,” said Adwan, adding that Jordan’s aids to Iraq are not new as we have been sending them since the war broke out. He added the Iraqi government refused at the beginning “any food or medical help not only from us but also from all. They returned a truck full of aids after it had reached Baghdad.”
“Now there are many wounded in Iraq and hospitals cannot cope with them due to the shortages in medical supplies. So Iraq needs urgent relief and help which we are responding to now,” added Adwan.
