EMM News Explorer: Arab League

Nuland [-said]: The goal of all of the countries and partners that we expect will participate in this is to support the kind of plan that the Arab League put forward, which spoke very clearly about a democratic transition in Syria,

npr 11-FEB-12

Davutoglu [-said]: Therefore, we are today making a new evaluation with the Arab League, and I will take up this issue with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday,

ansamed 10-FEB-12

Hariri [-said]: It is time for all those in solidarity with the Syrian people, especially those Arab countries that have exhausted all measures of pressuring the Syrian regime through the Arab League, to take practical steps going beyond condemnation and sanctions and recognize the Syrian National Council as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people,

dailystar 10-FEB-12

Davutoğlu [-said]: Therefore, we are today making a new evaluation with the Arab League, and I will take up this issue with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Feb. 13,

hurriyetdailynews 10-FEB-12

Terzi [-told]: We agree with the work of the Arab League and its intention to send a new, larger and more assertive observer mission to verify responsibilities and expose the (Syrian) regime,

naharnet 10-FEB-12

Terzi [-told]: We agree with the work of the Arab League and its intention to send a new, larger and more assertive observer mission to verify responsibilities and expose the [Syrian] regime,

nowlebanon 10-FEB-12

Lavrov [says:]: Syria is informing the Arab League it is interested in the League's mission continuing its work and being increased in terms of quantity,

maannews 10-FEB-12

Ban Ki-moon [-said]: Al-Arabi informed me that he intends to send the Arab League observer mission back to Syria and asked for UN help,

rt 09-FEB-12

Lavrov [ said]: We (Russia) confirmed our readiness to act for a rapid solution to the crisis based on the plan put forward by the Arab League,

haveeru 09-FEB-12

Churkin [-said]: Once again no source was given. No one was more surprised by the accusations levelled at him than the Russian envoy himself. This is a very bizarre report clearly aimed at trying to create further problems in our relations with Qatar and with the Arab League ,

rt 08-FEB-12

Salil Shetty [ said]: The Arab League was rebuffed by the UN Security Council on Saturday but we believe it should continue its work to bring an end to the atrocities taking place in Syria,

amnesty 08-FEB-12

Lavrov [ said]: To us at least this logic is not clear,[*]as was unclear the hasty decision to freeze the work of the Arab League's mission in Syria.

timesofoman 08-FEB-12

Lavrov [-said]: We [Russia] confirmed our readiness to act for a rapid solution to the crisis based on the plan put forward by the Arab League,

mg 08-FEB-12

Juppe [-said]: We want to do this to put as much pressure on Russia, to show it that it is in an impasse and completely isolated, and on Assad, to back the transition plan proposed by the Arab League,

alertnet 08-FEB-12

Churkin [-pointed out]: he continued. Even if I wanted to make some threats to the Qatari prime minister, which I had no intention of doing, that would not have been a good opportunity because you don’t say such things in the presence of other ambassadors, Arab League representatives and 20 other people ,

rt 08-FEB-12

Patriota [-said]: how much we support him on the Arab League's initiative and the importance of seeing that leadership [being] able to support the people of Syria into a future free of bloodshed.

nowlebanon 07-FEB-12

Lavrov [-said]: has notified the Arab League that it is keen on the league’s mission to continue its work and to increase in numbers,

WashingtonPost 07-FEB-12

Bashar Assad [-said that]: We confirmed our readiness to help Syria overcome the ongoing political crisis relying on three principles outlined in the Arab League`s initiative on November 2, 2011. The Syrian leader, on his part, confirmed his adherence to the policy of non-violence.

ruvr 07-FEB-12

Sergei Lavrov [-said]: We have held very productive talks with the Syrian authorities and confirmed our readiness to help them overcome the crisis relying on the position outlined in the Arab League`s initiative

ruvr 07-FEB-12

Hague [said:]: (An EU/Arab League summit) is indeed one of the possibilities of bringing together a wider group of nations to address the crisis but I think it would be preferable to have a meeting that goes beyond the European Union and the Arab League since there are also African nations who have been very supportive at the Security Council, Latin American nations as well.

independent 06-FEB-12

el-Araby [-said]: The Arab League aims to avoid military intervention in Syria and continues to probe for an Arab solution to the Syrian crisis,

cnn 06-FEB-12

Wittig [-said]: a broad based coalition of friends of the Arab League and friends of Syria above all,

usaToday 06-FEB-12

Sergei Lavrov [-said]: There is more than one source of violence in Syria. In view of this, Russia actively supported an initiative by the Arab League in November on the necessity of ending violence regardless of its origin. However, the resolution cannot remain simply a slogan. It should contain practical measures to implement one provision or another. But such measures were written in detail but only for one side. We put forward amendments which were aimed at redressing the imbalance,

ruvr 06-FEB-12

Rice [-told]: would have given political backing to an Arab League plan to begin a negotiated transition,

channelnewsasia 06-FEB-12

al-Araby [-said]: does not negate that there is clear international support for the resolutions of the Arab League,

javno 06-FEB-12

Clinton [-said]: Those countries that refused to support the Arab League plan bear full responsibility for protecting the regime in Damascus,

news24 06-FEB-12

Sarkozy [-said]: It's very surprising that the Russians, who have always been close to the Arab League's position, would distance themselves from it today -- you wonder why,

kyivpost 06-FEB-12

Sarkozy [-said]: It's very surprising that the Russians, who have always been close to the Arab League's position, would distance themselves from it today - you wonder why,

alertnet 06-FEB-12

Nuland [-said]: the escalation of violence in Syria caused by the regime's blatant defiance of its commitments to the action plan it agreed to with the Arab League,

cnn 06-FEB-12

Rice [-said]: would have given political backing to an Arab League plan to begin a negotiated transition

news24 06-FEB-12

Lavrov [-said]: Secondly, the problem is also about a subject of national dialogue and the way it should be held. The Arab League initiated a peace plan in November which said that there should be no outside interference, while a national dialogue should be started, involving all Syrian political forces, with no attempts made to prejudge its outcome

ruvr 05-FEB-12

Sergei Lavrov [-explained]: Our amendments do not require any huge efforts to be applied. They just rely on objective data, including a report by the Arab League`s mission in Syria, as well as on the earlier approved initiative that the talks should be held without any provisions. If our colleagues agree to do this, we will get not simply the Moroccan draft resolution but a collective document of the UNSC, backed by every member state. Thus we will succeed in our discussions launched at the end of last year, when Russia first submitte

ruvr 05-FEB-12

Clinton [-told]: Those countries that refused to support the Arab League plan bear full responsibility for protecting the brutal regime in Damascus,

jpost 05-FEB-12

Hague [said:]: Russia and China faced a simple choice today: would they support the people of Syria and the Arab League or not?

independent 04-FEB-12

Clinton [said:]: As a tyrant in Damascus brutalizes his own people, America and Europe stand shoulder to shoulder. We are united, alongside the Arab League, in demanding an end to the bloodshed and a democratic future for Syria. Russia has balked at any language that would open to door to

irishtimes 04-FEB-12

Hague [said:]: Russia and China faced a simple choice today: would they support the people of Syria and the Arab League or not? They decided not to, and instead sided with the Syrian regime and its brutal suppression of the Syrian people in support of their own national interests.

belfasttelegraph 04-FEB-12

Sarkozy [-added]: It is consulting with its Arab and European partners to create a 'Friends of the Syrian People Group' with the goal of giving international support to implement the Arab League transition plan.

jpost 04-FEB-12

Hague [-said]: Russia and China faced a simple choice today: would they support the people of Syria and the Arab League or not

nowlebanon 04-FEB-12

Hague [-said]: The United Kingdom will continue to support the people of Syria and the Arab League to find an end to the violence and allow a Syrian-led political transition,

nowlebanon 04-FEB-12

Clinton [-said]: We are united, alongside the Arab League, in demanding an end to the bloodshed and a democratic future for Syria.

WashingtonPost 04-FEB-12

Clinton [-said]: As a tyrant in Damascus brutalises his own people, America and Europe stand shoulder to shoulder. We are united, alongside the Arab League, in demanding an end to the bloodshed and a democratic future for Syria,

france24 04-FEB-12

Jaafari [-told]: What we want is that the Arab League [does not support] the war against Syria,

nowlebanon 03-FEB-12

Li Baodong [ said]: a proper settlement of the Syrian crisis within the framework of the Arab League,

xinhuanet_en 02-FEB-12

Li Baodong [ said]: We have not taken a decision on that. China, also a permanent member of the council, hopes to see a proper settlement of the Syrian crisis within the framework of the Arab League,

app 02-FEB-12

Lavrov [-said]: in the document that Arab League foreign ministers submitted to the UN Security Council. Of course, we'll hear their proposals but we would like to see the report itself,

asiatimes 02-FEB-12

Judeh [-told]: There is no mission and we withdrew in conformity with the Arab League decision,

ynetnews 02-FEB-12

Clinton [ said]: Every member of the Council has to make a decision: Whose side are you on? Are you on the side of the Syrian people? Are you on the side of the Arab League? Are you on the side of the people of the Middle East and North Africa who have during this past year spoken out courageously and often for their rights? Or are you on the side of a brutal, dictatorial regime?,

voanews 02-FEB-12

Nuland [-said]: Many of the foreign ministers, including British and French, explained in their speech before the UN that they understand that Syria is not Libya. We do not plan foreign intervention - this is not what the Syrians want. We will try to provide support to the Arab League plan, which provides time to dialogue and democracy,

focus 01-FEB-12

Clinton [-said]: Syria is a unique situation that requires its own approach, tailored to the specific circumstances occurring there. And that is exactly what the Arab League has proposed - a path for a political transition that would preserve Syria’s unity and institutions,

rian 01-FEB-12

Churkin [-said]: They have certain responsibilities and chances with the support of the global community. The situation is, of course, not that good because there are certain problems between the Arab League and Syria after the latter was excluded from the Arab League,

rian 01-FEB-12

Churkin [-said]: important thing which is in common between us and the Arab League...is the belief that there must be political dialogue.

rferl 01-FEB-12

Hague [said:]: While we meet, the gravest of crimes are being committed in Syria. Responsibility for those crimes lies overwhelmingly at the door of the Syrian authorities ... We should unite behind the Arab League plan, and that is what I urge all members of the council to do, this week.

corkman 01-FEB-12

Juppe [-said]: but the Arab League hasn't endorsed this theory and we're still waiting for the Syrian authorities to shed light on the incident,

timesofoman 01-FEB-12

Juppe [-said]: It's for the Arab League to implement it,

focus 01-FEB-12

Clinton [-told]: The Arab League has come to the council seeking support of the international community for a negotiated, peaceful political solution to this crisis and a responsible, democratic transition in Syria,

WashingtonPost 01-FEB-12

Nabil al-Arabi [ said]: One must ask for an immediate end to violence and use the ‘road map’ prepared by the Arab League, which provides a peaceful resolution of the crisis,

misna 01-FEB-12

Juppe [-said]: So we will work relentlessly in the coming days to try to agree a resolution that will allow the Arab League to put all its efforts into finding a solution. A window of hope has opened,

naharnet 01-FEB-12

Hague [ said]: To fail to do so would be to undermine the credibility of this institution, betray the Syrian people, snub the Arab League and fail in this Council’s responsibilities,

un 01-FEB-12

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