Mursi Opposes Military Intervention in Syria, Al-Quds Capital of Palestine

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Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi on Wednesday urged "the international community to work immediately toward the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within all the occupied territories."

In his speech before the UN General Assembly, Egypt's first democratically-elected president called for immediate progress that would "put an end to the colonialism and the settlements and change the identity of occupied al-Quds."
"The world should resolve the Palestinian issue first. A [Palestinian] state must be built with al-Quds as its capital," he said.
 
"It is a shame that the world continues to ignore the rights of the Palestinians. All forms of occupation of the Arab nation must end. I promise that Egypt will support any Palestinian try in the UN to obtain their legitimate right to a state."
In parallel, Mursi called for a Middle East that is "free of nuclear weapons, without exceptions."

"The acceptance by the international community of the principal of pre-emptiveness, or the attempt to legitimize it, is in itself a serious matter and must be firmly confronted to avoid the prevalence of the law of the jungle," he said.

He further rejected "Israel's" threat against Iran.
"Iran is a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), thus it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes," he said.

Turning his attention to Syria, Egypt's new president said his country opposes foreign military intervention to stop the civil war and prefers an inclusive, negotiated settlement.

"Egypt is committed to pursue the sincere efforts it has been exerting to put an end to the catastrophe in Syria, within an Arab, regional and international framework," he said.
Mursi further urged for a solution "that preserves the unity of this brotherly state, involves all factions of the Syrian people without racial, religious or sectarian discrimination and spares Syria the dangers of foreign military intervention that we oppose."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org