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Baghdad summit delayed once more
By Leila Hameed Erbil - The Arab League delayed the Arab summit in Baghdad again, an Iraqi official said.The summit was scheduled for March 23 but was delayed for the firs time to mid May due to unrest in Iraq.
Iraq's representative to the league, Qais al-Azzawi, said on state television that Arab foreign ministers will meet May 15 to consider a new date.
After the recent upheavals in the region, in particular the events in Bahrain and east of Saudi Arabia, and stances taken by some statesmen and clerics in support of the people of Bahrain, the Gulf states put into force their decision to delay or cancel the Arab League summit in Baghdad.
This is the first time after two decades that Iraq may have the opportunity to host the summit. During the rule of the former Baath regime in Iraq, the country hosted the Arab League summit twice, once in 1979 and once in 1990.
"The reason behind the postponement is that many of the Arab countries are unstable, and others have no leaders, like Egypt and Tunisia," said Ali al-Moussawi, an adviser to Maliki , in an interview. "Postponing the summit has nothing to do with Iraq."
The statements by the Shia Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with regard to Bahrain protests, which were led mainly by Shia community, triggered rallies in the Shia dominated cities of Iraq in support of Bahraini protesters. They condemned the expedition of forces from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia into Bahrain to contain the protests. Many believe such stances led UAE which formerly supported the summit in Baghdad, call for not postponing but canceling the meeting.
Another speculation for the reason behind the delay is that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states fear if they leave the country at this fragile moment where the Arab world seems quite restless, they may be ousted in absentia.
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