By NNN-KUNA,
Cairo : Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has said that the security agreement between Iraq and the United States should not be interpreted as a gateway for attacks against any country in the region.
Moussa made the remarks at a joint news conference Sunday with Iraqi Minister of State for National Security Sharwan Waeli who conveyed a letter from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki to the Arab League chief.
Moussa said the letter was about ongoing negotiations regarding the Iraq-US framework agreement. He said the letter did not include details of the agreement but the general headlines.
“We all should work for the stability in Iraq and neighbouring countries,” he said.
Moussa, commenting on the security agreement, said: “The security agreement should prevent any movement or an aggression or confrontation with any neighbouring country. This is a very important issue because we all seek peace and calm.”
Waeli said his government was keen to inform the Arab League about the security agreement due to the important role of the pan-Arab organisation.
The agreement, he asserted, forbids assaults against a neighbouring, Arab or friendly country.
There is a clear phrase in the agreement which forbids Iraq to be a launch pad for attacks against neighbouring countries, he said.