RSS Feed
July 31st, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda In a joint statement released on Tuesday, the Arab League’s Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi and his OIC counterpart Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu called for “a ceasefire and a cessation of violence in all its forms for the duration of the holy Eid al-Fitr holiday.”
Eid al-Fitr or the ‘Festival of Breaking the Fast’ is the day when Ramadan, the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar, comes to an end.
The statement said such a truce would grant “the Syrian people the chance to celebrate this important religious occasion and to perform its rituals in peace and security.”
The statement said that “a political solution to the crisis that meets the aspirations of the Syrian people… remains riddled with obstacles,” adding that a truce in Syria “may bring an opportunity for calm, and to help overcome those obstacles.”
The organizations also called on “all the regional and international stakeholders to support this appeal…,” saying that the ceasefire could facilitate the mission of the humanitarian aid agencies which operate in areas affected by violence.
Other countries and organizations have also voiced their call for a ceasefire in Syria for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Earlier this month, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi called on the parties fighting in Syria to broker an immediate ceasefire for the holy month.
“Ramadan is a good pretext for the ceasefire. We are officially calling on both parties. We hope that it becomes a start for a solution,” the Iranian foreign minister stated.
On July 8, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all sides in Syria to stop fighting during the holy month of Ramadan.
In a statement, he called on “every person holding a gun, to stop fighting and offer this month of peace as a collective present to their people.”
Syria’s General Command of Army also announced nationwide truce for Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holidays in 2012.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011.
According to the reports, the West and its regional allies — Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey — are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on July 25 that more than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria since the outbreak of foreign-sponsored militancy in the country. Millions of others have also been displaced in the violence.
IA/PR
Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/31/316450/muslims-urge-eid-alfitr-truce-in-syria/
Views: 0
Posted in 
