Monday, March 05, 2007

A Good Start to Peace between the Arab Sects

I am very heartened by the meeting between King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Ahmedinejad when both of them declared their intention to work to stop the sectarian strife in Iraq.
This is the most important and positive development that has happened in the Middle East. This meeting is very historical and I am glad they did not need the intervention of any outside force or institution to have organised this meeting and joint statement.
I have been maintaining that the Arabs themselves are the best people to solve their problems and utilise their valuable resource of Oil for the benefits of their population.
Sunnis and Shiites are brethren following the same religion and Allah and Prophet Mohammed and they should not be fighting among themselves.
I hope this meeting will lead to further talks between the leaders of both sects, may be under the auspices of GCC or OIC and a way to completely stop the fighting in Iraq and other places will be worked out. I fervently wish that US or other Western countries do not interrupt this process or throw a spanner in the works. Their interests are different and do not have the prosperity of Arabs as their first priority.
The Arabs should move with utmost speed on this positive start and wrap up an action plan to bring the fighting in Iraq to an end and start on the path or reconstruction. The oil money can play an important role in this and the leaders like the Saudi King and Iranian President should administer the process with the blessings and co-operation of all Arab countries.Insha Allah, Peace will come to the region soon.

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