Oman's FM: Arab countries to cooperate to confront terrorism

Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi reiterated the approval of the Arab countries to cooperate in order to confront the growing threat of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in an international framework to protect the region from the ISIL's danger.
In a statement to reporters at the conclusion of the 142nd meeting of the Arab foreign ministers this evening, Bin Alawi said that coordination for achieving that matter would be done later on.
"Terrorism has become a global phenomenon which is larger than the capabilities of Arab countries," he said, adding that the whole world is concerned with the ISIL and other terrorist organizations.
Concerning Libyan situation, Bin Alawi said Libya's neighboring countries do much effort to help the country solve its deteriorating situation.
He added that the Special Envoy of the Arab League Secretary General to Libya Ambassador Nasser Al-Qudwa submitted a report on situation in Libya and the role of such countries.
In a related development, Al-Qudwa earlier in the day called on the Arab countries to support Libya to help it solve its current crisis peacefully in accordance with Libyans' demands.
In the report, he urges Libyans to iron out their differences as the country has witnessing dangerous circumstances.
He underlined the importance of reaching a ceasefire agreement especially in the big cities, demilitarizing and supporting the newly elected parliament, the House of Representatives, to achieve its tasks to preserve state's institutions.
Al-Qudwa, at the same time, ruled out a possible foreign intervention in Libya, saying it seems that international community could not intervene in Libya and Libyans would not accept any intervention which imposes anything on them.
"What is needed in that Arab country is to reach a national consensus over the form of foreign support, which likely to be Arab and Islamic if this is accepted by Libyans, he added.
Al-Qudwa stressed the necessity of holding a comprehensive national dialogue which aimed at bringing all Libyan parties together and putting into considerations electoral legitimacy and other current legitimacies.
He also underlined the importance of international existence, designed by Libyans, which could provide required support to protect people and contribute to state's reconstruction and training army. He pointed out that there should be an Arab initiative to achieve real outcomes in favor of solving the crisis, stressing that all Arab countries should abide by backing that initiative.
The special envoy urges Libya's neighboring countries to play a key role to reach a final form of that initiative and then move to get required international support.
Meanwhile, Syrian opposition leader Hadi Al-Bahra said that President Bashar Al-Assad must step down and a transitional body, with full executive authorities, should be formed in line with the communique of the Geneva I.
"Without this move, terrorism in Syria could not be eradicated," he said.
He pointed out that Syrian people have been killed and displaced for long, saying that Syrians are battling against the regime which does not respect legitimacy.
We warned that this regime creates a proper environment to terrorism and extremism, he added.