Palestinian cause and irregular migration focus of 36th AIPU Conference’s final statement

Tunis: The final statement of the 36th conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU), held on May 26-27 in Algiers, highlighted the challenges posed by irregular migration and its negative social and economic repercussions in many Arab countries,The participants commended the efforts made by Tunisia to reduce irregular migration and called for the root causes of this phenomenon to be addressed under a comprehensive regional approach based on solidarity. They further affirmed support to Tunisia's position in refusing to become a platform of transit and settlement for irregular migrants.Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Brahim Bouderbala said during the examination of the draft final statement, that Tunisia has always opted to address the issue of irregular migration within the framework of a global regional approach in order to ensure stability and increase employment opportunities for young people, reads an ARP press release.In its final statement, AIPU also praised the UN General Assembly resolutions upgrading Palestine's rights in the world body as an observer state.The settlement of the Arab-Zionist conflict will only be possible after the establishment of a sovereign Palestinian State with Al-Quds as its capital, and the implementation of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and the relevant international resolutions on Palestine and its resilient people.The AIPU further called on the international community and all international organisations, especially the Security Council, to spare no efforts to assert the voice of the Palestinian people and put an end to their suffering.To this end, the AIPU pointed to the need to comply with the principles of international law and refrain from adopting double standards in the application of Security Council decisions, particularly when it comes to crimes perpetrated by the Zionist entity.The participants also called on their governments to stop all forms of military, political and economic support for the Zionist entity.As sugg ested by the Tunisian delegation, the AIPU issued a statement on the dramatic developments in Gaza and the genocide perpetrated by the Zionist entity against Palestinian civilians in Rafah.Arab MPs strongly condemned the brutality of the massacres committed under the eyes of the whole world, warning of the dangers facing more than one million displaced Palestinians in Rafah.The AIPU also condemned the US administration's support to the Zionist entity and for covering up its crimes and flagrant violations.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse