The People’s Assembly on Tuesday urged the government to denounce violence in Syria and freeze relations with the country's parliament over the violent crackdown that has left thousands of civilians dead.
More than 6,000 Syrians have been killed by security forces loyal to beleaguered President Bashar al-Assad since anti-regime demonstrations broke out last March demanding political reform.
Egypt state-run news agency MENA said Tuesday that lawmakers have agreed to freeze relations with the Syrian parliament.
The decision follows a statement by MP Mohamed al-Saeed Idris, who heads the assembly's Arab Affairs Committee, that relations should be severed until the Syrian regime ends violence against protesters and implements the changes demanded by its people, MENA reported.
Several European states on Tuesday withdrew their ambassadors in Syria to denounce the ongoing oppression. The diplomatic moves coincide with European arrangements for a package of sanctions against the regime.
Gulf states also dismissed Syrian ambassadors in their countries and accused Assad’s regime of committing genocide and sabotaging Arab efforts to solve the exacerbating crisis.
A Syrian newspaper reported Wednesday that the Arab League ordered its team of observers to leave the country Tuesday. Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby on 28 January ordered the delegation to end its mission in Syria, after its presence did nothing to mitigate escalating violence.
