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The Democratic Party calls for
peaceful resolution of the Iraq crisis
12 February 2003
On the escalation of tension in Iraq, the Democratic Party states
that:
- According to the Article 1, Chapter 1, Charter of the United Nations,
'the purposes of the United Unions is to maintain international peace
and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures
for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the
suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and
to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles
of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international
disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace.' The
Democratic Party urges all members of the United Nations to respect
the Charter and we oppose any military action taken unilaterally against
Iraq without the consent of the United Nations.
- The Democratic Party urges all countries to respect the results of
the UN inspections. UN inspectors should be given adequate time to search
for proof of possession of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq. In order
to allay the fears of the international community and to prevent war,
we also urge Iraq to fully cooperate with the inspectors and prove it
does not possess weapons of mass destruction.
- The US and UK state that war with Iraq is part and partial of anti-terrorism
in the international community, the Democratic Party cannot agree with
this. There is no concrete evidence to prove that Iraq supports terrorist
activities. On the other hand, if the US and UK attack Iraq, innocent
Iraqi people will be killed, and will elevate the discontent of the
Arabic society against US and UK. This may possibly cause more terrorist
activities that are harmful to the peace and security of the world.
- The Democratic Party urges all countries to make peace and not war.
We hope that the Iraqi crises will be resolved peacefully.
Chairman of Democratic Party, Dr Yeung Sum
Vice-chairman of Democratic Party, Albert Ho
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