AMMAN — The parliament speakers of Jordan, Oman and Kuwait have condemned Israel's recent airstrike on a research center in Syria. The Syrian army said on Jan. 30 that two people were killed and five others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a research center in Jamraya, near the capital, Damascus. The speakers condemned the airstrike during telephone conversations with Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani. Omani Parliament Speaker Sheikh Khalid Bin Hilal Al-Maawali underlined his country's position in condemnation of the Israeli attack. He described the strike as shameful and in line with the Tel Aviv regime's aggressive policies against Muslim and Arab countries. He expressed hope that peace and security will be restored to Syria. Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Ali Al-Rashid said his country strongly condemns the Israeli attack. He called for a firm reaction of Islamic countries against the strike. Jordanian Parliament Speaker Taher Al-Masri also denounced the attack and said negotiation was the only solution to the unrest in Syria, rejecting any violent measures. He said that his country supported any initiative aimed at restoring peace and security to Syria and expressed Jordan's readiness to cooperate with Iran in this regard. Larijani, for his part, described the Zionist regime as the enemy of the Islamic World, saying the belligerent regime must not be allowed to take advantage of the current developments in the region to continue its aggressive policies against Islamic countries. He said that destabilizing Syria was in line with the interests of global powers and the Israeli regime. — Agencies
