(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - According to Arab media reports, senior members of Jordan's Foreign Ministry have slammed the order made by the AL which calls on member states to withdraw their ambassadors from Damascus.
A Jordanian Foreign Ministry spokesman has allegedly called the decision non- binding and that any Arab country can choose not to follow such orders.
Jordan was among the 18 countries in the 22-member AL that voted to suspend Syria on Saturday during an emergency session in Cairo. Lebanon, Syria and Yemen voted against the move, while Iraq abstained from vote.
The AL has also called for the imposition of economic and political sanctions on Syria. The League suspended Syria's membership over what it described as the failure of Damascus to implement a peace plan proposed by the AL to end months of unrest in the country.
Jordanian king has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. King Abdullah II is the first Arab leader calling for Assad's resignation.
"I believe, if I were in his shoes, I would step down. I would step down and make sure whoever comes behind me has the ability to change the status quo that we're seeing," King Abdullah told the state-funded BBC on Monday.
Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March and according to the United Nations, over 3,000 people have been killed in the violence. Hundreds of Syrian security forces are among the dead.
While the Syrian opposition accuses the security forces of cracking down on anti-government protesters, Damascus blames the violence on outlaws, saboteurs and armed terrorist groups sponsored by foreign countries.
