The State of Kuwait has warned of imminent flare-up of full-scale civil war in Syria and expressed concern that such dire eventuality would lead to dramatic repercussions at the regional and Arab levels.

Regretfully, indications of an imminent all-out civil warfare in Syria "have started to surface," said Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and current Chairman of the Arab Ministerial Committee, addressing the extraordinary session of the Arab League Council, held here late on Sunday.

"We have repeatedly warned of such civil war in many previous meetings .. Such a negative and dangerous development will threaten not only unity and entity of Syria and its people but also states of the region, as well as the regional Arab order due to Syria's status within this regime.

"The international community represented by the Security Council should take more effective measures to halt the acts of violence in Syria." The Kuwaiti warning coincided with reports about ongoing violence in various parts and cities in Syria and indications that the death toll of the 16-month fighting might soar to 20,000, soon.

The Arab League continues to exert substantial efforts to resolve the crisis, Sheikh Sabah Khalid said, indicating at several previous Arab resolutions aimed at nudging the Syrian government honor its obligations. "However, the situation in Syria has remained tragic with advent of the holy month of Ramadan, with deteriorating humanitarian and living conditions and expansion of scope of destruction and genocides against humanity.

Sheikh Sabah Khalid indicated at efforts that had been exerted at the Security Council to issue a resolution, regarding the Syrian situation, under Chapter VII, and praised the council decision 2029 extending mission of the UN observers in the troubled country for a month.

The Kuwaiti minister praised outcome of the international friends' of Syria convention, recently hosted by Paris, as well results of the international action group on Syria, held in Geneva, where conferees agreed on principle of peaceful transition of power in Syria.

Moreover, he praised efforts of the Arab League Secretariat General to ensure success of the Syrian opposition conference, held in Cairo on the 2nd of the past month.

Finally, he welcomed a call by Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz to hold an extraordinary Islamic solidarity conference during Ramadan in the Holy City of Makkah.