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Participants have their group photo
taken prior to the 19th Arab League summit in Riyadh, capital of Saudi
Arab on March 28, 2007. The 19th Arab League summit brought together 17
heads of state of the 22-member pan-Arab bloc. (Xinhua/Lin
Yiguang)
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UN chief speaks out six common goals
with AL to maintain peace in Mideast
RIYADH, March 28 (Xinhua)
-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday put forward at the opening session
of the 19th Arab summit six common goals with the Arab League (AL) in a bid to
maintain peace and stability in the Middle East.
"Our two organizations (the UN
and the AL) are close partners. As we move ahead, let us remember goals that
have the power to unite countries and people throughout the region," Ban said
while delivering a speech before the Arab leaders. Full
story
Arab leaders kick off Riyadh
summit
RIYADH, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Arab leaders on Wednesday
kicked off the 19th Arab League summit in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, with Arab
peace initiative, Middle East security, the Iraq issue high on the agenda.
The conference, which started at 1:20 p.m. (1020 GMT) at
Abdulaziz International Conference Center, brought together 17 heads of state of
the 22-member pan-Arab bloc. Full story
Arab peace initiative expected to be centerpiece in Riyadh
summit
RIYADH, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Arab leaders are arriving in
the Saudi capital of Riyadh for a summit due on March 28-29, during which a
Riyadh-proposed Arab peace initiative is expected to be the centerpiece as the
United States and Israel have recently shown interest to the plan.
At a press conference on Monday after the opening
session of the Arab foreign ministerial meeting in preparations for the upcoming
19th Arab summit, Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa and host Saudi
Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal have confirmed the expectation, while
stressing that no amendment will be there on the Arab peace initiative. Full
story
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