(From L to R): Egyptian President Hosni
Mubarak, Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, Iraqi President Jalal
Talabani, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah and
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani share a laugh prior to the
19th Arab League summit in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arab on March 28,
2007. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang) Photo
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RIYADH, March 29
(Xinhua) -- Arab leaders wrapped up a two-day summit in Saudi capital of Riyadh
on Thursday, adopting the Riyadh declaration that activates the Arab peace
initiative and calls for clearing the Middle East from weapons of mass
destruction and nuclear arms.
The final session of the 19th summit ended at 4:00
p.m. (1300 GMT) with host Saudi King Abdullah announced the closure of the
Riyadh summit.
The declaration affirms the option of just and
comprehensive peace as a strategic option for the Arab nation.
It added that the Arab peace initiative draws the right
path for reaching a peaceful settlement for the Arab-Israeli conflict based on
the principles and resolutions of international legitimacy, and the "land for
peace" formula.
The declaration underlined the importance of freeing
the region of all weapons of mass destruction, without double standards and
eclecticism and warned against starting a dangerous and destructive race of
nuclear armament.
Meanwhile, it said every country have the right to
possess peaceful nuclear energy according to relevant international terms
provided that they receive necessary inspection.
RIYADH, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Jordanian King Abdullah II
stressed here Thursday that the Palestine issue is "Arabs' core concern and the
main cause of conflict" in the region.
The king made the remarks in a written speech for the
closing session of the 19th Arab summit which opened here Wednesday. Full story
RIYADH, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Arab leaders are holding the
final session of a two-day summit in Saudi capital of Riyadh on
Thursday under the chairmanship of Saudi King Abdullah.
The session started at about 1:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) at
Abdulaziz International Conference Center with a speech by Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak. Full story
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