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[RCM
3.04.2008]
[Damascus-30.3.2008(JANA)] The Arab 20th Ordinary
Summit was concluded this afternoon in the Syrian capital
Damascus. The Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Musa
read Damascus Declaration which stipulated a commitment to
Arab solidarity to safeguard national Arab security. This
declaration also provided for a respect of the integrity of
individual states and their right to defend themselves
without interference in their internal affairs, the
implementation of resolutions of Arab summits and the Arab
common action institutions.
The
declaration called for support for steps taken within the
framework of the Arab League to boost Arab action network.
It urged members to raise above inter-Arab differences and
to put the higher interests of the nation before differences
and conflicts that might arise between any of the Arab
states and to firmly repulse any foreign intervention aimed
at stoking Arab conflicts.
The
Summit's final communiqué declared a stand up together in
the face of pressure, political and economic, exercised by
some countries against any individual Arab country and
demanded that proper measures be taken to confront these
campaigns and pressures.
The
declaration underlined a resolve to unite Arab approach in
relation to issues brought before international conventions.
It vowed to give special attention to Arabic language, the
vessel of Arab culture and identity in order for it to cope
with scientific advancement and information technology.
It
voiced a willingness to foster closer cooperation within the
common responsibility to realize Arab economic integration
as a step towards the realization of the Arab Common Market.
It also urged member states to do their bit to make the Arab
Economic and Social Development Summit to be hosted by
Kuwait in early 2009 a success.
The
communiqué said the summit decided to continue all forms of
moral support to the Palestinian people in their resistance
of the Israeli occupation which undermines the rights of
Palestinians to self determination and the right of refugees
to return and prisoners to be released.
The
communiqué renewed a demand for the full Israeli withdrawal
from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the Lebanese
territories. It reaffirmed the commitment to the Arab
Initiative to help Lebanon end its crisis, highlighting the
effort being exerted by the Secretary General in this
regard. The communiqué reaffirmed solidarity with Syria
vis-à-vis so called the Syrian accountability as a breach of
the international law and the UN resolutions. It backed up
the contacts being underway between United Arab Emirates and
Iran for the peaceful solution to the islands issue.
The
communiqué renewed support to the unity of Sudan and
non-interference in its internal affairs, and to support the
peace initiative in Darfur. It also underlined the
commitment to safeguard the unity of Somalia and the
national integrity of the Comoro Islands. |
