Al-Ahram: Moussa: Success or failure of Tunis Summit contingent on implementing resolutions
Regional, Politics, 6/3/2004

In an exclusive interview with Al-Ahram daily, Secretary General of the Arab League (AL) Amr Moussa said the summit issued important resolutions with respect to the Palestinian cause that called for adopting an obvious political stance so as to refuse any promises given to Israel at the expense of the Arab rights.

With respect to Iraq, Moussa added that the Arab world pays great heed to the UN role in Iraq in order to help bring the volatile status quo to an end.

Asked about the appendixes that aim at developing the AL, Moussa said that they aim at establishing a social and economic council, an Arab bank for investment and development, in addition to promoting the joint Arab economic action.

As to establishing an Arab shura council, an Arab court of justice, an Arab security council besides the follow-up committee to implement resolutions, Moussa said that these matters would be discussed by Arab experts and specialists to be submitted to next summit in Algeria.

On the responsibilities of the AL and the Arab countries in implementing the resolutions floated by the Tunis Summit, Moussa said that these responsibilities are interrelated and integrated.

However, Moussa added that the final communique of Tunis Summit reflected and confirmed all resolutions adopted by the summit.

With regard to the participation of some Arab states in the G-8 Summit, Moussa said the Arab stance as to development and reform would be the basis upon which the Arab states participating in the summit would benefit from.

Asked about the Arab procedures to confront the US GME initiative, Moussa said there should be Arab consultations in the framework of the AL so as to discuss the resolutions of the G-8 Summit.

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