Talk of AL reformat the summit
Algeria's summit declaration stressed continued efforts to develop the Arab League and revitalize its mechanism so as to cope with international developments and deal with its financial situations.
The declaration which was read by the Arab league chief Amr Moussa highlighted Arab reform steps especially the establishment of an Arab parliament and continued development process and consolidation of democratic values.
On the Iraqi file, the Arab leaders renewed honoring Iraq's unity and sovereignty and non intervention in its internal affairs and concerning Syria, the Arab leaders rejected the American unilateral sanctions against Damascus.
In the Lebanese issue, the Arab leaders voiced support to Lebanon's right to sovereignty, within the political option and constitutional establishments and backing Lebanon's free decisions to establish and enhance relations with other Arab states, taking into account the special historical relations between Syria and Lebanon.
Algeria's declaration also voiced support for Sudan and backing for the efforts aiming at the establishment of peace in Darfur and solving the issue peacefully with a stress to maintain its sovereignty away from foreign pressures. The leaders commended the positive political developments in Somalia and approved an urgent financial support for it.
Algeria's declaration also called for condemning terrorism in all its forms and called for an international conference to define terrorism, stressing the need of making a distinction between terrorism and Islam.
