AL chief: Arab summit still under discussion
Secretary General of the Arab League (AL), Amr Moussa, said the idea of an emergency Arab summit is still in place, denying reports that it would be put off.
Moussa told reporters on Wednesday that the date for the summit among the Arab states is still under discussion.
Moussa said that the three pressing issues that will be tackled during the summit are the conditions in Palestine and Iraq and combating terrorism.
On the situation in Mauritania, Moussa said the AL has been following up the latest developments there. He expressed hope that calm and stability would return in Mauritania as soon as possible.
On Sudan, the Al Secretary General underscored the importance of carrying out the peace agreement signed between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation ( SPLM), voicing hope that this accord would not be affected by the death of the SPLM leader and First Vice-President, John Garang.
He added he would go to Sudan on Saturday to attend the funeral of Garang who was died along with six of his aides in a helicopter crash in southern Sudan.
