Palestinian government welcomes convening of Arab summit

The Palestinian government welcomed the call by Egypt and Tunisia to convene an Arab summit.

Nabil Abu Rodina, an advisor to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, said today that convening the Arab summit is a necessary in order to straighten the peace process.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Al-Thani was quoted on Tursday as expressing Qatar's support for convening an urgent Arab summit to discuss horizons of economic cooperation and the current situation in the Arab states.

He said the summit will not discuss just the issue of Iraqi and that discussions are on to determine the agenda.