January 12, 2001
EDITORIAL:
NO RIGHT IS LOST IF THERE IS PERSISTANCE TO REGAIN IT.
ADDRESSING THE GCC SUMMIT IN MANAMA:
CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH: IT IS ABSURD TO TALK ABOUT A UNIFIED MILITARY FRONT IN THE ABSENCE OF A UNIFIED AND COHESIVE POLITICAL FRONT.
TO BE EFFICIENT AND EFFICTIVE, WE SHOULD NOT BE CONTENT WITH STATEMENTS OR REMARKS OR DECISIONS THAT DO NOT FIND THEIR WAY TO IMPLEMENTATION.
AL QUDS IS AN ARAB-ISLAMIC CAUSE THAT CAN NOT BE BARGAINED OR COMPROMISED.
THE GCC SUMMIT ASSIGNED THE MINISTERIAL COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ALL PEACEFUL WAYS TO REGAIN THE OCCUPIED UAE ISLANDS.
DECREESING OIL OUTPUT, CONDEMNING ISRAEL'S SAVAGE ATTACKS, CALLING IRAQ AND UN TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE DIALOGUE AND REGAINING THE PALESTINIAN RIGHTS.
"THE MANAMA DECLARATION":
A UNIFIED STRATEGY BASED ON THE UNITY OF AIM AND JOINT DESTINY.
TWO OFFICIAL VISITS TO JORDAN AND SYRIA.
PRINCE SULTAN IBN ABDUL AZIZ: NO PEACE WITHOUT THE RETURN OF AL QUDS AND THE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS.
TWO JOINT COMMUNIQUE STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF ARAB COOPERATION AND PERSERVERENCE TO REGAIN THE VIOLATED RIGHTS.
PRINCE NAIF IBN ABDUL AZIZ: THE SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH IRAN WILL BE REACHED SOON AND IT DOES NOT COMPRISE THE MILITARY AREAS.
THE AGREEMENT WILL INCLUDE SUBMITTING THOSE WANTED, FIGHTING CRIME, TERRORISM, DRUGS, SMUGGLING AND COMBATTING MONEY LAUNDERING.
SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUATION OF STRENGTHENING THE ARAB SOLIDARITY ON THE BASIS OF FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE ARAB LEAGUE CHARTER, THE JOINT DEFENCE TREATY AND THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION.
PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL OPENS THE MEETINGS OF THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR BILATERAL COOPERATION: THE ARAB ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IS OUR AMBITION AND THE DUTY-FREE ZONE IS THE MINIMUM OF THIS AMBITION.
THE ARAB FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE STRESSES ON THE NECESSITY OF HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE FACING THE ISRAELI WAR OF EXTERMINATION.
THE ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL IS DESIGNATED TO FOLLOW-UP THE SWISS REQUEST TO HOLD AN URGENT MEETING TO DISCUSS WAYS OF IMPLEMENTING THE GENEVA CONVENTION IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES.
ISRAEL IS TRYING TO OVERTAKE THE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY RESOLUTIONS AND FIND NEW PRINCIPLES FOR THE PEACE PROCESS.
AMERICAN EFFORTS TO TRY TO RESCUE THE CLINTON PLAN BEFORE THE INDUCTION OF THE NEW PRESIDENT.
PALESTINIAN RESERVATIONS ON THE DECLARATION WHICH INCLUDES A VAGUE EXCHANGE OF LANDS AND DOES NOT RECOGNIZE OF THE RIGHT OF RETURN EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST GENERATION OF REFUGEES.
THE PROPOSALS DIVIDE THE PALESTINIAN STATE TO THREE COUNTIES AND AL QUDS TO ISOLATED ISLANDS AND THE LANDS BEING OFFERED BY ISRAEL ARE CURRENTLY USED TO DUMP TOXIC WASTE.
IN BRIEF