The leaders and heads of delegations of Arab countries concluded in Riyadh today their meetings of the 3rd Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. At the outset of the final session, the Secretary General of Arab League Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi read Riyadh Declaration as follows: We, the leaders of Arab countries, held meetings of the 3rd Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 9-10 Rabi I, 1434AH, corresponding to 21-22 January 2013. We renew our full commitment to the implementation of the decisions that were taken in the two developmental summits held in Kuwait, 19-20 January, 2009, and Sharm Al-Sheikh on 19 January 2011. We express our satisfaction over the measures taken to implement these decisions and the progress achieved in the implementation of economic and social development projects approved by the two previous summits, emphasizing the need to expedite the completion of the implementation of all decisions and remove all obstacles on their ways. We also commend the executive steps that have been completed to activate the account for financing small and medium enterprises in the Arab countries, which was launched by the 1st Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Kuwait, January 2009. In recognition of the importance of moving forward to develop joint Arab actions to serve Arab citizens, raise the standards of their living and provide them with full health care, we have agreed on the following: --More
