PRINCE SAUD ALFAISAL, THE FOREIGN MINISTER, AND ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL AMR MOUSA HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE HERE TODAY FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE 19TH ARAB SUMMIT. THE PRESS CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY MINISTER OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION IYAD BIN AMEEN MADANI. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE, PRINCE SAUD ALFAISAL DELIVERED A PRESS STATEMENT, HIGHLIGHTING THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMIT. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE SUMMIT AND THE RIYADH DECLARATION REFLECT CONCERN BY CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AND ARAB LEADERS TO DEAL WITH ARAB ISSUES WITH A SPIRIT OF RESPONSIBILITY BY FORMULATING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CURRENT REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. HE SAID THE PALESTINIAN ISSUE TOPPED THE TALKS OF THE SUMMIT AS THE FIRST ARAB CAUSE AND AXIS OF CRISES IN THE REGION. HE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT AMONG PALESTINIAN GROUPS, PEACE AS A STRATEGIC CHOICE FOR ARABS AND ADHERENCE TO THE ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE WITH ALL ITS ARTICLES. HE POINTED OUT THE FACT THAT THE PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT WILL ABIDE BY THE ARAB SUMMIT RESOLUTIONS. --MORE
