Arabs to Unify Stand to Force Israel to Resume Peace Process: Moussa

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Arabs to Unify Stand to Force Israel to Resume Peace Process: Moussa

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Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa said Monday in Beirut that Arabs will take a unified stand and provide full support for Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation to force Israel to adopt a positive position on resumingthe Mideast peace.

Speaking at a joint press conference with Lebanese Foreign Minister Mah moud Hammoud at the end of a one-day meeting of Arab foreign ministers, Moussa said that Arabs should also explain theirposition to the world.

The upcoming Arab summit in Beirut will present a clear statement of rejection of the Israeli aggressive policies against the Palestinians, the AL chief said.

He also renewed Arab support for the Palestinians' regaining their rights, including the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

On the Iraq issue, Moussa said all Arab countries oppose to military strikes against Iraq, and Arabs would take any military strikes on any Arab country as an aggression against the Arab world.

He was apparently commenting on a possible U.S.-led military campaign against Iraq as Baghdad still rejected the return of U.N. inspectors to the country to check alleged weapons of mass destruction in the country.

The Arab foreign ministers also discussed Iraq's ties with its Arab foes in a friendly atmosphere, Moussa said, adding he hoped the Arab summit will serve as a bridge to improve the relations between Iraq and Kuwait.

Also addressing the press conference, Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud said the foreign ministers meeting focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its repercussions on the Arab world in political, economic and social fields.

Hammoud said the meeting also agreed on the agenda for the Arab summit in the Lebanese capital.

The summit is expected to discuss the latest development of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, Pan-Arab economic cooperation and integration and pending issues over Iraq since the 1990 Gulf crisis , which was triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

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