Israel Urged to Abide by UN Resolutions to Achieve Peace in Mideast

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Israel Urged to Abide by UN Resolutions to Achieve Peace in Mideast

The two-day 14th Arab Summit ended Thursday with the adoption of the Beirut Declaration in a bid to find a just, durable and comprehensive peace in the Mideast region.

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The two-day 14th Arab Summit ended Thursday with the adoption of the Beirut Declaration in a bid to find a just, durable and comprehensive peace in the Mideast region.

At the closing session of the summit, chaired by Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud, participants in the Beirut Declaration call on Israel to abide by relevant U.N. resolutions to achieve a just, durable and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

The document urges Israel to review its policy, and to withdraw its troops from all occupied Arab lands, including Syria's Golan Heights, the Shebaa farms in southern Lebanon and alestinian lands.

It demands Israel implement U.N resolution 194 to guarantee the right of return of Palestinian refugees and recognize an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Beirut Declaration Seeks Peace With Israel

The Beirut Declaration, unanimously adopted at the just-ended two-day 14th Arab Summit here Thursday, calls on Israel to abide by relevant U.N. resolutions to achieve a just, durable and comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

The document calls on Israel to review its policy of aggression and occupation, and to withdraw its troops from all Arab lands it has been occupying since 1967, including Syria's Golan Heights, the Shebaa farms in southern Lebanon and Palestinian lands.

It also urges Israel to implement U.N. resolution 194 to guarantee the right of return of Palestinian refugees, and to recognize an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Arab leaders also called for a quick ending of Arab-Israeli conflicts, reaching peace deals to ensure security for all peoples in the region and full normalization of Arab ties with Israel on the basis of a comprehensive peace.

The declaration said Arabs oppose any form of settlement of Palestinian refugees on their current location, apparently reaffirming Arab support for the right of return of the Palestinian refugees.

The two-day summit was attended by heads of state and government and representatives from the 22-member Arab League (AL), as well as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and AL chief Amr Moussa.

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