Damascus, March 30, 2008 - His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Rachid concluded his two-day official visit to the Republic of Syria, after leading his country’s delegation to the Arab Summit.Syrian president, chairman of this year's summit, Bashar aL-Assad, said in a concluding communiqué, that the Arab states remain committed to the Arab peace initiative, drafted in 2002's Beirut summit meeting.
The Arab peace initiative of 2002 offers Israel peace and normal relations with all Arab countries in return for withdrawal from all territory captured in the 1967 war.
"The continuation by the Arab side to present the Arab peace initiative is tied to Israel executing its commitments in the framework of international resolutions to achieve peace in the region," a Damascus Declaration said.
The statement, read by Arab League chief Amr Moussa, added: "The Arab states decided to evaluate and review Arab strategies and the plan of action regarding reviving the peace process as a prelude to decide on next Arab moves."
This year's summit comes on the heels of several outstanding Arab issues, including the latest Lebanese crisis, the Iraqi volatile situation and the Sudanese Darfor tragedy.
Since 2000, following the outbreak of the second Palestinian uprising, the Arab states began to hold a regular yearly summit to follow up on Arab concerns. This March’s Summit is the twentieth over the past six decades.
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