ARAB AFFAIRS - March 27 - Arab League Summit In Beirut.(Brief Article)

From: APS Diplomat Recorder | Date: March 30, 2002 | Copyright information

In opening remarks at the 2-day Arab League summit meeting in Beirut, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz says Arab states are ready to offer "normal relations and the security of Israel" in return to the Israeli withdrawal from land occupied in the 1967 war. He says a Palestinian state must be created with Jerusalem as its capital and hundreds of thousands of refugees must be allowed to return. He adds: "I tell the Israeli people that if their government gives up the policy...

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