RIYADH, 28 March 2007 — The following are excerpts from draft resolutions before Arab leaders attending the summit:
Palestine: The Arab League proposes reactivating the Arab peace plan offering normal ties with Israel if it fully withdraws from all land it occupied in 1967, permits an independent Palestinian state and allows the return of Palestinian refugees;
— Affirms total support for the Makkah Accord;
— Urges all Arab states to support the Palestinian president and his national unity government;
— Calls on states and international organizations to immediately lift the blockade on the Palestinians;
— Calls on the international community to resume aid to the Palestinian National Authority and the Palestinian people; and
— Reaffirms Arab commitment to a just and comprehensive peace as a strategic option and reaffirms that the peace process is comprehensive and indivisible.
Iraq: Affirms respect for its unity, sovereignty, independence and Arab and Islamic identity and rejection of partition and interference in internal Iraqi affairs;
— The government should broaden the political process to ensure wider participation;
— Eliminate sectarian dissensions and holding an inclusive accord conference;
— Review contentious constitutional previsions with a view to achieving national entente;
— Review the de-Baathification law so it does not lead to political revenge; and
— Ensure a fair distribution of resources in all regions and among all Iraqis and dismantle all militias.
Lebanon: Affirms total solidarity with Lebanon and Arab commitment to provide political and economic support to the government that would safeguard national unity and stability, security and sovereignty over its entire territory;
— Supports and adopts the seven-point plan proposed by the government; and
— Underlines that within the framework of a Lebanese consensus on the principle of an international tribunal, revealing the truth (about political crimes in Lebanon) helps to establish justice.
Syria: Rejects the so-called “Syria Accountability Act” and urges the United States to reconsider it.
Nuclear: Calls for an extraordinary meeting of the League Ministerial Council to assess Arab efforts to rid the Middle East of nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction;
— Calls for formulating an Arab vision to deal with this issue in the light of Israel’s tendency to break with its policy of nuclear ambiguity; and
— Calls on Arab countries to use peaceful nuclear technology in all domains that promote development while respecting all international accords.
