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| Saudi King says 'enough' to Arab disputes |
| 2009-01-21 |
| The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria and Qatar met on Monday to try to mend a rift pitting Cairo and Riyadh against Qatar and Syria, a Saudi diplomatic source said. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, leader of regional powerbroker Saudi Arabia, called on Arabs at the Arab economic summit opening in Kuwait City to rise above their differences and hosted a lunch that brought together the leaders of Kuwait, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Qatar. The efforts to heal a rift exposed by Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip were launched by Kuwait with the help of other Arab nations in the Gulf, a Kuwaiti source said. The split was highlighted after Qatar hosted an Arab summit on Friday that Egyptian and Saudi leaders did not attend. "We have to overcome Arab political differences that led to a division in the Arab ranks which can be exploited by those who want to achieve their regional ambitions" King Abdullah told the opening session of the economic summit. He also warned that the Arab peace initiative "will not remain on the table forever." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 He also warned that the Arab peace initiative "will not remain on the table forever." It might as well be swept into the dustpan of history already. Israel is NOT going to agree with anything that contains "right of return" for "palestinians". Abdullah should be bright enough to figure that out on his own. If he's NOT able to do that, he's rich enough to buy someone who can. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-01-21 16:50 |
| #1 He also warned that the Arab peace initiative "will not remain on the table forever." It will probably roll off the table into the spittoon. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-01-21 01:24 |