 Saudi Arabia and Egypt want to include the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon in the final declaration that will emerge from a two-day Arab summit which opens here Tuesday, a senior Arab official said. "Saudi Arabia and Egypt are trying to ensure that the final declaration that will be adopted by the Algiers Arab summit will include a clause on the Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon," the official said on condition of anonymity. Officials from Cairo and Riyadh have been consulting with other Arab delegates and also want the final declaration to mention the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Meanwhile, Arab countries will carry out political reforms at their own snail's pace and not be lectured on them, leaders said yesterday. "Just as we refrain from giving lessons to others, we will not tolerate being told what to do. No one, from the Arab world or anywhere else, shall impose their views on us," Moroccan King Mohammed said.
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