King Attends Triple Arab Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh

Amman
31 March 2004

His Majesty King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Hosni Mubark and King of Bahrain Hamad bin Essa Al Khalifeh, Wednesday came together at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheik where the three leaders held talks on the ongoing preparations to get the suddenly derailed Arab League annual summit back on track after host Tunisia postponed it Saturday 48 hours before it was to begin.



In a few-hour visit to Egypt His Majesty King Abdullah noted that priority at this stage should be directed to unifying the Arab stance and activating the joint Arab action.



The three leaders stressed the importance of having an Arab consensus over the issues on the Summit agenda, and they also affirmed the necessity of rescheduled the meeting as soon as possible, and to come up with resolutions that meet the Arab nation's interests and bolster Arab solidarity.



Top on the expected summit agenda are the future of the peace between Palestinians and Israelis, the situations in Iraq, the reform plans in the Middle East as well as the Arab League restructuring.



The Sharm El-Sheikh summit was attended by senior officials from the three states.