"The (Arab) leaders reaffirmed that in order to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, Israel
should fully withdraw from all the occupied Palestinian territories, including Arab Jerusalem, enable the Palestinian
people to exercise their right to self-determination and establish their independent state, with Arab Jerusalem as its capital, since the Palestinian question is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
It (Israel) should fully withdraw from the Syrian Golan Heights to the positions of June 4, 1967, and fully and
unconditionally withdraw from southern Lebanon and the western Bekaa (of Lebanon) to the internationally
recognized boundaries. This in implementation of Security Council resolutions 242, 338 and 425 and the principle of land-for- peace. On these bases, (the Arab leaders) call for the resumption of talks on all tracks.
The determination of the Arab states to uphold and continue the Middle East peace process to achieve a just and
comprehensive peace based on international legitimacy is a strategic decision.
This determination requires that Israel undertake an unequivocal, reciprocal commitment and continue the peace
process so as to restore Palestinian rights and return the occupied Arab territories. This should be carried out in a
way that will ensure balanced and equal security in the region, consistent with the principles agreed upon at the
Madrid conference and, particularly, the reciprocal principle of land-for-peace and the assurances given to all
parties.
The Arab leaders affirm that if Israel deviates from the bases or principles of the peace process, or retreats from
its commitments, promises and agreements reached in the peace process, or procrastinates in implementing them,
this will lead to a setback to the peace process with all the dangers that carries in taking the region back to the
whirlpool of tension.
It will compel all the Arab states to reconsider steps taken in the context of the peace process vis-a-vis Israel. The Israeli government will bear sole and full responsibility for this situation.
The Arab leaders further reaffirm their upholding of the legitimate international resolutions which mandate against
recognizing or accepting any situation resulting from the Israeli settlement policy in the occupied Arab territories.
Such a policy is illegitimate and grants no rights or commitments. They (the leaders) consider that the
establishment of these settlements is a violation of the Geneva Convention and the Madrid principles and an
impediment to the peace process.
This demands that all Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights and the occupied
Palestinian territories, especially Jerusalem, should halt and these settlements be removed.
(The leaders) reassert their rejection of any changes affecting Jerusalem or its legal status. They further reaffirm
that just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East can only be achieved by resolving the question of Jerusalem and settling the Palestinian refugee problem based on the right of return, international legitimacy and the relevant U.N. resolutions.
In this light, and with a view to bringing the peace process on the Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian tracks to a
successful conclusion, the Arab leaders call on the co- sponsors of the peace process, the European Union,
Japan, the Non-Aligned Movement, other concerned states, the United Nations, and international organizations
and institutions to ensure that Israel remain committed to the principles of the peace process and honor all its
pledges, whether they be the agreements concluded in the interim phase or the issues of the permanent status
negotiations.
The leaders also called upon them (foreign nations and institutions) to continue providing political and economic
support to the Palestinian people and their National Authority. In this connection, the Arab leaders affirmed the
need to end the closure imposed by Israel on the Palestinian people.
The Arab leaders affirmed their support for Lebanon, which faces constant Israeli attacks on its territory, people
and sovereignty. They urged the international community to ensure an immediate and unconditional halt to these
attacks and an end to the occupation, and demand that Israel pay compensation to Lebanon for all the damages
that have occurred.
Translation from the official version in Arabic was done by The Associated Press.
