Final preparations for Arab Summit reviewed in Tunisia by special cabinet meeting

Tunis,19 May 2004

President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali chaired today a special cabinet which examined the final preparations for the forthcoming Arab Summit scheduled for May 22 and 23, 2004.

According to the official news agency TAP, the cabinet meeting “focused on Tunisia’s Arab relations and examined the results of the consultations undertaken as part of the missions decided by President Ben Ali for the purpose of ensuring all the necessary conditions so as to open a new page in the process of joint Arab action and solidarity.”

The cabinet meeting reviewed “the final preparations for the Arab Summit and the efforts aimed at providing the best of conditions to welcome Arab heads of states and heads of Arab delegations and facilitate their participation to the summit”.

President Ben Ali “stressed the need for adequate preparation for this important Arab event and ensuring the adequate conditions for it to guarantee its success and give it the necessary credibility so as to meet the aspirations of Arab peoples and serve fundamental Arab causes.”

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