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The Summit News

President Ben Ali chairs opening of Arab Summit


Tunis, 22 May 2004 (Tapex)

President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali chaired today at the Congress Palace in Tunis, the opening of the 16th ordinary session of the Arab Summit.

Addressing several Arab sovereigns and heads of state and government, the Tunisian President stressed that the attention of the whole Arab nation is turned towards this meeting and expects that the results will meet Arab peoples' aspirations for further cooperation, solidarity, progress and invulnerability.

He also expressed the hope that this meeting will reinforce Arab consensus, confirm the will for reform and modernization, and allow to adopt optimum ways for the promotion of Arab joint action and the reinforcement of its credibility in all fields.

Full text of President Ben Ali's speech