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Sarkozy hails Arab 'gesture of peace' at summit
Sunday 13 July 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has hailed the "gesture of peace" made by Arab leaders attending the landmark Mediterranean summit, which opened in Paris on Sunday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Arab states had made a "gesture of peace" by attending a summit Sunday in Paris for the launch of a new Union for the Mediterranean.
"I want to hail the courage of all those who answered our invitation," Sarkozy told the more than 40 heads of state and government at the opening of the summit in Paris.
"I want to salute Arab heads of state for being here, for accepting this responsibility and in that way making a gesture of peace," said the French leader, who co-chaired the meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
"Together we will build peace in the Mediterranean, just as yesterday we built peace in Europe."
Heads of state and government from the 27 EU nations and an arc of countries from north Africa to the Balkans -- representing some 756 million people -- were in Paris to inaugurate the new Mediterranean forum.
The meeting marked a return to the international stage for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who along with other Arab leaders was sitting at the same table as Israeli Prime Minister Eud Olmert.
To sidestep differences between Israel and its Arab neighbours, the new forum will concentrate on a series of practical regional projects such as cleaning up pollution in the Mediterranean sea or developing solar energy.
Through his energetic lobbying, Sarkozy scored a major coup by getting almost everyone to the venue, although their attendance will not be enshrined in any family photograph, due to objections.
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Et Bien Felecitations pour cette Nouvelle Extention vers La Paix
By Simon Mohammed -
La coperation entre les peuples et etats, Ou les etats et leur diregeant trvaillent pour le bien des leur peuples ou les peuple sont les humans et par extension nous sommes tous un.
L.engin qui est causer les differences et puis le guerres, et la haine entre les gens est proche de disparaitre.
La resolution du problem entre les Pal et Isr est le moteur qui va faire la paix avancer rapidement.
tous le mond est d'accord de ca et tous le monde veut une solution mais quelle solution et comment.
je pense qu'il faut mettre les point suivant en prespective.
- Israel veut la paixz et securite mais elles est vue comme si elle ne va pas parce que le sentiment des Pal et les arab en general, ces dernier vont changer immidatement ces sentiment si ce problem est resolu. En faites la securite vient en eliminant le sentiment de la peur pour les un et les autre, est surement pas avec les mots seulment mais par des action concrete.
Il n'ya pas une solution magique a part l'implmentation de l'offre general des arabes est utlisant la syrie dans le sens innocent d'illiminer le negative et la peur de l'iran .
le sentiment de respect et voir un vieux problem Resolue va faire tous les progrees allant rapidement dans les societe arabes, et entre les arabes eux memes et les Israeli.
Bonne chance