By Eyad Khalifa and Amjad Baker
Albawaba.com – Amman
Morocco’s Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Issa has described the Arab summit, to kick off in Amman on Tuesday, as a newly planted tree that needs care and attention to blossom.
In an exclusive statement to Albawaba.com, the minister said that Arabs cannot reap the fruits of cooperation unless all conditions for that are met.
He revealed that the final communiqué of the summit will include 40 resolutions drafted by the foreign ministers, who have been meeting for the last two days, but these decisions “will remain ink on paper unless they are fully implemented,” according to Bin Issa.
Bin Issa, who heads his country’s delegation to the 13th summit, stressed that the meeting should address issues of concern to the average Arab individual, especially economic problems facing the Arab World.
“We have to concentrate on issues of direct reflection on the average people’s lives. We have to reduce political talk and deal with reality,” he said.
According to the minister, these issues should include pan-Arab economic, monetary and trade policies.
Meanwhile, the Moroccan top diplomat voiced his support for the candidacy of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa for Secretary General of the Arab League.
“This choice [of Moussa] will not only give a new life to the league, but will also help bolster inter-Arab relations,” he said. However, the Moroccan minister said his counterpart has to focus on three issues: reviewing the structure of the league, cutting expenses and providing a new vision of the organization to make it echo modern international organizations.
The official stressed his country’s support of the Palestinian Intifada and the PNA. He also said that 70 percent of the differences between Iraq and Kuwait have been settled.
“Kuwait wants to make sure that its sovereignty is not jeopardized [by Iraq], while Iraq seeks a lift of the embargo and the sanctions.
“There is an Arab consensus on the necessity of lifting the sanctions, even by Gulf countries, but this should not be done for no return on the part of Iraq,” Bin Issa stressed.
