Djibouti President: Arab Peoples Aspire to Ambitious Decisions

Doha, March 26 (QNA) - The 24th Arab Summit is taking place under delicate circumstances experienced in the Arab region, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh said, pointing out that the Arab peoples await that the Doha summit would take ambitious decisions in political field and would meet their aspirations in economic and social development.       Speaking before the ongoing Arab summit in Doha, Guelleh said the Arab nations possess the potential to succeed and progress but the reality is different.        On the Palestinian cause, he said it will remain the Arab States' foreign policy priority, hoping to see the Palestinian struggle for a statehood with full UN membership and East Jerusalem as its capital a success, especially after the attainment of the observer state status in the United Nations.      He pointed out that the political and financial pressures by the occupation authorities on Palestine "recall that we take courageous positions to ensure the steadfastness of our brothers in Palestine."      "We are following with concern the current situation in Syria," the Djibouti President said on Syria, adding "it is time to stop the bloodshed and resort to peaceful solutions to end the Syrian crisis." On the situation in Somalia, Guelleh said "we are closely following the improvements taking place in political aspect and in security field," acknowledging that the Somali government is facing major challenges to build up the army and police. Regarding the economic and social issues listed on the summit's agenda, he called for attention to be given to the agriculture sector and food security in the Arab world, saying investment in the agricultural sector can contribute to the fight against poverty in the region. (QNA)