President presents Yemen's project to establish Arab states union in

KUWAIT, Jan. 19 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh presented on
Monday in the Arab summit (solidarity summit with the Palestinians
in Gaza Strip), which is currently held in Kuwait, a project
prepared by Yemen to establish an Arab states union.

In his speech delivered in the evening session of the summit, Saleh
said "Yemen presented this project out of faith in the changes and
challenges facing the Arab nation which force all to work in order
to change system of the Arab work in the light of international and
regional developments."

He pointed out that establishing this union will ensure achieving
political, economic, social, development, cultural, security and
defense integration and will serve interests of the Arab nation.

"We have enough of economic, human and military capacities which
enable us to defend our faith, countries and Arab and Islamic entity
and also protect our rights and dignity," he added.

The president emphasized the importance of the summit to come out
with a decision which translates hopes and ambitions of the Arab
nation and reinforces Arab unity and solidarity, affirming at the
same time that the current situations force all to reject
disagreements.

He said "we hope that this summit to be a historical one marked with
its decisions with respect to its agenda's political and economic
issues, particularly that it is held under highly important and
complicated situations due to the barbaric aggression of the Israeli
forces against the Palestinian brethren in Gaza Strip.

"The Zionist entity has managed to set the Arab solidarity apart and
tear the Palestinian unity supported by some forces," he said,
adding that "our national responsibility push us to work through all
means to rescue the Arab situation and to take action to force the
Zionist entity to stop its offensive and comply with the will of
truth, justice and international legitimacy."

Saleh expressed hope the Arab Kuwait summit comes out with the
following resolutions:- Opening all crossings,
- Ending blockade imposed on Gaza,
- Forcing the Zionist entity to compensate the Palestinian of the
losses due to the holocaust it committed,- Trying Zionist leaders on
the inhumane war on Gaza, - Asking the international community to
impose economic and military embargo on Israel, and - Working to
make use of the relations of Arab countries, specially those with
permanent membership in the Security Council.

He emphasized the importance of finding out a unified and decisive
Arab stance to encounter stubbornness of the Zionist entity in case
it did not react according to these demands.

"Arrogance of the Zionist entity in not applying peace options and
committing to resolution of the international legitimacy entitle us
to activate the agreement of Arab joint defense as a last choice
regarding the Israeli stubbornness to protect dignity and future of
the Arab nation," he added.

The president called Fatah and Hamas movements, and other
Palestinian factions, to commit to the signed agreements between
them to ensure unity of the Palestinian stance and reinforce the
Palestinian national unity as well as forming a government of all
the Palestinian forces to work on preparing timely presidential and
parliamentary elections and also re-structuring security system on
the basis of professionalism.

AM/AM