The secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa said yesterday that the Arabs want to rebuild relations with the USA after tensions in these relations because of the war against Iraq and cooperation to achieve peace in the region.
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In an interview held with him on the sideline of the world economic forum in Jordan, Moussa said "we,.. the Arab League and the Arabs.. do not want a deterioration to reach a challenge with the USA. In reality we want to rebuild this relations and strengthen it." He added "it is in the interest of all to have this relation standing and good between the USA and the Arab World.. not only in the political field but also in the economic field and others."
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Moussa added that it is time to look forward and rebuild Iraq, noting that the Arabs want to restore the situation in Iraq to normalcy including the formation of a government and the return of Iraq back to the international community, noting that the Arabs want to cooperate in the field of political and economic construction of Iraq. According to Moussa, the Arabs want also to cooperate with Washington over solving the Arab-Israeli conflict and they are content about the US commitment to help the foundation of the Palestinian state. He explained "we are in need of dealing seriously with the Palestinian question. We do believe that the vision of President Bush and his cling to year 2005 as a target year is a good thing." He added "should we be subjected to the pressures of extremists everywhere, the thinking of the rightist extremists, anywhere, we will loose." |