The Saudi delegation then prepared to leave the conference hall but following the intervention of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Syrian President Bashar Assad, Lebanese President Emile Lahud and others the delegation returned to the conference. The session was reconvened after a 20-minute break caused by the confusion.
Earlier in a press statement, Prince Abdullah warned that no country would be saved from the aftermath of the planned war on Iraq. “Those who think otherwise are mistaken,” he added.
The crown prince highlighted Saudi Arabia’s efforts to avert war. “Because war with all its forms is a failure of values. In war the killer and killed are partners in the failure,” he added.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri described the UAE proposal as U.S.-inspired
“bilge” and expressed satisfaction it was not even discussed at the summit. Saddam has said he would rather die than go into exile.
But UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah ibn Zayed said the initiative had the backing of some Gulf states, and deplored the summit’s failure to discuss it as it “could spare Iraq the torment of war.”
Earlier in a press statement, Prince Abdullah warned that no country would be saved from the aftermath of the planned war on Iraq. “Those who think otherwise are mistaken,” he added.
The crown prince highlighted Saudi Arabia’s efforts to avert war. “Because war with all its forms is a failure of values. In war the killer and killed are partners in the failure,” he added.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri described the UAE proposal as U.S.-inspired
“bilge” and expressed satisfaction it was not even discussed at the summit. Saddam has said he would rather die than go into exile.
But UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah ibn Zayed said the initiative had the backing of some Gulf states, and deplored the summit’s failure to discuss it as it “could spare Iraq the torment of war.”