AFRICAN COOPERATION, AND CALLED FOR CONVENING THE ARAB-AFRICAN SUMMIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT ALSO REITERATED THE IMPORTANCE OF RESUMPTION OF THE ARAB-EUROPEAN DIALOGUE, AND CALLED FOR ENHANCING RELATIONS WITH THE ASIAN COUNTRIES. THE DECLARATION CONDEMNED ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM AND CALLED FOR CONVENING AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE UN TO DEFINE THE MEANING OF TERRORISM. IT CALLED FOR DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN ISLAM AND TERRORISM, AND BETWEEN TERRORISM AND THE RIGHT OF NATIONS TO RESIST OCCUPATION. THE DECLARATION PRAISED THE ONGOING CONTINUOUS EFFORTS BY THE ARAB COURTIERS TO DEEPEN PRACTICES OF DEMOCRACY, AND CALLED FOR MODERNIZATION, DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM. THE DECLARATION CALLED FOR EXTENDING SUPPORT TO THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTERS AND ALLOCATION OF THE REQUIRED FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS FOR ENHANCING COOPERATION AMONG THESE CENTERS. THE DECLARATION WELCOMED THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA TO THE MEETINGS OF THE ARAB LEAGUE'S COUNCIL AT A SUMMIT LEVEL AT ITS 19TH SESSION IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE ARAB LEAGUE'S HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED.
