Siniora to hold a meeting of Arab foreign ministers, Prince Saud said," If the summit ends without a solution to the problem of Lebanon, will the crisis be left for escalation until Lebanon is divided and afflicted with a new disaster. I think this is unacceptable for any Arab quarter. We heard that there are two proposals: one proposal of Premier Al-Siniora and the other of the Secretary General of the Arab League. One demands a meeting of the Arab League at the ministerial level and the other demands an extraordinary Arab summit to consider the problem of Lebanon. I do not know which solution will find its way, but in any case, the problem can not remain unresolved." Asked on his vision for the future of the Arab situation, currently appears in a grim image and how the Arab countries can face the challenges ahead, Prince Saud said," This is the problem of the Arab nation. It is hoped by Arab summits to seek for closing and uniting the ranks and yielding a unified position. Consequently, there have been always attempts for success of the previous summits. Such attempts for success had been achieved by deleting outstanding issues before the summit so that the summit can consider its future. We do not find this spirit in the summit that took place and therefore there was absence and reduction of representation. There is no doubt that the matter needs a step by the Arab states to restore cohesion. But if the Arab countries have been divided and at many times darkness seems as surrounding the Arab nation, then at a moment, the ranks are unified. Perhaps this is the matter of Arabs. They are either divided or united. There is no compromise. We hope success for the summit sincerely and truthfully. We hope the summit's success in solving the Lebanese problem or in bridging the Arab rift. If the summit doesn't yield this action, then the Arab states should have another measure to close and unite the ranks." --More
