By
Abdel Rehim Ali, IOL Staff
BAGHDAD,
June 2 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Informed Arab political
sources revealed that the Arab-U.S. Summit to be held in Sharm
El-Sheikh Tuesday, June 3, is to debate a proposal to send an
international peacekeeping force to Iraq, wherein Egypt, Saudi Arabia
and Jordan will join.
“This
force will assume security responsibility in the areas where U.S.
troops were exposed to fire attacks,” the sources told
IslamOnline.net Monday, June 2.
The
sources refused to explain whether this proposal would be submitted by
the U.S. side or the Arab side in Sharm El-Sheikh summit.
They
pointed out, however, that the summit would witness, in return, an
Arab call to form a transitional Iraqi government as soon as
applicable, in order to avoid possible clashes between the Iraqis and
the U.S. occupation forces.
Top
U.S. officials had declared on Sunday, June 1, that the U.S.
administration in Iraq decided to annul an Iraqi national conference
that had been due to be held in May to form a transitional government.
The
U.S. officials added that the administration intends to appoint a
political council within six weeks to be assigned with the
responsibility of the forthcoming transitional government.
Fighting
Terrorism
Meanwhile,
the same sources said that a number of U.S. ambassadors in Arab
states, particularly Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Morocco, would submit
reports to the summit on the terrorism phenomenon in the Arab region
and the method used by each state in dealing with such phenomenon.
The
sources expected President Bush to emphasize the necessity of taking a
firm position towards this phenomenon and of forming an Arab-U.S.
force to confront it.
Within
this framework, the sources underlined that the U.S. administration
would urge the Arab states to reveal bank accounts of the armed
Islamic movements and groups in the Arab region.
Bush
will also call on Arab leaders to give any financial aid allocated by
the Arab League or any organization to Abu Mazen and not Arafat in
order to strengthen his influence and facilitate the administration of
the government, the sources added.
Sharon
Pressured
“In
return for a number of potential concessions by a number of Arab
leaders, Bush will pledge to practice the greatest pressure possible
on Sharon to accept the full implementation of the roadmap in order to
settle the Palestinian cause,” the sources added.
Sharon
had earlier told a number of news agencies about his reluctance to
issue a joint communiqué with his Palestinian counterpart during the
Aqaba summit Wednesday, June 4, due to the refusal of the Palestinians
of a proposed form that urges them to recognize an Israeli state in
return for Israeli recognition of an independent Palestinian state.
Earlier
on Monday, official Palestinian sources said that “due to the
Palestinian refusal to accept this form, it has been decided that each
side issue a communiqué at the end of the summit.”
