Damascus/Amman - Ahead of their March 29 summit in Syria, Arab League ministers on Thursday confirmed their agreement on an initiative aimed at resolving the political crisis in Lebanon. "The Arab ministers confirmed the Arab initiative and we will work on making it succeed," Arab League head Amr Mussa said in Damascus after meeting with the group's foreign ministers.
Mussa stressed that the ongoing crises in Lebanon, Iraq, Somalia and Sudan would be among the summit's key issues.
Lebanon, whose political system remains deadlocked as rivalling pro- and anti-Syrian camps struggle over the presidency, is not participating in the summit. The country has been without a president since pro-Syrian incumbent Emile Lahoud stepped down in November.
Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said the cr
