DAMASCUS, MARCH 29, SPA -- SYRIAN INFORMATION MINISTER MOHSIN BILAL SAID ARAB SOLIDARITY IS THE TITLE OF THE ARAB SUMMIT, CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS IN RIYADH, AND THAT THIS SUMMIT WILL HAVE A HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE IN VIEW OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES FACING THE ARAB NATION. IN A STATEMENT TO THE SYRIAN SATELLITE CHANNEL YESTERDAY, BILAL SAID THE ARAB PEACE INITIATIVE, WHICH HAS BEEN RE-ADOPTED AND RE-ACTIVATED BY THE ARAB LEADERS, STANDS AS A WITNESS FOR THE FACT THAT THE ARABS ARE PEACE-LOVING NATION. "THE PEACE INITIATIVE OF THE ARABS IS WHOLLY BASED ON THE INTERNATIONAL LEGITIMACY; THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE UN'S SECURITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE LAND-FOR-PEACE PRINCIPLE," HE NOTED. BILAL POINTED OUT THAT THE CURRENT ARAB SUMMIT IN RIYADH IS HELD IN AN ATMOSPHERE WHICH IS FULL OF OPTIMISM, AND THE ARAB LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH POSITIVE RESULTS. CALLING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RESOLUTIONS, THE SYRIAN MINISTER SAID AT THE TIME WHEN THE ARABS CALL FOR REALIZING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL HAS BEEN GOING AHEAD ON ITS AGGRESSIVE PRACTICES AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. "ISRAEL IS THE SOURCE OF VIOLENCE AND TURMOIL IN THE REGION, HE SAID. HE ALSO URGED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO FIRMLY STAND AGAINST THE ISRAELI POLICIES IN THE OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/436555