The Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi has welcomed the outcomes of the Arab Summit, held in Jeddah, and praised Saudi efforts which ensured the success of the summit and helped boost Arab cooperation. Al-Assoumi said, “The Arab summit in Jeddah represents an important turning point in joint Arab action”. He was speaking in the fifth plenary session of the Arab Parliament for the third session of the third legislative term, currently being held at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. He also expressed confidence that Bahrain’s hosting of the next Arab summit will make it an exceptional event where joint Arab action will be on display. The speaker of the Arab Parliament stressed the need for the international community to assume its responsibility and stop Israeli violations of the rights of the Palestinian people, provide them with international protection. He urged them to work to restore their rights in preparation for the establishment of the Palestinian state on the lands occupied in 1967, with Jerusalem (Quds) as its capital. He praised the humanitarian and political efforts of the Arab countries in Sudan, calling on Arab countries to play a greater role in resolving the Sudanese crisis. He also expressed appreciation for the efforts made to have the armistice in Yemen continue, which would pave the way for a permanent ceasefire and reaching a final solution, praising the UN’ announcement that the Safer oil reservoir will start being unloaded. Al-Assoumi reiterated the Arab Parliament’s support for the rights of Egypt and Sudan to the Nile River, and called on Ethiopia to immediately stop any measures that violate the water rights of Egypt and Sudan to the Nile. He also welcomed the return of Syria’s representation to the Arab League, congratulating the four members of the Syrian People’s Assembly who took the constitutional oath as members of the Arab Parliament. — SPA