BBC Monitoring Weekly Prospects for 27 March - 7 April 2002 3

LEBANON: Arab League summit takes place in Beirut. Middle East conflict and Iraq expected to be main subjects discussed. Palestinian leader Arafat not expected to be present (Egyptian news agency MENA) ISRAEL: Annual Land Day event. Israeli Arab committee organizes parades and rallies to protest abo...

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Published inBBC Monitoring Newsfile p. 1
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published London BBC Worldwide Limited 26.03.2002
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Koizumi, Junichiro
Li Peng
Tang Jiaxuan
Zhu Rongji
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Summary:LEBANON: Arab League summit takes place in Beirut. Middle East conflict and Iraq expected to be main subjects discussed. Palestinian leader Arafat not expected to be present (Egyptian news agency MENA) ISRAEL: Annual Land Day event. Israeli Arab committee organizes parades and rallies to protest about the expropriation of Arab land. The first Land Day demonstration in 1976 erupted in riots in which six Arabs were killed. Most Land Day commemorations have passed quietly but this year there is concern that disturbances could break out (Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post web site) JORDAN: Fourth Mediterranean Development Forum takes place in Amman. NGOs and organizations from Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and other regional states to discuss regional trade, investment and other issues (Egyptian news agency MENA)