Kuwait: Arab leaders pledged to put an end to the Arab rifts through constructive dialogue and transparency. They also pledged to provide support to Arab countries that are in political transition.

The Kuwaiti Declaration was read out by Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khalid Al Jarallah.

Palestinian cause: The leaders reaffirmed that the Palestinian cause remains the core issue for Arab and Muslim nations, reiterating their commitment to work on exerting all efforts to ensure establishment of a Palestinian state with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital to the June 4, 1967, borders as per the international resolutions within the framework of the Arab peace initiative that calls for the need for a two-state solution.

The Arab leaders also urged the Security Council to take steps to set up the mechanisms to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict and achieve a comprehensive peace in the region.

Rejected: The leaders rejected Israel as a Jewish state, and denounced colony construction, judaisation of occupied Jerusalem and its attacks against Islamic and Christian shrines as well as changing the city’s demographic and geographic status.

Al Aqsa: They also condemned the Israeli aggressions against the Al Aqsa Mosque while rejecting Israeli attempts to strip away the Jordanian Hashemite guardianship on it.

Colonies: They also expressed rejection of the illegitimate Israeli colonies in the Palestinian territories, calling on the world community to continue its efforts to stop Israeli activities in Palestinian territories.

Palestinian reconciliation: They stressed that the Palestinian national reconciliation represents the real guarantee for Palestinians to achieve independence, thanking Egypt for its continued efforts in this regard. They also welcomed the Doha Declaration calling for the formation of an independent national transitional government to prepare for the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections and the national council.

Golan Heights: The Arab leaders also reaffirmed their support of Syria’s just calls to regain the occupied Arab Syrian Golan Heights to June 4, 1967, borders, while rejecting all Israeli measures aimed at altering the legal, natural and demographic status of the occupied Golan Heights, saying that the continuation of occupation would pose continued threats to peace and security in the region.

Solidarity with Lebanon: The leaders expressed solidarity with Lebanon and pledged to continue political and financial support to preserve the country’s national unity, security, stability, while supporting Lebanon’s stance in urging the world community to implement the Security Council’s resolutions to put an end to the Israeli aggressions on its territories. They also hailed the national role played by the Lebanese army and forces in maintaining stability and national security.

Solidarity with Syrians: They also asserted their full solidarity with the Syrian people while affirming the country’s legitimate right to freedom, democracy, justice and equality and the establishment of a system of state where all Syrian people would enjoy the right to participate in all its institutions without discrimination.

They also expressed support to the national coalition of revolution and Syrian opposition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

Call to Syrian regime: The Arab leaders called on the Syrian regime to immediately halt all military actions against the Syrian people and put an end to the bloodshed, while strongly denouncing the mass killings carried out by Syrian troops against innocent people, including the use of internationally-outlawed weapons. They called on Arab and non-Arab countries to put an end to the bloodshed and the displacement of innocent Syrians from their homeland. They called for the finding of a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis, according to the Geneva 1 conference, that would allow the Syrian people to have a peaceful transition of power to reconstruct the state and achieve national unity and to preserve unity and territorial integrity.

Political solution: The Arab leaders also urged the world community to actively contribute to achieving a political solution to the Syrian crisis and put an end to the war and killings.

Libya reconstruction: The Arab leaders also expressed their solidarity with Libya in preserving its national sovereignty and independence while rejecting all attempts aimed at undermining its stability and territorial integrity. They also expressed Libya’s efforts for reconstruction and building of state institutions including the drafting of a constitution and activation of national unity.

Yemen’s unity: They welcomed the outcome of Yemen’s national consensual dialogue and stressed their support of the unity and sovereignty of the country. They also stressed the need to abide by the UN Security Council resolution 2140 with regards to Yemen.

UAE Islands: They also expressed support to the UAE in its bid to regain its three occupied islands of Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Mousa from Iran through necessary, peaceful measures including calling on Iran to respond to the UAE’s initiative to find a solution to the issue.

Sudan’s Unity: They also showed support to Sudan’s unity and independence and expressed their refusal of any interference in Sudan’s internal affairs. They called on the international community to honour its pledges in helping Sudan’s economy. They called on all disputing parties in Sudan to join peace treaties related to Darfur, especially the 2011 Doha agreement.

Somalia: The Declaration urged the continuation of the peace process in Somalia and condemned the terrorist acts of the Al Shabab militant group.

Comoros Islands: The Arab leaders emphasised the unity of the Comoros Islands and rejected the French occupation of the islands, calling on Arab states to help in the development projects in the Comoros Islands.

Djibouti: They welcomed a treaty signed by Djibouti and Eritrea under the guardianship of Qatar, calling on the implementation of the treaty to resolve all pending issues. They stressed the unity and safety of the sovereignty of Djibouti.

Banned weapons: They reiterated their call for maintaining the Middle East as a zone free of weapons of mass destruction. They pointed out that measures should be taken to put an end to arms use in the region. They called on the International community to pressure Israel to abide by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and welcomed the deal signed by the 5+1 group and Iran in 2013 related to Iran’s nuclear file.

Terrorism and sectarianism: They reiterated their strong condemnation of all forms of terrorism and called for exerting great efforts to counter any propaganda, funds or instigation posed by such terrorist outlets. They also condemned all sorts of hatred, sectarian discrimination or prejudices against religions. They expressed support of Arab solidarity and integration and an adoption of social and economic joint work among Arab countries to turn the region’s economy into a competitive one at the international level.

Trade: They called for increasing trade volume among Arab states and to adhere to agreements, especially those related to the creation of a grand Arab free trade zone and an Arab customs union to establish a joint Arab market.

They also called for enhancing the various educational institutions in Arab countries in order to elevate the proficiency of their outcome and create qualified manpower that would be able to help in achieving the desired Arab development plan.