Arab League SG Amr Moussa press conference in Paris

Amr Moussa, the secretary general of the Arab League, gives a press conference at the Foreign Press Center in Paris December 7, 2007. Flanking Moussa are Michel Bounajem (L), President of the Arab Press Club, and Nassif Hitti (R), director of the Arab League bureau in Paris. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

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