▁sign ▁a ▁treat y ▁of ▁understanding ▁and ▁co operation ▁Between ▁the ▁Two ▁Organ izations . ▁The ▁De leg ation ▁concluded ▁the ▁visit ▁announ cing ▁that ▁three ▁New ▁Arab ▁Un ions ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁proposed ▁for ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁ 8 7 th ▁sum mit ▁in ▁its ▁following ▁Period . ▁ ▁European ▁Union ▁▁ ▁The ▁Arab ▁League ▁and ▁European ▁Union ▁have ▁shared ▁relations ▁since ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁development ▁into ▁a ▁more ▁political ▁power ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁econom ical ▁one , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁in ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁J avier ▁Sol ana ▁attended ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁giving ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁full ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ' s ▁Peace ▁In iti ative ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Following ▁this ▁sum mit , ▁he ▁had ▁several ▁meet ings ▁with ▁Palest in ian ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁Abb as ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁Secretary ▁General ▁Am r ▁M ous sa . ▁In ▁the ▁sum mit , ▁he ▁addressed ▁the ▁Arab ▁Le aders : ▁ ▁" once ▁again ▁we ▁find ▁ourselves ▁together , ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁and ▁the ▁Arab ▁League , ▁once ▁again ▁we ▁have ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁re - aff irm ▁our ▁joint ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁civil isation ▁that ▁we ▁share , ▁more ▁than ▁ever ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁Arab s ▁have ▁to ▁face ▁common ▁challeng es , ▁I ▁am ▁confident ▁that ▁we ▁will ▁find ▁new ▁ways ▁to ▁improve ▁our ▁co operation " ▁ ▁France ▁ ▁France ▁has