CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: And you're looking at a live picture from Beirut from the Arab summit there, where a number of Arab leaders are attending that summit to talk about a Saudi peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians. This is Kofi Annan, the U.N. Secretary General speaking. Let's listen to him.</s>KOFI ANNAN, U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL: ... and the present reality of conflict. There is a solution to the paradox. The leaders on both sides, specifically Prime Minister Sharon and Chairman Arafat, must reaffirm the strategic choice for peace based on a just,</s>COSTELLO: And you are listening to Kofi Annan, the U.N. Secretary General, talking at the Arab summit in Beirut, Lebanon. And just to recap what he said just a little bit, he said the Israelis and the Palestinians must reaffirm strategic plans for peace, and it is their duty to lead the people back from the brink of war. We'll get more from the Arab summit a little later on in our program. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Kofi Annan Speaks at Arab Summit in Beirut, Lebanon