Arab leaders must come up with "action not words" when they hold a summit in Beirut on March 27, an official Iraqi daily said Saturday, referring to a Mideast peace initiative floated by Saudi Arabia.

"As the summit nears, the Arabs need action not more words. They must free themselves of the will of foreigners to achieve Arab solidarity," Al-Qadissiya said.

"The Arabs must understand each other and forget their rancour spread by colonialists and enemies (...) to achieve the objectives of the nation by liberating Palestine and its holy sites and ending the injustice

done to Iraq and other Arab countries," the newspaper said.

The summit "must bring the Arab nation out of crisis, preserve its dignity ... and remain true to the blood spilled in Palestine and in Iraq.

"The Arabs at their summit can force the American and Zionist aggressors to respect and not undermine their rights."

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz said Wednesday he would try to detail the initiative -welcomed in much of the Arab world, praised by the United States and cautiously approved by Israel -at the summit.