PARIS - More than 40 countries have agreed to try to create a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.
A final declaration from a summit to launch a union of Mediterranean countries says members will "pursue a mutually and effectively verifiable Middle East Zone free of weapons of mass destruction."
The statement says that includes nuclear, chemical and biological weapons as well as their delivery systems.
The statement says the countries will "consider practical steps to prevent the proliferation" of such weapons.
Leaders at the summit included those from Israel, Syria and countries across North Africa and Europe.
