Arab countries are to walk away from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty if Israel ever officially acknowledges it has nuclear weapons.

As Arab foreign ministers met at the Cairo headquarters of the Arab League to prepare for their annual summit at the end of the month, they also issued a series of statements on regional issues, including extremely sensitive matter of the Zionist regime's refusal to sign the NPT.

Arab states, all of which are signatories to the treaty, have long called for a nuclear-free Middle East and expressed their concern over Israel's apparent possession of nuclear weapons.

They said that if the Zionist regime admitted to having the weapons, they would call on the UN Security Council to pressure Israel to destroy its nuclear arsenal and bring its other atomic installation under international inspection.

If this did not happen, Arab countries would leave the treaty and not sign any new one until Israel itself joined.

"As soon as Israel announces it has nuclear weapons, the Arab will announce their withdrawal from the Non-Proliferation Treaty,'' an Arab League statement said.

The Zionist regime is reportedly the only nuclear-armed country in the Middle East which has refused to sign the NPT.