The Council of the League of Arab States’ 157th ordinary session at the level of foreign ministers opened on Wednesday in Cairo, with the participation of Morocco is represented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, the Kingdom’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Ahmed Tazi, and the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Arab and Islamic organizations division, Abdelali Jahed.
The Council was preceded by three ministerial meetings of the Special Committees, devoted to monitoring developments in the various crises in the region.
These are the four-party ministerial committee in charge of monitoring the crisis with Iran, the ministerial committee on Turkish interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries, and the ministerial committee responsible for taking action to curb Israeli measures in Occupied Al-Quds, chaired by Jordan and composed of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Qatar, Egypt, Algeria, and Tunisia.
The opening session of Arab Ministers of Foreign Affairs was marked by the presence of the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, who made a presentation on the current situation of the UN agency and the deficit it suffers, calling on Arab countries and donors to provide more support to enable UNRWA to continue to provide its services to the Palestinians.
At this session, the Arab foreign ministers will discuss 11 items dealing with the various issues of joint Arab action in the political, economic, social, security, financial and administrative fields, headed by the report of the Secretary-General between the last two sessions and the preparation of the next Arab summit.
The Arab ministers will also discuss the Palestinian issue’s political developments, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative, Israeli violations in the Holy City, Palestinian Budget’s support and Palestinians’ resistance, in addition to the Arab water security and Israel’s illegal acquisition of Palestinian water.
In the field of security, the meeting discusses developments in Lebanon, Syria, Libya, and Yemen, as well as the Iranian occupation of the Emirati islands and the security of navigation and energy supplies in the Gulf region.
It is also to adopt a united Arab position regarding the violation by Turkish forces of Iraqi sovereignty and Turkish interference in the internal affairs of Arab countries.
The agenda also includes examining ways to strengthen Arab ties with regional and international groupings, including Arab-African relations, Arab-European relations, relations with Russia, Japan, India, China, Central Asia, the Pacific Islands, and South America, as well as cooperation between the Arab League and the United Nations.
In the social and human rights field, the session will discuss support for displaced persons within Arab countries, especially Iraqi displaced persons, the report and recommendations of the Permanent Arab Commission for Human Rights, in addition to issues related to preserving Arab national security and combating terrorism.
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