Finally, the
Arab League head met with President Michel Aoun to discuss local and regional developments in light of resolutions adopted at the recent summit.
Arab League spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said earlier that the 22-member bloc will aim to issue a proclamation affirming the international consensus that the Golan is occupied Syrian land.
In late January, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui called on the
Arab League to restore Syria's membership, saying the "natural place" of the country is within the 22-member regional organization.
Arab League chief Ahmad Abu Al Geit said yesterday (monday) Lebanon should be "spared" from spiralling regional tensions, during a visit to Beirut.
Arab League spokesman Hossam Zaki said: "The league has limited financial resources, which is why it needs to cut down its spending.
The
Arab League on Thursday unanimously chose the Tunisian diplomat Slaheddine Jammeli to occupy the post of special representative of the
Arab League in Libya.
Regarding the
Arab League position vis-a-vis the current state of affairs in the Arab arena, he said "The
Arab League is undergoing difficult circumstances due to the crises facing several Arab states.
On his part , Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al- Harthy, said that his experience asthe Sultanate's accredited Ambassador to Egypt and its Permanent Delegate to the
Arab League since 2009 has been rich on all levels.
According to the internal regulations, the
Arab League decided to hold the urgent meeting.
During the meeting, talks dealt with relations between Yemen and the
Arab League and ways of enhancing them, in addition to the situation in the region and preparations currently underway for the next Arab Summit, slated for Kuwait.
Hitti, a senior
Arab League official and the former head of the
Arab League Mission in Paris, will assume his new mission as of forthcoming February.
Commenting on the
Arab League Ministerial Meeting, the source added, "What is issued by the
Arab League's summit or foreign ministers meetings does not concern Syria at all as the
Arab League was and will never be a part of the solution." "The repetitive meetings of the
Arab League are merely an attempt to give legitimacy to itself as it has lost this legitimacy before the Arab public opinion because it became a tool in the hands of some Arab states which are implementing the schemes of the West," the source said.