Secretary-General of the League of Arab States meets with Tunisia's Foreign Minister

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, met with Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad of the Republic of Tunisia and President of the 166th session of the League of Arab States Council at the Ministerial Level, ahead of the consultative meeting of the League Council at the Ministerial Level, held on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

His Excellency Mr Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, met with Mr Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad of the Republic of Tunisia and President of the 166th session of the League of Arab States Council at the Ministerial Level, ahead of the consultative meeting of the League Council at the Ministerial Level, held on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The meeting addressed the issues on the agenda of the consultative meeting, as well as the rapidly evolving developments in the region and ways of strengthening coordination and consultation among Arab states on the issues before the current session of the General Assembly, in a manner that contributes to developing common Arab positions and effectively articulating them in various international forums.

The Palestinian cause featured prominently in the discussions.

The two sides stressed the importance of maintaining joint Arab action in defence of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and strengthening the Arab presence at the United Nations in response to developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, in order to support efforts to end the war and humanitarian suffering and safeguard Palestinian rights and national constants in accordance with relevant international legitimacy resolutions.

The two sides also discussed ways of maintaining coordination between the General Secretariat and the Tunisian presidency of the 166th session of the League Council, and building on the resolutions adopted during the session, with a view to strengthening Arab consensus and ensuring effective follow-up on priority issues on the agenda of joint Arab action.

The Secretary-General stressed the importance of making the most of high-level Arab participation in the work of the General Assembly to strengthen the presence of Arab issues and positions on the international stage.

He noted that the nature of the challenges facing the region requires greater consultation and coordination, the pooling of efforts, and moving joint Arab action towards a more effective and proactive level, with greater capacity to safeguard Arab interests.