H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy participates in the consultative meeting of the League Council at the Ministerial Level in New York

H. E. Mr. Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, participated in the annual consultative meeting of the League Council at the Ministerial Level, held in New York on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting was chaired by 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 Council at the Ministerial Level, and attended by Arab foreign ministers and heads of delegations.

His Excellency Mr Nabil Fahmy, Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, participated in the annual consultative meeting of the League Council at the Ministerial Level, held in New York on the sidelines of the high-level meetings of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, The meeting was chaired by 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 Council at the Ministerial Level, and attended by Arab foreign ministers and heads of delegations.

The meeting addressed the coordination of Arab positions on issues before the current session of the United Nations General Assembly and building on the outcomes of the Arab ministerial meeting held in Cairo earlier this month.

The ministers exchanged views on the means to strengthen Arab coordination and consultation throughout the various meetings and events taking place in New York, with a view to enhancing the presence of Arab positions and issues in international forums.

The consultative meeting also reviewed developments concerning the Palestinian cause and Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem, as well as ways of intensifying joint Arab action at the international level in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, The ministers also discussed developments in Syria and Lebanon amid continued Israeli violations, Iranian attacks against the Arab Gulf states, Jordan and Iraq, and Houthi attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as threats to freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea.

The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States emphasised the importance of maintaining consultation and coordination among Arab states, particularly in light of the rapidly evolving developments in the region, He stressed the need to strengthen the effectiveness of joint Arab action in a manner that safeguards Arab national security, the sovereignty and interests of Arab states, and supports priority Arab causes, foremost among them the Palestinian cause.