FMs resume talks on second day
ALGIERS, Oct 30, (KUNA): Arab foreign ministers on Sunday resumed their talks for the second day in a row to finalise the 31st Arab Summit agenda, which is expected to focus predominantly on joint Arab action and crises resolution.
Ministers will hold their discussions behind closed doors, following two earlier meetings yesterday to review following up on former summit resolution implementation and current summit preparations.
The pre-summit talks are expected to end today ahead of the release of a draft closing statement which will be presented to Arab leaders at their two-day summit which begins on Tuesday.
The Algeria deceleration is expected to focus on efforts to reunite Arab nations, and bridge the gap between them, to tackle problems facing the region, namely the Palestinian crisis and the economic repercussions of the Ukraine war on food security.
Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headed Saturday Kuwait’s delegation to the Arab foreign ministers meeting in preparation for the upcoming 31st Arab Summit in Algiers on Tuesday.
During the meeting, the Arab ministers discussed the summit’s agenda, proposed resolutions to enhance joint Arab action in a variety of domains and regional and international developments of common concern.
Algeria gears up to host 31st Arab summit on November 1st and 2nd, the forth of its kind to be held on Algerian lands since joining Arab League of States (LAS) in August 1962.
This significant event is held with hopes of stimulating joint Arab work, adopting a united stance in relation to Palestinian case, working on reinstating security and stability in Arab nations as well as ensuring food security.
The first Arab summit to be convened in Algeria, was held on November 26 - 28 of 1973 during presidency of Houari Boumediene, which saw the joining of Mauritania as participants all greeted African nations for their stance against the Zionist entity.
The sixth Arab summit concluded with two conditions to make peace with Zionist entity, the first being withdrawal from all occupied Arab lands, and the second for Palestinian people to regain their national rights.
Arab leaders all agreed to provide financial and military support to Egyptian and Syrian fronts in their fight against occupation, mobilize Arab oil and lift ban on oil exports to countries supporting Arab case, as well as rebuild all that the war has destroyed.
As for the second Algeria-hosted summit, it is considered an exceptional summit as it took place on June 7-9 1988 and handled examining developments in occupied Palestinian lands and condemning United States aggression on Libya.
The urgent summit, held during rule of Chadli Bendjedid, crystalized in eight resolutions regarding Palestinian Intifada (Uprising), calling for holding international peace conference in Middle East supervised by United Nations, and renewing commitment to Zionist entity boycott.
On March 22-23 of 2005, Algeria hosted its third Arab summit, while Abdulaziz Bouteflika was in office, the summit revolved around settlement in the Middle East, in addition to developments in Iraq, Sudan and Somalia.