Morocco Chairs Extraordinary Session of Arab League Council of FMs in Cairo

11 October 2023 Printable Version

Cairo - The extraordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States at foreign ministers' level, chaired by Morocco, kicked off on Wednesday in Cairo to examine the political actions to be taken at Arab and international level to put an end to the escalation in the Palestinian territories and stop targeting civilians.

The meeting, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, was convened by the State of Palestine and the Kingdom of Morocco, chair of the current session of the Council of the League of Arab States at ministerial level, which, on the Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, called for the meeting to be held.

The Moroccan delegation also includes the Moroccan ambassador to Egypt, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the Arab League, Ahmed Tazi, and Director of the Orient, the Gulf, Arab and Islamic Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Fouad Akhrif.

The ministerial meeting will examine political action at Arab and international level to halt the deterioration of the situation in the Gaza Strip, and the dangerous escalation that threatens security and stability in the region.