Arab League Council starts meetings tomorrow.Cairo, Sept. 6 (Petra)--Meetings of the 132nd session of the Arab League Council will open in Cairo tomorrow at the level of permanent representatives to prepare for the councils' ministerial meeting which will be held on Wednesday. Jordan's delegation to the meetings will be headed by its permanent representative to the Arab League Hani Mulqi. Arab League Deputy Secretary General Ahmad Bin Hali said the meeting will tackle a number of political, economic, social and legal issues in the Arab world, at the top of which is the Palestinian issue. Other agenda items, he added, included Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights Golan Heights, strategic upland region (2003 est. pop. 10,500), c.500 sq mi (1,250 sq km), SW Syria. It borders S Lebanon, NE Israel, and NW Jordan. It takes its name from the ancient city of Golan and was known as Gaulanitis in New Testament times. and parts of south Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Iraq, the dispute between the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. and Iran over three islands, the crisis between Djibouti and Eritrea, Israel's nuclear weapons, the peaceful uses of nuclear energy in Arab countries, combating terrorism Actions, including antiterrorism (defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts) and counterterrorism (offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorism), taken to oppose terrorism throughout the entire threat spectrum. Also called CBT. , and Arab countries' relations with world nations and international organizations. 2007 Petra News Agency, All Rights Reserved Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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