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Saudi FM Meets Visiting Counterparts ahead of Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Meets Visiting Counterparts ahead of Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Riyadh on Sunday with his counterparts on the sidelines of the preparatory ministerial meeting for the Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit.

He met with Lebanese caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Abdallah Bou Habib for talks on the developments in Lebanon. They also reviewed the topics on the summit’s agenda.

Prince Faisal also held separate talks with Nigerian FM Yusuf Maitama Tuggar and Syrian FM Bassam Sabbagh.

They discussed the summit's agenda and reviewed key regional and international issues of mutual interest.

The summit will be held in Riyadh on Monday.

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Arab, Islamic, African Mechanism Established to Support Palestinian Cause

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Reuters)
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Arab, Islamic, African Mechanism Established to Support Palestinian Cause

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Reuters)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Reuters)

The Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the African Union (AU) signed a tripartite agreement on Monday to support the Palestinian cause, during the Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh.

The move was praised by the summit, especially for the African Union’s strong position on the issue.

According to information obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, the mechanism will be coordinated through the organizations’ secretariats. Representatives will meet regularly to align their positions and strengthen their influence in international forums.

Joint coordination meetings will be held soon to finalize the details of the agreement.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan welcomed the cooperation, noting that the three organizations will now speak with one voice internationally, instead of through individual bilateral talks.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit added that while Arab-African and Arab-Islamic cooperation already exists, this is the first time an agreement has united the three organizations on this issue.

He said the agreement will expand cooperation and set a clear strategy moving forward.