ABU DHABI: Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), held separate meetings with Jamal Al Ghunaim, Ambassador of Kuwait to the UAE; Sharif Eissa, Ambassador of Egypt to the UAE, and Dr. Mudhaffar Mustafa Al-Jubouri, Ambassador of Iraq to the UAE, at the FNC headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

The meetings discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields, particularly the activation of parliamentary cooperation between the FNC and the parliaments of these countries. They also emphasised the importance of exchanging parliamentary visits and experiences, and enhancing coordination and consultations on various issues of mutual concern.

Ghobash noted that the FNC makes tireless efforts to advance bilateral relations with their countries across all sectors, in addition to seeking to boost parliamentary cooperation.

For their part, the ambassadors congratulated the FNC Speaker on his re-election, wishing further progress and prosperity for the UAE.

Source: Emirates News Agency

CAIRO: Palestine’s Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Ambassador Mohannad Aklouk, said that the State of Palestine has requested an extraordinary meeting of the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives to discuss the continuation of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people for the past one hundred and three days.

He said that the requested meeting is expected to highlight Israel’s escalation of crimes in the occupied West Bank, including its systematic destruction of the infrastructure of Palestinian refugee camps, daily incursions, the killing and wounding of hundreds of civilians, the demolition of homes and the detention of thousands of Palestinians in inhumane conditions.

The meeting will also discuss Israel’s unprecedented Judaization policies in the city of Jerusalem.

Palestine requested the meeting early next week to also discuss Israel’s ongoing aggression on Gaza, which led to the forced displacement of around two million people of its population and a high civi
lian death toll.

He expressed hope that the meeting would result in political, legal, diplomatic and economic actions to confront the Israeli crimes, which can be done or supported within the League of Arab States and its member states.

Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA