Arab Foreign Ministers convene Extraordinary Meeting

Cairo, June 24, SPA -- The Extraordinary Meeting of the Arab Foreign
ministers began here today under the chairmanship of
Sudanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ali Ahmed Karti.

The meeting was also attended by Amr Mousa, The Secretary General of
the League of the Arab States.

The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is led by
Dr. Nizar Obeid Madani, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The meeting will discuss procedures of the joint Arab Action in the
international arena in the light of current developments and future
prospects for the peace process within the framework of the new U.S.
policy approach put forward by U.S. President Barack Obama during his
recent address to the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt and also in the
light of the Israeli rejection of all the terms of settlement.

The Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Abdul
Aleem Al Abyadh said the joint action plan formulated by the Arab
foreign ministers will be carried out by the Arab ministerial
delegation and the Secretary General of the Arab League and that it
would be presented to the meeting of the international Quartet to be
held in Italy on Friday.

It was decided to hold meetings behind closed doors, and that
only the head of the delegation and its only three members will hold
in-depth discussions and prevent any leak from the discussions.

--SPA