Call for amending the Arab League; success depends on Arab leaders desire

Syria's ambassador in Cairo and Permanent Representative at the Arab League Youssef Ahmad stressed necessity of keeping the organization while seeking to reform the Arab organization to enable it serve best interests of all member countries.

Addressing a seminar on reforming the Arab League, organized by the Afro-Asian Writers' Union and the Cairo-based Al-Ahram Regional Institute for Press last night, Ahmad said sustaining the AL reflects the Arab will in rejecting surrender or desolation.

The Syrian representative quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a speech that the Arab League is an organization that can make succeed or not depending on the will of the Arab leaders to make it a success. Participants called for active steps to improve the AL performance with more concentration on the role of Arab citizens in the work of the organization and its affiliated institutions to face regional and international challenges.