Tunisian parliamentarian describes APU meeting as objective

Chairman of the Tunisian Parliamentary Union who attended Sunday's urgent meeting of the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU), al-Tayeb al-Sheibani, said the APU meeting which was held in Amman were "objective and effectively expressed the burdens of the Arab nation."

In a statement to Sawt al-Arab radio, al-Seheibani added that this meeting, which came at a critical time, stressed the importance of taking all measures to eliminate risks endangering the Arab states.

He indicated the meeting asked the chairman of the APU to make necessary contacts in order to maintain coordination and consultation between the Arab states for preparing the convening an Arab summit conference to discuss current issues challenging the Arab nation.