Contacts to convene Damascus meeting on Iraq very soon

Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid explained on Wednesday that the representative of the Arab Maghreb states in the Arab ministerial committee to follow up moves with the UN Security Council to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq did not withdraw from the committee, rather the countries of the Arab Maghreb have not yet reached an agreement to nominate a country to take part in the ministerial committee formed by the Arab foreign ministers.

The AL chief expressed his hope that the Arab Maghreb will be represented by one or two countries in the ministerial committee.

He added that contacts are currently underway to convene the meeting very soon in Damascus under the chairmanship of Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa in order to discuss the future move with the UN Security Council in order to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq in light of the work paper prepared by the Arab League.