Arab League FMs meet in Cairo

Works of the 111th session held on the level of foreign ministers started in Cairo on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Somalia's permanent representative at the Arab League, Abdullah Hassan Mahmoud, who is also chairman of the current session of the AL council.

During their two-day deliberations the Arab FM s will discuss 36 topics dealing with various issues on common Arab work, foremost being the current deadlock in the Middle East peace process, the cause of Palestine and its development, means of coordinating Arab stances to face Israeli policy, the issue of Iraq, the "no-fly zones," the question of Lockerbie, the question of Greater Tanb, Lesser Tanb and Abu Mousa islands, the consequences of Israeli nuclear armament and Israeli space activities and their adverse impact on Arab national security, the foreign schemes against Sudan, and means of revitalizing the greater Arab free trade zone.