Urgent meetings for committee on Somalia

The seven-fold committee concerned with Somalia that emerged from the Arab League's council will convene an urgent meeting under the chairmanship of Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid on November 22 to discussing the developments in Somalia and the Djiboutian initiative, which supports the Egyptian initiative.

The seven-fold committee includes Egypt, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, Sudan and Djibouti.

The assistant secretary general for Arab affairs in the AL, Ahmed Bin Hali, said Abdul Meguid addressed the invitation of the seven countries that are members of the committee to convene an urgent meeting, during which they will be informed of the latest developments in the Somali problem and the communications Abdul Meguid held with Arab and international officials, including the envoy of the United Nations' secretary general, the European Union's envoy, the Djiboutian president's envoy, and with leaders of the Somali factions, as well as messages from the head of the African summit, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika; Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh; Libyan Foreign Minister Omar al-Muntassir.