Cairo, SANA- Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister in the caretaker government, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad, met on Tuesday Secretary-General of League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit and UAE Minister of State, Khalifa Shaheen al-Marar.

The meeting came during participation of Mikdad in the opening of 162nd session of League of Arab States Council at the ministerial level.

Mikdad reviewed with Abu al-Gheit the topics listed on the agenda meeting, which focus on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and the war crimes and genocide committed against the people there, in addition to the situation in Arab region as a whole and the challenges facing a number of countries.

Minister Mikdad stressed Syria’s keenness to develop the Arab League work, which is based on consensus among member states of the League.

The two sides underlined the importance of enhancing joint Arab action in order to confront the difficult situation and address the problems and challenges facing the Arab world.

In this context, Minister Mikdad discussed with UAE Minister of State, Khalifa Shaheen al-Marar, means of boosting cooperation between the two brotherly countries in several fields, in addition to the topics listed on the agenda of the ministerial meeting.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency