RIYADH: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has held a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington to begin talks on pressing concerns prevailing over the Middle East, Arab media reported on Wednesday.
US, Arab League Dialogue
In a statement, the US State Department said the “strategic dialogue” is an “opportunity” for them to work closely together on several issues that are affecting the lives of people in all of the nations represented by the Arab League as well as the US.
The Secretary General of the Arab League said the wide-ranging talks, the first of its kind on the level of the US state secretary and the secretary-general of GCC, would further deepen the ties and explore further the level of cooperation.
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According to Arab News, among the pressing regional concerns expected to be discussed in the Arab League-US dialogue are Syria, the Sudan crisis, the increasing Israeli aggression against Palestinians, and Yemen’s peace initiative.
