The Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee Holds Virtual Meeting with President Abbas from Amman - Jordan News
The ministerial delegation appointed by the Joint Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit on Gaza is holding a meeting today in Amman with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas via video conference. اضافة اعلان The delegation includes the Chairman of the Committee, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan Ayman Safadi; Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani; and Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Expatriate Affairs Dr. Badr Abdelatty.
Also joining the meeting via video conference are the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Deputy President of the State of Palestine, Hussein Al-Sheikh; the Palestinian Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mohammad Mustafa; and the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Amman.
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