Arab League chief in Khartoum to discuss summit preparations

CAIRO, Feb 11 (KUNA) — Arab League secretary general Amr Musa will arrive Sunday to Sudan on a two-day visit for talks with President Omar Bashir and his top aides over preparations for the Arab League summit.

The summit is due to start in Khartoum on 28 March.

AL Assistant undersecretary for political affairs and responsible for the Summit’s file, Ambassador Ahmad bin Hilli told reporters Saturday the visit was to mark the beginning of practical and serious preparations for the summit.

He said Moussa would discuss with Bashir and his foreign minister the draft agenda of the summit, due to be discussed by the Arab foreign ministers on March 4 in Cairo.

Among the issues in the draft agenda, he added, would be the Middle East peace process, Iraq, establishing an Arab court of justice, establishing an Arab council for peace and security, and clearing the Middle East region from weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

(KUNA/ST)