The 31st Ordinary Session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the Summit Level, kicked off on Tuesday evening in Algiers with the participation of leaders and heads of delegations of the participating countries.
The summit will discuss a number of files on its agenda, foremost of which is the Palestinian cause, crises in the Arab region, terrorism and its impact on the region, Arab food security, the energy crisis, and other topics.
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II is slated to arrive in Algeria on Tuesday evening, deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah in heading Jordan’s delegation at the summit.
Crown Prince Al Hussein will deliver Jordan’s address at the summit on Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi represented Jordan at the summit’s opening session on Tuesday.
At the opening session, Tunisian President Kais Saied, former president of the 30th Arab Summit, handed the presidency of the current summit in its 31st session over to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
In his opening speech at the summit, Tebboune said : “The summit is being held under extremely complex regional and international circumstances, especially in light of unprecedented crises that our today world and contemporary history have experienced,” adding: “crises are still before us with challenges still maximzing.”
“Our Arab region has enormous potentials and resources that qualify us to be effective in the world as an economic power, and confidence must be restored in order to influence the global scene and the international economy.”
He added, “I look forward to forming a committee during the summit to support the Palestinian cause,” adding: “Palestine must be granted its full membership in the United Nations that must be called upon to achieve this Arab demand.”
Tebboune said, “Crises in Libya, Syria and Yemen are still pending a solution, and we call for national reconciliation in these countries in order to achieve the peoples’ aspirations for freedom and dignity.”
Source: Jordan News Agency