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Saudi Arabia chairs Arab Ministerial Quartet's meeting on Iran

Saudi Arabia chairs Arab Ministerial Quartet's meeting on Iran

Dr. Abdurrahman Al-Rassi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Multiple International Affairs, chaired a meeting of the Quartet Arab Ministerial Committee at the Arab League headquarters on Wednesday.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss ways to address Iran's interference in the internal affairs of Arab states and to monitor developments in the Iran crisis.

On the sidelines of the 159th Arab Ministerial Council of the Arab League, the committee reviewed a draft political statement on the crisis with Iran and the Arab responses to it. A draft resolution was also prepared and submitted to the 159th Arab League Council session for approval. Earlier, the committee reviewed a report on the developments presented by the Arab League's General Secretariat.

Dr. Al-Rassi also attended the sixth meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee examining and discussing Turkish interference in Arab states’ internal affairs. The meeting was chaired by Egypt.

Additionally, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in a meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee, headed by Jordan, concerned with halting Israeli measures in the occupied city of Jerusalem. The Secretariat General of the Arab League prepared a report on the most recent developments in Jerusalem, and the committee discussed the Arab move to stop Israeli measures in the city.
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