Arab peace initiative committee convenes emergency meeting on Al Quds

CAIRO - 29 January 2018: The Arab peace initiative committee will convene on Thursday an emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers at the premises of the general secretariat of the Arab League.

The meeting will be chaired by Jordan to probe the latest developments pertaining to Al Quds in view of the recent decision of the US to recognize the holy city as the capital of Israel.

The Arab peace initiative committee comprises Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Iraq, Palestine, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco and Yemen along with the Arab League secretary general.

The Arab peace initiative committee was formed upon a resolution of the Arab Summit held in the Dead Sea on March 29, 2017.

The committee meeting comes ahead of an extraordinary meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers, scheduled for Thursday, to address the repercussions of the recent American moves pertaining to Al Quds status.