49th Council of Arab Information Ministers session concludes

CAIRO – 9 May 2018: The Council of Arab Information Ministers concluded the 49^th ordinary session of the council at the Arab League’s headquarter in Cairo on Wednesday.

The meeting was chaired by Minister of Culture and Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad.

During the meeting, Awwad emphasized the necessity of fostering joint Arab media work to shed the light on the Palestinian case and to reclaim the legitimate rights of Palestinians.

Awwad made the remarks in his presidential speech at the 9th session of the executive bureau at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday.

Awwad also highlighted Kind Salman Bin Abdulaziz’ statement during the 29th Arab Summit in Dhahran, that “the Palestinian issue is the first and foremost issue of Arabs and Muslims and it will remain so until the Palestinian people regain all their legitimate rights.”

Legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, according to the meeting and King Salman’s statement includes the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Moreover, the Saudi Minister said utmost efforts must be taken in order to reach a political solution to the crisis in Yemen and provide humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people through a comprehensive humanitarian operations plan.

The meetings concluded with various draft resolutions to be submitted to the council, on its 49th session, set to take place on Wednesday, to approve them.