On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, may God protect him, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, presided today in Jeddah at the meeting of the Thirty-Second Ordinary Session Council of the League of Arab States at the Summit level. His Highness the Crown Prince was received by Their Majesties, Excellencies, Highnesses and Excellencies, leaders and heads of delegations participating in the Arab Leaders Summit, upon arrival at the summit venue.
Then commemorative photographs were taken of His Highness the Crown Prince and Their Majesties, Excellency, Highness and Excellency the heads of delegations of the participating countries at the summit.
After that, the work of the meeting of the thirty-second ordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the highest level began, with the reading of verses from the Holy Quran.
Then His Excellency Mr. Ayman bin Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, delivered a speech in which, on behalf of his country, he expressed his gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for his generous hospitality and warm welcome.
He said: Algeria was honored to host the 31st session of the Arab Summit under extremely difficult regional and international circumstances, in addition to the erupting Ukrainian crisis, which has placed the world in a state of increasing polarization and faced new challenges. presented, especially in the field of food security, reiterating the call for the mobilization of financial resources from the Arab countries, especially the Arab Monetary Fund, and existing Arab funds to assist Member States in dire need of this assistance to enable them to overcome these difficult international circumstances.
He added: “Algeria confirmed its presidency of the Arab Summit under the slogan ‘Reunification’ and culminated in the signing by the Palestinian brothers of the Algiers Declaration and their commitment to work towards the realization of the rights contained therein, while continuing to coordinate with the Palestinian President, he sought to complete the path of Palestinian national reconciliation, and also return brotherly Syria to its natural place in the League of Arab States.
The Prime Minister of Algeria expressed his country’s satisfaction with the signs of détente brought about by the rapprochement of Arab relations with two neighbors, Turkey and Iran, marked by the détente of crises in the region, stability and the reduction of tensions, which opens wide horizons for cooperation and partnership and paves the way for peace in the region and in some Member States, especially in sisterly Yemen, appreciating all the efforts made to resolve this crisis once and for all and alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people.
He stressed the need to strengthen solidarity with our brothers in Somalia and Djibouti in the face of the drought in the Horn of Africa for the sixth year in a row, which called for urgent intervention in order to avert the humanitarian catastrophe hanging over these two brotherly peoples and all the peoples of the region.
He again called on the brothers in Sudan to give priority to the supreme interests of the motherland and to use the virtues of dialogue to resolve differences and to save the brotherly Sudanese people from the risk of spiraling into a spiral of bloody violence that threatens society. peace and unity of the country.
At the end of his speech, he sincerely congratulated and expressed deep gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the occasion of the Kingdom’s accession to the presidency of the thirty-second session of the Arab Summit. asking Almighty God to help him and success in taking on this high responsibility, and we are fully confident that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will lead with all merit. And the ability of our council to ensure that we have entrusted this and its wise leadership with a constant interest in rallying the Arab ranks and intensifying and developing mechanisms for joint Arab action.
At the end of his speech, he announced the transfer of the chairmanship of the thirty-second ordinary session of the Council of the Arab League at the highest level to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Then His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, after the Kingdom assumed the Presidency of the 32nd Regular Session, delivered the following speech:
Praise be to God, the Lord of the worlds, and prayers and peace to the Messenger of God
Their Majesties, Excellencies and Highnesses
His Excellency Secretary General of the League of Arab States
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May the peace, blessings and mercy of God be with you
We are pleased to welcome you to your second country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and welcome the guest of the Summit, His Excellency President Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, and hope that our efforts will be crowned with success.
We are also pleased to thank His Excellency the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmajid Tebboune, for his efforts during his country’s presidency of the previous session, and we thank His Excellency the Secretary General of the Arab League and all of our staff for their efforts to serve the common Arab action.
Their Majesties, Excellencies and Highnesses
We assure neighboring countries and our friends in the West and East that we are moving forward towards peace, goodness, cooperation and creation in such a way as to achieve the interests of our peoples and protect the rights of our nation, and that we will not allow our region to turn into fields conflicts, and it is enough for us, turning the page of the past, to remember those painful years of conflicts that the region experienced, and the people suffered from them and stumbled because of the development process.
Today, we are pleased that His Excellency President Bashar al-Assad is present at this summit and that the decision of the Arab League to resume the participation of Syrian government delegations in the meetings of the Council of the Arab League is welcome. We hope that this will contribute to the maintenance of stability in Syria, the return to normal life and the resumption of its natural role in the homeland. our aspirations for a better future for our region.
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The Palestinian question has been and remains the central issue of Arabs and Muslims, and it is at the top of the Kingdom’s foreign policy priorities, and the Kingdom has not hesitated or hesitated to support the brotherly Palestinian people in regaining their lands, restoring their legitimate rights and establishing an independent and sovereign Palestinian state. on Palestinian lands for a year. references in a manner consistent with the aspirations of the brotherly Palestinian people.
Your brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are dedicating their efforts to supporting Arab causes, and we are also working to help the Yemeni parties reach a comprehensive political solution that will end the Yemeni crisis. We hope that the language of dialogue will become the basis for maintaining the unity of the Sudan, the security of its people and its opportunities, and in this regard; The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the signing of the Jeddah Declaration by the two parties to the conflict for their commitment to protecting civilians and promoting humanitarian action. We hope that the negotiations will focus on an effective ceasefire and that the Kingdom, in cooperation with brothers, friends and the international community, will continue to make humanitarian efforts and activate channels of assistance to the brotherly Sudanese people.
We are pleased to take advantage of the presence of His Excellency President Zelensky, President of Ukraine, and his participation in this summit; Let us reaffirm the position of the Kingdom in support of everything that helps to reduce the severity of the crisis in Ukraine, the non-deterioration of the humanitarian situation, the readiness of the Kingdom to continue mediation efforts between the Russian Federation and Ukraine and support all international efforts. aims at a political solution to the crisis in a way that contributes to the achievement of security and peace.
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Our Arab homeland has the civilizational and cultural foundations, as well as human and natural resources, which allow it to occupy an advanced and leading position and achieve a comprehensive revival of our countries and peoples in all areas.
Peace, mercy and blessings of God.