Baghdad Summit is being held amid 'major challenges' facing the region, Tunisia's FM
Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti affirmed that the Baghdad Summit is being held amidst 'major challenges' facing the region.
"I extend my warmest congratulations on Iraq assuming the presidency of the Arab Summit to advance our joint Arab action, as the Baghdad Summit is being held amid major challenges facing the region," said Nafti in a speech at the opening of the 34th session of the Council of the League of Arab States - followed up by the Iraqi News Agency - INA.
He noted that "what our region is going through compels us to work as a unified bloc to regain the initiative on Arab issues."
"The systematic destruction of the Palestinians is worsening every day, and the scale of the catastrophe requires urgent intervention. The aggression on Gaza not only represents a violation of international resolutions but also a challenge to all humanitarian and moral norms," he highlighted.
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