President El-Sisi Meets Arab League Secretary-General

alhadath – cairo

Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the meeting came as Mr. Aboul Gheit’s term as Secretary-General draws to a close. The President expressed his great appreciation for the role Mr. Aboul Gheit played and his efforts to strengthen joint Arab action and modernize the mechanisms of the General Secretariat. The President stressed that Egypt would continue to support the role of the League of Arab States as the primary umbrella for defending the interests of Arab countries and enhancing cooperation among them, thus fulfilling the aspirations of the Arab peoples for prosperity.

Mr. Aboul Gheit expressed his profound gratitude to the President for his continued support of the League of Arab States and his interest in safeguarding Arab national security and Arab interests. He valued Egypt’s continuous support for the role of the League of the Arab States as a pivotal platform for strengthening relations and common Arab interests, and emphasized his pride in working closely with the President and all Arab leaders during his leadership of the General Secretariat- a period that witnessed unprecedented challenges to Arab national security and its common interests.

The meeting addressed a number of current challenges facing the Arab security system, which requires bolstering cooperation, coordination, and solidarity to build a better future for the people of the Arab nation and overcome the current critical phase.