Jaishankar said it is essential for the global community to strengthen cooperation to combat the scourge of terrorism. ‘’Zero-tolerance for terrorism must be an uncompromising universal norm,’’ he added.
The PM was talking to a visiting delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in India for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit called on conflicting Sudanese parties to cease fire during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday that follows the holy month of Ramadan.
Eradicating the IS depends on joint international actions, noted the AL chief
It urged parties involved to urgently resume discussions on the draft in order to endorse it and agree on permanent and comprehensive arrangements to enforce and monitor the cease-fire.
Erekat's remarks came against the backdrop of Israel's latest decision to build 5,200 new settlement units in the south of Jerusalem, in addition to approving a plan to build 9,000 new units in the north of the city.
The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, has turned 150 in 2019. It took 11 years to construct the canal, which connects the Red Sea with the eastern Mediterranean Sea and extends 100 miles (160 km) from Port Said to the Gulf of Suez.
This year’s summit comes against a backdrop of ongoing wars in Syria and Yemen, rival authorities in Libya and the struggle for the mastery of the country, and a boycott of Qatar by four fellow members of the Arab League.
The urgent meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Jerusalem, originally scheduled on Wednesday, will be postponed till Thursday, the Arab League (AL)…
