CAIRO: Kuwait Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya met Tuesday with the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, on the sidelines of the 162nd regular session of the Arab League at the ministerial level in Cairo. The two sides touched on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, the 162nd session of the Arab League Council at the level of foreign ministers began on Tuesday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League, under the chairmanship of Yemen and with the attendance of several foreign officials. The Council’s agenda featured discussions on ways to stop the ongoing Zionist aggression against Gaza and the West Bank, including the war crimes committed by the occupation forces against Palestinians over the past 11 months, which have resulted in the death, injury, or disappearance of more than 145,000 Palestinian civilians.

The Council will also consider political, diplomatic, and legal measures to halt Zionist aggressive policies aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land, which constitutes a severe violation of international humanitarian law and poses a threat to Arab national security. The Council is expected to call on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to swiftly issue arrest warrants for Zionist leaders, reiterate its continued support for Palestine in obtaining full membership in the United Nations, and focus on monitoring political developments and reviving the Arab Peace Initiative amid persistent violations in occupied Jerusalem.

CAIRO: Kuwait Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya met on Tuesday with Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 162nd regular session of the Arab League at the ministerial level in Cairo. During the meeting, both sides touched on their historic relations, the strategic partnership in different fields in addition to the latest regional and international developments. - KUNA

The meeting will also tackle issues such as Arab water security, the theft of water resources by Zionists, the situation in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, developments in several Arab countries — including Libya, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia — solidarity with Lebanon, the security of navigation and energy supplies in the Arabian Gulf region, and the Ethiopian dam crisis. Additionally, discussions will explore the risks posed by Zionist armament and the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free and weapons-of-mass destruction-free zone in the Middle East.

The ministers will also consider social issues, human rights, economic matters, national security maintenance, and combating terrorism. The Council is set to review reports from its permanent committees related to administrative, financial, legal affairs, and human rights. The meeting will be attended by several international figures, including Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, UN Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, and UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in Gaza Sigrid Kaag. — KUNA