Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday called for setting up an independent working team to give ideas for the development of Arab League on the basis of its charter and principles endorsed by the 16th summit.
“The team should not include any politicians or representatives of any Arab country or its organizations,” the prince said during a meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo.
He said the team should study the reasons for the failure of Arab joint action and propose plans for boosting joint work among member countries at political and organizational levels.
“The plan should be presented to the foreign ministers for discussion before passing it to Arab heads of state for approval,” he said.
“We should have correct picture of joint Arab action before discussing matters related to restructuring the league and increasing its budget,” he pointed out.
Prince Saud stressed that Arab League’s restructuring should set out from a sound and strong basis, adding that it should meet the hopes and expectations of Arabs.