Dr. Al-Dirdiri and EU Commissioner Chair Meeting of Arab and European Foreign Ministers
February/05 | am:10:42 / No Comments 116 viewsThe Foreign Minister, Dr. Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed, and the European Union Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Frederica Mujerini, Monday co-chaired the joint ministerial meeting of the European and Arab Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
In his inaugural address as the head of the Arab side in the meetings, Dr. Al-Dirdiri said that the ties of history and aspirations towards the future and the factors of overlapping and geographical proximity and common challenges constitute additional impetus for further cooperation between Europe and the Arab world, pointing to the importance of strengthening joint efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region, especially in crisis areas, in addition to a just solution to the Palestinian issue, including the two-state solution on the 1967 borders.
The minister called in his speech for support to the joint efforts between Europe and Arab countries to combat terrorism, irregular migration and face common challenges.
EU Commissioner Mujerini said that there is a genuine European desire to deepen cooperation, especially as the European Union is keen to conduct dialogue with various regional blocs in the world
The minister held meetings on the sidelines of the meeting with EU the Commissioner Frederica Mujerini, and discussed common issues, including aspects of bilateral cooperation
