CAIRO – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Monday the body’s General Secretariat is following with deep concern the successive developments in Ukraine and their serious military and humanitarian consequences.
“We are aware of the positions of all parties – and they are all friendly parties – and we believe it was necessary to intensify work in order to reach arrangements that satisfy everyone without resorting to military force, because wars have their sad and high costs unfortunately,” Abul Gheit said in a message read out by Arab League’s Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki to an extraordinary meeting of the AL Council at the level of permanent delegates.
“But now we are facing this delicate circumstance, and we believe it is imperative for all peace-loving countries and organizations to move quickly in order to stop escalation and not fuel it, restore dialogue, and seek to settle the crisis through indispensable diplomacy to avoid deterioration of the situation and expansion of the conflict,” he added during the meeting held at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.
Abul Gheit called for engaging in serious international action to put an end to the current crisis politically and diplomatically in a way that leads to restoring stability and achieving security for all; in light of respect for international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
