He stressed that the UAE's hosting of the first "Expo" in the region is proof of the strength of determination and perseverance

Ahmed Aboul Gheit: The Arab League is strong and effective

  • Secretary-General of the League of Arab States: Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

  • The capabilities of the Arab countries allowed it to organize and manage major events.

    Photography: Ahmed Ardeti

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The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, denounced the focus of a large part of the media and the media on the inability of the League to solve a political crisis, stressing the role of its institutions in pushing for the development of Arab institutions and coordinating work for the benefit of their societies.

He called on those interested and researchers to "read carefully" the role it played over the past decades.

He said, during a media briefing held yesterday, at the Expo Media Center, that "there are intentions of regional powers overlooking the League of Arab States and wishing to tighten the screws on it or replace it with Middle Eastern or regional organizations in which the Arabs have a small hand," stressing that "this will not happen to them." Because the Arabs are the owners of the Arab region, and they are its masters, and they will remain its masters.”

Aboul Gheit stressed the importance of the components that Arab countries possess in terms of business infrastructure, economy, culture and scientific and technical progress, stressing that the capabilities of these countries allowed them to organize and manage the largest global economic events and activities under the umbrella of the largest economic powers, societies and institutions in the world.

He stressed that "there are many examples of the superiority of a large number of Arab countries that managed to attract the attention of the whole world," noting that "the UAE's hosting of the first Expo in the Arab region is the best proof of the strength of the will of determination and perseverance, which can reach peoples and countries to the most important sites." within a short time.”

He added that there is international interest in the Arab region, given its cultural and economic value, and that this contributed to the international community's desire to hold and organize the most important international conferences and events in it.

Abul-Gheit said that the message of the Arab League pavilion, which participates within the pavilions of regional organizations in the international exhibition, focuses on two things: the first is that the League is an ancient institution, and it is the oldest regional organization in the world, as its founding and launching in March 1945 preceded the establishment of the United Nations by six months, The university is also alive, strong and effective, and it interacts with all available tools with Arab affairs and regional affairs.

As for the second matter, the university is not only a political organization, but rather an organization with many interests in the cultural, social, economic, cyber, political and security fields.

He stated that the university consists of 11 sectors, all concerned with the affairs of Arab life in all fields of life, in terms of setting and developing legislation, obtaining rights, work, women and children affairs, the economic situation, maritime and land transport, the philosophy of electricity transmission between Arab countries, and many titles The details are of important issues that the university is working on to discuss and address its problems.

Aboul Gheit identified the most important priorities in the present and future of the Arab countries, indicating that the first priority is the quality of education in the Arab world, and its support, so that it crosses borders and is able to achieve a lot of cultural cooperation and unity at the human and social level between Arab countries.

He considered that the economic superiority of the Arab countries is what enables them to integrate and cooperate to form a force backed by the power of science;

It represents a priority and an urgent matter, no less important than the role of education, adding that there is also a need to focus on land and sea transport in the Arab region as an important element in strengthening infrastructure at the level of Arab-Arab relations.

He asserted that "all of this can be achieved with human will and strength of performance, as evidenced by the prosperity of a group of Arab countries in the scientific and economic field due to perseverance and continuous work within a few years."

Ahmed Aboul Gheit:

• “There are intentions of regional powers overlooking the Arab League and wishing to tighten the noose around it.”

• "There is international interest in the Arab region, given its cultural and economic value."

A house for all Arabs

The Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, said that the pavilion used a number of simple and advanced tools to introduce the university’s philosophy and role, pointing to the interest in introducing children to the fact that it is a home for all Arabs, informing them of its future projects, and the importance of adhering to its presence as a representative of Arab peoples and countries.