Headed the country's delegation participating in the 31st Arab Summit in Algeria

Mohammed bin Rashid: Our positions in the past 50 years have been consistent in supporting Arab causes and will remain

Algerian President Abdel Majid Taboun during his meeting with Mohammed bin Rashid.

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Yesterday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, headed the UAE delegation participating in the 31st Arab Summit, which began yesterday and concludes today, Wednesday, in Algeria.

Upon his arrival at Houari Boumediene International Airport, His Highness was received by the Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Ayman Abdel Rahman.

His Highness wrote on Twitter yesterday: "Today I participated in the meetings of the Arab Summit in Algeria.

Algeria, a million and a half martyrs, and a proud and brave people.

Our positions in the past 50 years have been consistent in support of Arab causes... and will remain... and strengthening our joint Arab action will remain a major goal in our foreign policy.

In addition, the League of Arab States denied, in an official statement, the validity of statements attributed by Libyan media to its Secretary-General regarding Libya, suggesting the presence of parties seeking to “create confusion,” while Algeria, which is hosting the Arab Summit that will conclude its work today, confirmed that there is an agreement on The major axes, and that this summit will be a milestone in joint Arab action.

The Arab League's denial comes in light of the Arab Summit's focus in Algeria on resolving the Libyan crisis as one of the most important items on the agenda of the Arab leaders meeting in Algeria, in a move that follows an Arab-UN agreement to continue coordination for a solution.

In conjunction with this agreement, which took place on Monday, between the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Abdullah Batili, attempts emerged to undermine the consensus, by attributing incorrect statements to the Arab official.

These statements were denied by the official spokesman for the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Jamal Rushdie, saying in a statement that they were "incorrect."

About the statements that some Libyan media attributed to Abul-Gheit regarding the situation in Libya, Rushdie said that "parties may be aiming to create confusion, in conjunction with the convening of the Arab summit in Algeria."

He stressed that "the Secretary-General, as is consistent in all his public statements and statements, has respect and appreciation for the Libyan state, and for all Libyan leaders and institutions."

He added that "Abu Al-Ghait's positions regarding Libya do not depart from the common Arab consensus contained in the decisions issued by the League Council, which is based on strengthening Libya's unity and sovereignty, and working to unify its institutions through holding national elections as soon as possible."

In his statement, Rushdie also called on "the media to help make the Arab summit a success, by avoiding excitement and incitement at a time when Arab countries are in dire need of bridging ranks and upholding commonalities."

Aboul Gheit met yesterday, the day before yesterday, the UN envoy to Libya, Abdullah Batili, in the Algerian capital, which is hosting the 31st Arab Summit.

After the meeting, the League of Arab States issued a statement, which was published on its official website, in which it said that “the two parties agreed to continue work and close coordination between the Arab League and the UN in order to find a path to a solution in Libya that leads to the holding of elections and the preservation of the country’s unity and its institutions.” .

Gamal Rushdi said in the statement that "Abu al-Ghait renewed the welcome of the UN envoy, and affirmed the Arab League's support for his mission."

He pointed out that Aboul Gheit "presented the elements of the Arab position on the Libyan file, especially the need to take the necessary measures to establish a constitutional basis on which elections will be held, and the importance of initiating the necessary executive steps to achieve this entitlement."

Aboul Gheit also renewed the "demand for the exit of mercenaries, foreign fighters and all foreign forces from Libyan territory."

Libya is witnessing a stifling political crisis, represented by a power struggle between the government of Fathi Bashagha, which was recently appointed by the House of Representatives, and the government of Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba, which refuses to hand over power despite the end of its mandate.

Against the background of that crisis, the United Nations launched an initiative to solve it, which requires the formation of a joint committee of the House of Representatives and the state to agree on a constitutional basis through which elections will be held.

Earlier, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra confirmed that the preparatory meetings for the Arab summit hosted by his country were successful, likely to culminate the meeting of Arab leaders with courageous and tangible decisions.

"Deep consultations took place, which resulted in changing the fabric of the draft agenda, and an in-depth session was held on the Algeria declaration and its content, and there was agreement on the major axes," Lamamra said in a press conference on Monday evening.

He added: "The agenda agreed upon by the foreign ministers, and which will be presented to the leaders, is characterized by a high level of rationalization. We preferred to focus on new issues, and we reached in their right to draft resolutions that will be submitted to the leaders of the countries, in addition to the Algeria Declaration."

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