Brussels – EU, Arab League Agree To Disagree Over Meeting Statement

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    Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz, right,   talks to Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, left, next to Iraq's Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alkharim, second left, during an EU-Arab League ministerial meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Brussels – The European Union and Arab League say they agree on tackling conflicts in Syria and Yemen or stalled Middle East peace efforts but were unable to approve a joint statement at talks in Brussels.

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    The organizations’ ministers were preparing Monday for a summit in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Feb 24-25.

    Asked about the holdup, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said “common ground was there on 90-95 percent of issues.”

    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit pointed out that there were “more complications on the European side rather than the Arab side.”

    Mogherini replied: “I would say rather the contrary.”

    Hungary objects to migration provisions in the statement, but the Europeans also want to avoid being seated around a summit table with Syria or Sudan’s leaders.


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