"Sputnik" leads a dialogue with the ambassador of the League of Arab States in Moscow

Moscow will host the activities of the 12th session of the Russian-Arab Business Council and the 4th session of the "Araba-Expo" International Fair, which will be held from 8 to 10 April.

Ambassador: It was noted for the first time that Moscow was attending two important events this month. First of all, the exhibition "Arabia Expo" and the meeting of representatives of the Council of Arab-Russian companies, organized regularly by the Council of Arab-Russian companies, usually attended by dozens of companies Arab countries and representatives of the business sector.

In addition to the presence of the relevant ministries in the sectors of economy, trade, development and others. As an Arab League mission, we have no information on the level and number of participants in each Arab country, which is decided by each Arab country.

Several countries confirmed that they had invited ministries with multiple trade and development mandates to attend too many private businesses.

We hope that the success of these events, especially the importance of identifying the opportunities of Arab and Russian parties in various fields and in the fields of trade, investment and employment opportunities, Generally constitutes an exhibition and meetings of the Board of Arab-Russian companies an important opportunity to sign contracts and identify potential on both sides.

Ambassador Kamal Hassan Ali, Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Economic Affairs of the League of Arab States, will attend these events through his invitations and invite the chambers of commerce of the countries concerned and the official bodies to participate.

The second important event is the Arab-Russian ministerial meeting in the forum of cooperation, which is held once in Russia and once in the Arab world, at the level of foreign ministers. This year, the fifth forum in Russia takes place in Abu Dhabi.

The meeting will be held from 16 to 17 April and will include a large Arab presence of Arab troika ministers, the troika at the summit and a number of Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League, as well as a large delegation led by the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

The meeting will cover a wide range of issues of interest to the Russian and Arab parties, in particular in the context of joint work plans aimed at developing coordination and cooperation in various fields.

Who are the foreign ministers of the Arab countries who will participate in the fifth Arab-Russian dialogue forum:

Ambassador: In principle, the ministers of the Arab troika represented by Iraq, Sudan and Somalia, and the troika of the Arab summit, represented by Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Algeria, confirmed their participation. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has confirmed his participation.

In addition, as the Omani Foreign Minister may have learned, during his recent visit to Russia and his meeting with Lavrov, he was ready to participate if his program allowed him to do so. I also think that a number of ministers

The Arab Foreign Ministers, in addition to those who have spoken, will be eager to attend this forum in order to highlight the Arab-Russian relations, as well as the work of the University of exhorting ministers to participate if they allow it.

When will the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States arrive in Russia?

Ambassador: The Arab-Arab Forum meeting is scheduled one or two days before the senior officials' meeting, but the ministerial meeting will be held on 16 April. We are talking about two activities: the Arab-Russian Business Forum will be held on April 10th.

A meeting of senior officials of about 14 to 16 years, followed by a meeting of foreign ministers, will allow us to mark the month of April as the month of Russian-Arab relations at more than one month. a level.

As we know, the Arab summit will be held a few days later in Tunisia. What are the items on the agenda of this Arab summit?

Ambassador: The Arab summit will address a number of important issues, including the Palestinian agenda at the forefront, which now presents new challenges, including the situation in Jerusalem after the US decision and the political settlement,

Israeli intransigence and continued policies of annexation, annexation, settlement, Judaization, restrictions imposed on Palestinians and repeated attacks on Gaza, as well as the important file, the Golan Heights and the other issues pertaining to the many Arab issues,

A war against terrorism, many regional crises, as well as economic issues of common Arab consensus.

The Arab Ministerial Council of Foreign Ministers will hold a pre-summit meeting to be held in a few days to identify key features of the agenda and recommendations for Arab leaders.

What is the position of the League of Arab States on the new American plan in the Middle East, called "agreement of the century", which was rejected by the Palestinian side and criticized by the Russian Foreign Minister?

Ambassador: The League of Arab States still calls for strict compliance with relevant international resolutions and we have a long list of Security Council resolutions on the Palestinian question that have not been implemented. The "transaction of the century" is a leak, test balls and all readings

In this subject, Ijtadat and the Americans surround themselves with secrecy. Until now, no one knows what this agreement is. They connect that to the Israeli elections.

But I believe that unjust US unilateral actions alongside Israel, alongside extremist forces in Israel and implemented by the United States, whether in Jerusalem or in settlements, the refugee file or the record of the Gaza attack, I do not think that the United States

Will be a mediator acceptable and neutral for all parties, they are completely biased and America has not taken sides in its history in this form alongside Israel at the expense of Arab and Palestinian rights.

In addition, unfortunately, he stands with the Radical Party in Israel by offering him gifts before the Israeli elections and by giving Netanyahu the opportunity to win back at a lower cost. Other forces, perhaps, are less relentless in their cooperation with the Palestinians in the conflict.

State or other problems. Now, the administration interferes with the extremist party in Israel, so I do not think there is a horizon for the success of the so-called "agreement of the century".

If an initiative is submitted under any name, it is the Palestinian side that is concerned and the issue will be examined. If the Palestinians reject it, it will not have a future or if it decides to negotiate and talk about it, it will have another position.

We affirm that the reference to the peace process in the Middle East is clear and that this process must be based on the decisions of the Security Council and lead to the creation of a Palestinian State on the territories occupied in 1967 with Jerusalem for capital city.

Including the right of return of Palestinians.

You mentioned that the Golan issue is one of the issues that will be debated at the Arab summit In recent days, we have heard the Arab and European opposition to President Trump's decision to recognize the sovereignty of Israel on the Golan Heights.

Do you want to take care of it?

Ambassador: No country has the right to take such a position. American recognition of Israel's sovereignty over the potential Syrian Golan does not create rights or obligations and is considered to have no legal value.

International law, United Nations resolutions, the Security Council and the recognition of the international community make the Golan a territory occupied by Syria: the League of Arab States subscribes entirely to the Syrian right in its occupied territory. We have a clear position based on decisions in this regard. An unaffected position

Not at all from the current crisis in Syria.

An Arab consensus has also shown us that all Arab countries have rejected this initiative, even the countries with which some are trying to flirt and which, in their opinion, will be part of the colonization in the region have rejected this measure. Nobody can waste the land and the Arab rights.

The United States' recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights represents a serious response to the US position on the Arab-Israeli conflict as a whole. Especially after the huge setbacks of the American administration in the Palestinian cause.

This will further complicate the situation in the region and allow America to no longer be a mediator between the parties to the conflict in the Middle East or a party enjoying the confidence of the Arab party unanimously and to the Palestinian side in particular.

Here we must note our appreciation of the Russian position on the archives of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Russia's position is consistent and rests on the need to respect international law and international norms and standards. This is clearly indicated by Russia in the Jerusalem and Golan files, and generally in all files.

On the need for a comprehensive and just political settlement of the Middle East conflict. We thank Russia for its principled support for this approach, which is the appropriate way to play an effective role in crisis resolution.