Arab League: Ministers to Meet on Sunday over Syria

Arab foreign ministers will meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Syria, Arab League deputy chief Ahmed Ben Helli said on Saturday, as the United States appeared to be readying a strike on the country.

A routine meeting had been scheduled for Tuesday, but was advanced “in light of rapid developments in the Syria situation and based on the request of several Arab states”, Mr Ben Helli told reporters.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Fahmy, has stated that Egypt refutes military intervention in Syria, insisting that the only way is a political solution in the war-torn country.

“Egypt rejects military intervention in Syria, as we believe a political solution is the only way out for the crisis there. Egypt supports the Geneva Two talks,” said FM Fahmy in a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo Tuesday.

“Egypt condemns the use of chemical weapons, not only in Syria. We strongly refute it regardless of whoever uses such weapons against civilians,” said the FM, who added that Egypt is waiting for the results of UN investigations concerning Ghouta’s chemical weapons attack.

Source: AFP