Arab-Japan forum addressing global challenges

Arab-Japan forum addressing global challenges

CAIRO: The Third Arab-Japan Political Dialogue Forum, convened at the foreign minister level at the Arab League on Tuesday, adopted a joint statement highlighting the importance of cooperation to address the challenges facing the international community. The conferees expressed hope to open new horizons for cooperation in the political, economic, cultural, educational, environmental, and energy areas, according to the statement. The ministers agreed to step up joint efforts in the face of international challenges, including the combat against terrorism, the promotion of sustainable development and energy security, and the response to food insecurity.

They underscored the role of coordination of regional and international responses to humanitarian disasters and the need to alleviate the burdens of the refugee-host Arab countries. They agreed to work together for the promotion of international peace, security, and stability through lobbying for peaceful solutions to conflicts and avoiding the use of force in settling differences pursuant to the principles of the UN Charter and international law. On the Middle East conflict, the ministers stressed the need to end the Zionist occupation of all Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan Heights, in order to reach a fair, comprehensive, and