Deputy secretary general of the Arab League Husam Zaki on Friday said that the meeting of the ministerial delegation formed earlier by the Arab League will be held on Saturday in the Jordanian capital Amman.
Zaki explained in press statements that the Arab ministers will look into the consequences of US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and its plan to transfer the US embassy in Israel to the holy city.
He pointed out that the Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki is set to present the updates of the Palestinian leadership’s recent meetings on the US move.
Six Arab foreign ministers of Jordan Palestine Egypt Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Morocco are expected to attend the meeting along with the secretary general of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit who is scheduled to head to Amman on Saturday morning.
Aboul Gheit will hold a joint press conference with the Jordanian foreign minister Ayman al-Safadi following the meeting to talk about next steps.
This meeting is part of Arab moves made against the US Jerusalem decision which has received widespread Arab and international condemnation.
