After a gap of nearly a decade, a meeting of the League of Arab States will be held on Saturday, with discussions focused on the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The meeting will take place amid continuing tensions between the United States and Iran, Pakistan’s initiative to bring Muslim countries onto a common platform, and ongoing efforts related to peace in Gaza. Officials said the discussions would centre on reconstruction measures and peace-related issues concerning the Gaza Strip.
Foreign ministers from all 22 member states of the Arab League are expected to attend the meeting, following which a joint statement will be issued. The meeting is also intended to address political, economic, and regional cooperation among member states.
According to official sources, the agenda includes a review of decisions taken at the previous Arab League meeting held in Bahrain in 2016. Member states will work on preparing a roadmap to enhance coordination in areas including the economy, energy, culture, education, and media. Particular emphasis will be placed on discussions related to the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
The meeting will also include deliberations on ongoing regional conflicts in Yemen, Sudan, and Libya, with the stated objective of formulating shared approaches aimed at regional stability and development.
Pakistan’s initiative to use the meeting as a platform to bring Arab and other Muslim countries together will also be reflected in the discussions. Pakistani officials have said the effort is intended to promote dialogue on regional peace, cooperation, and collective security, particularly in the context of tensions between the United States and Iran and broader crises in the Middle East.
The meeting will also be attended by the foreign minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government, El Taher. This will mark Libya’s first international foreign-level participation since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with no Libyan government representative having attended an international meeting at this level for the past 15 years.
Officials said El Taher’s participation is being viewed as a signal of Libya’s efforts toward stability and reconstruction and as part of attempts to project a renewed image of the country at both domestic and international levels.
