Brasília – Under the threat of political instability in at least 12 Muslim nations, the League of Arab Nations – which congregates 22 countries – has scheduled an emergency meeting of Foreign ministers. On March 3, in Cairo (Egypt), the Foreign ministers should meet to discuss the crisis that is advancing throughout the Islamic world through protests against governments.
Last month, in the last summit of the League of Arab States, in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh, the Arab League’s secretary general, the Egyptian Amr Moussa, warned those present of the dissatisfaction of some populations with their governments. At the time, Moussa warned that citizens in some countries have reached "unprecedented anger and frustration".
The next meeting was scheduled to take place on March 29th, but the worsening of the situation in several countries caused the calling of an extraordinary session. This information was disclosed by the official Portuguese news agency, Agência Lusa.
The League of Arab States, which includes 22 nations, was established 66 years ago with the objective of integrating and developing the region, which has religion, at least one of the official languages and customs in common.
In April, Peru should host the 3rd Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Aspa). The initial proposal was for the event to take place this week, but Arab authorities called for the event to be postponed to the second half of April due to the worsening of the crisis.
*Translated by Mark Ament
