EGYPTIAN FM APPLAUDS YEMENI INITIATIVE OF ARAB UNION

CAIRO, April 05 (Saba) - The Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul
Gheit praised here on Monday the Yemeni initiative to activate the
Arab joint action via establishing Arab Union.

During an interview with a TV program on the Egyptian first channel,
Aboul Gheit affirmed that Yemen's project for establishing the
union, which replaces the Arab League can only be established if all
Arab states have a strong political desire.

Although the Yemeni project is completely good, but it has to be
studied by experts and not only by foreign ministers, he said.

The Egyptian minister made clear that a five-member committee of
five Arab leaders was formed to study the alterations in the system
of Arab joint action in order to establish this union.

We need a long-time for preparation, during which Arab peoples have
to accept the idea, the minister said.

Giving an example of the unfortunate events of the Egypt and Algeria
football match, he said that Arab peoples wince, when they meet face
to face.

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