The Extraordinary Meeting of the Arab League's Ministerial Council started here this morning under the chairmanship of Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdul Ilah Al-Khateeb. Arab League Secretary General Omar Mousa attended the meeting, which was held at the level of foreign ministers. The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdul-aziz. The council is slated to discuss in two closed-door sessions, five articles as regards the specification of "substantive and procedural" issues that need to be selected by voting, decisions executing commitment, the financial situation of the League's General Secretariat, Secretary General's report pertaining to appointment of Assistant Secretary Generals in 2006 in addition to the latest developments in Iraq and other Arab regions. The Arab League presented to the ministers a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) containing proposals of 19 Arab countries about their views on the substantive and procedural issues.
