The Arab ministerial committee on Iraq expressed deep regret at the absence of the Iraqi delegation from today's meeting at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. In a statement following the meeting, the committee decided to leave the meeting open and follow-up the intensive consultations and contacts with the Iraqi government to overcome this situation. The recently-concluded Khartoum summit has instructed that the committee holds its first meeting at the earliest to assist the Iraqi people and explore ways of providing Arab support for the current political process, achieve national reconciliation and maintain the national interests for the Iraqi people. Prince Saud Alfaisal, the Foreign Minister, led the Saudi delegation to the meeting.
