(ANSAmed) - ROME, APRIL 20 - Unify and strengthen an
organization which for decades has been too divided and too
often paralyzed in its action due to the contrasting interests
of different parties. The unity of the Arab League can also
begin from Rome, as newly appointed Ambassador Ghanem Al Shibli
pointed out last night in Rome at the reception for the 67 years
of the organization. A grand event being held for the first time
in the capital in which Al Shibli inaugurated this new phase of
collaboration between member states.
Diplomats and ambassadors of the 21 states which the League is made up of were present at the event. The big absentee being state number 22, Syria, which is among one of the founding countries and has been suspended from the Arab League last November. "To unify 50 million people, resources and take care of all the issues is not an easy task" said the head of the mission as he spoke to the diplomatic delegations. "As Representative of the League for Italy and the Holy See, I am also here to strengthen our relationship and work together on issues of common interest." He also told ANSAmed that "We will try to work on all aspects which unify the two sides of the Mediterranean: security, immigration, labour, transferring of assets and tourism." It is the first time "in over 40 years since our mission has been present in Italy - that all the countries belonging to the League come together and celebrate the birth of the organization." Being unified, he continued, also goes along with a greater knowledge of your own culture and traditions and it is for this reason that tonight all the member countries are present also with their traditional dishes, their craftwork and their customs." "Bringing together countries which for years were divided is not an easy thing" commented Senator Barbara Contini, chairman of the Italian-Iraqi mixed commission and member of the bilateral Italy-Arab League commission. "The hope - added the ex-governor of Nassyria - is that Italy will know how to grasp this new spirit." Ambassador Al Shibli has been here just for a few weeks, but "he is already at work to make Rome an important passageway for the politics internal to the organization. It is a chance our foreign policy cannot afford to miss." (ANSAmed).
Diplomats and ambassadors of the 21 states which the League is made up of were present at the event. The big absentee being state number 22, Syria, which is among one of the founding countries and has been suspended from the Arab League last November. "To unify 50 million people, resources and take care of all the issues is not an easy task" said the head of the mission as he spoke to the diplomatic delegations. "As Representative of the League for Italy and the Holy See, I am also here to strengthen our relationship and work together on issues of common interest." He also told ANSAmed that "We will try to work on all aspects which unify the two sides of the Mediterranean: security, immigration, labour, transferring of assets and tourism." It is the first time "in over 40 years since our mission has been present in Italy - that all the countries belonging to the League come together and celebrate the birth of the organization." Being unified, he continued, also goes along with a greater knowledge of your own culture and traditions and it is for this reason that tonight all the member countries are present also with their traditional dishes, their craftwork and their customs." "Bringing together countries which for years were divided is not an easy thing" commented Senator Barbara Contini, chairman of the Italian-Iraqi mixed commission and member of the bilateral Italy-Arab League commission. "The hope - added the ex-governor of Nassyria - is that Italy will know how to grasp this new spirit." Ambassador Al Shibli has been here just for a few weeks, but "he is already at work to make Rome an important passageway for the politics internal to the organization. It is a chance our foreign policy cannot afford to miss." (ANSAmed).
