Qatar”s Call for Emergency Summit Awaits Approval by Two Thirds of Arab States
Prime Minister of Qatar Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jaber al-Thani announced Monday that his country has called for an emergency Arab Summit scheduled for Friday at Doha to tackle the Gaza situation.
However, Arab League secretary General Amr Moussa said the call requires approval by two thirds of the league member states.
Moussa also said a ministerial meeting is scheduled for Friday in Kuwait to tackle the Gaza situation.
Sheik Hamad, who also is foreign minister, said the emergency summit should "look into measures capable of putting an end to the Israeli aggression on Gaza in light of Israel”s refusal to respect UNSCR 1860."
Kuwait is to host an Arab Economic Summit on Jan. 19-20. A meeting by Governors of Arab Central Banks is scheduled for Wednesday to set the stage for the economic summit.