Press release on Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin attending the second round of Informal Interactive Dialogue on Cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States
22 September 2023 20:35
1858-22-09-2023
On September 22, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin attended the second round of the Informal Interactive Dialogue on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. The discussion included issues of UN-LAS (League of Arab States) cooperation.
Regular consultations are held between representatives of the UN Security Council member states, the Arab "troika" (Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Bahrain), and the UN and the LAS Secretariats.
The interactive dialogue included a detailed discussion of ways to further strengthen the multilevel cooperation between the Arab League and the UN in the interests of peace and security, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa. It was reaffirmed that the development of such cooperation contributes to the achievement of political and diplomatic settlement of regional conflicts, overcoming humanitarian crises based on the principles of the UN Charter and the LAS and the standards of international humanitarian law.
The Russian side emphasised the importance of the greater involvement of the LAS in various international negotiating formats. Special mention was made of the positive significance of Syria's return to the LAS and the restoration of full participation of this UN member state in the activities of the pan-Arab organisation.
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