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CAIRO, Aug 4 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Abul-Gheit on Monday lauded Vietnam's support for Palestine's cause and its approach to win a full membership in the United Nations.
Abul-Gheit, during a meeting with the visiting Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, expressed appreciation for Hanoi's continuous backing for the two-state solution and the establishment of the independent Palestinian State on the 1967 borders and Palestine's bids to become a full member in the UN,
President Cuong was at the Arab League headquarters where he addressed a session of the permanent delegates, an Arab League statement said.
Abul-Gheit welcomed the visiting president and affirmed necessity of activating the bilateral cooperation in the sectors of commerce, industries, technologies, innovation and culture, as stipulated by a memorandum of understanding, inked in 2023.
The statement quoted President Cuong as expressing desire to cement the relations and establish partnerships with the Arab States.
In his statement to the delegates' session earlier, President Cuong reaffirmed his nation's unwavering support for the Palestinian cause and lauded the Arab League's effective role on the global arenas.
Vietnam throughout generations have admired the authentic Arab civilization, literature and philosophy, which deeply affected the conscience of children and youth, the Vietnamese President said.
Expressing concern at a host of global issues affecting nations nowadays such as the declining globalization and geopolitical contests, the president affirmed that all states of the globe must shoulder the responsibility of safeguarding the world's peace.
He underlined significance of the "voice and role" of the South States including Vietnam and the Arab countries "in a world tilting toward a multi-polar order."
Moreover, he voiced alarm at employment of force in the Middle East, causing prolonged conflicts, aggravating humanitarian crises, and affirmed the desire to broaden cooperation with the Arab states in diverse realms.
The session as attended by the State of Kuwait Delegate to the Arab League, Ambassador Talal Al-Mutairi. (end)
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