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CAIRO, March 22 (KUNA) -- Speaker of the Arab Parliament Adel Al-Asoumi applauded the Arab League's role in developing joint Arab work, in the light of the growing challenges and crises.
In a statement on Friday on the occasion of the league's 79th establishment anniversary, Al-Asoumi noted the league's endless efforts to defend important Arab issues, also congratulating the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit on the occasion.
The league played a significant role in unifying Arab states in the past decades, he said, adding that the Arab body is historically the oldest organization of its kind on a regional and international level.
the league was established on March 22, 1945 by seven Arab states and it currently consists of 22 member-countries. (end)
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