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Vatican, Arab League sign peace deal
From the Jordan Times:
The Vatican said Thursday(23 April) it had signed a deal with the League of Arab States outlining cooperation aimed at promoting “peace, security and stability”. The agreement, signed by the Vatican’s senior diplomat Dominique Mamberti and Arab League’s Secretary General Amr Musa, comes ahead of Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Jordan and Israel from May 8 to 15. The pact, which covers political and cultural cooperation, will be symbolically sealed when the Pope hosts Musa on Friday(24 April), Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told AFP. The League’s website lists its members as: Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Tunisia, Algeria, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria and Somalia.
Strange is that Egypt is not mentioned on this List! I thought I know better.
LOL! I never knew Eritrea, Brazil, Venezuela and India are "observer" members in the Arab League!
I remember a few years ago some Arab politician called for giving Israel an observer seat in the AL, but the proposal was rejected… Doesn't make sense since I see Israel more "Arab-ish in some way" than any of the currently observer countries!