Foreign Minister stresses importance of focusing on humanitarian aspect in resolving Syrian crisis

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, chaired today, Tuesday, the second meeting of the Arab Contact Committee concerned with direct dialogue with the Syrian government with the aim of reaching a comprehensive solution to the crisis in Syria. The Minister stressed during the meeting, according to a statement by the Ministry, the importance of focusing on the humanitarian aspect, in a way that serves the interests of the brothers in the Syrian Arab Republic. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the member states of the committee, namely Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon, in addition to Syria, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of the Arab League at the ministerial level, at the headquarters of the League in Cairo. It was decided during the meeting to hold the next meeting in Baghdad at the level of experts, in preparation for holding the meeting of foreign ministers, which is also scheduled to be held in Baghdad as soon as possible. Source: National Iraqi News Agency