Egypt’s foreign minister elected as Arab League SG
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May 15, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Egypt’s current foreign minister Nabil
Elaraby has been elected as secretary-general of the Arab League after
his Qatari competitor Abdul Rahman bin Hamad al-Attiyah withdrew from
the race.
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Nabil Elaraby of Egypt (right) was chosen as head of the Arab League
yesterday after he replaced a divisive candidate. (Amr Nabil/
Associated Press)
Qatar’s withdrawal of al-Attiyah came in response to Egypt’s
last-minute decision to switch from its original candidate, diplomat
Mustafa al-Fikki, a member of deposed President Hosni Mubarak’s party.
Hamad bin Jassim, Qatar’s foreign minister, said Egypt’s choice of
Elaraby had “encouraged” his country to withdraw its nominee.
“We had agreement in appreciation of Egypt and the revolution of Jan.
25, [so] Qatar withdrew its candidate,” he told the Arab League
meeting. “This is the right choice, which encouraged us to support
it.’
Elaraby will replace his native Amr Moussa, who held the post for a decade.
Sudan, which backed the Qatari candidate, is yet to officially react
to Elaraby’s election. The Sudanese government strongly objected to
Egypt’s original choice of Mustafa al-Fikki, citing the candidate’s
“hostile” attitude towards Sudan.
Mustafa El-Fiqi cancelled a trip to Sudan earlier this month after he
learned of the Sudanese government’s to support the Qatari candidate.
El-Fiqi angered Khartoum when he said in December last year that the
current regime of President Al-Bashir is “the worst” in Sudan’s
history.
The former adviser to ousted President Mubarak said that the Sudanese
government stands fully responsible for the secession of South Sudan,
which voted to become an independent state in July this year.
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