The Egyptian delegation withdrew from a meeting of the Arab League on Tuesday for Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush as the chairperson of the session.
The 158th ordinary session of the Cairo-based Arab League opened earlier Tuesday in the Egyptian capital under the presidency of Mangoush.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left the meeting over Mangoush’s chairing the meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid told the state news agency MENA.
“This topic has been discussed in the consultative meeting of Arab foreign ministers before the start of the official session,” he said. “We have to wait for the outcomes of the meetings throughout the day in this regard.”
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