By: Reem Sameh

The executive office of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers Council held a meeting this morning, via video conference, Headed by Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, president of The executive office of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers Council, in the presence of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers, members of the Executive Office.

Dr. Ashraf started the meeting welcoming Mr. Ahmed Gaaloul, Tunisian Minister of Youth and Sports and Mr. Adnan Dirjal Minister of Youth and Sports of Iraq, who joined the executive office membership, succeeding both Tunisian Minister of Youth and Sports Sonia Ben Cheikh, and Dr. Ahmed Riyad Taleb, Minister of Youth and Sports of Iraq,

Sobhy stressed the importance of the cooperation in developing the activities and programs that are being implemented, which contributed to the exchange of experiences and establishing values and principles among Arab youth, stressing the need to give opportunities to a greater number of young people to participate in the activities, events and programs that are currently being implemented

The meeting discussed the establishment of the 17th meeting of the Arab capitals youth in Jordan, proposing to establish a conference to support Al-Quds Al-Sharif, the Arab youth empowerment program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab youth salon "the vision of Arab youth beyond the Coronavirus", the simulation program of the Arab youth parliament, emphasizing  Implementing the directives issued by the International Conference on Youth Initiatives using information technology and its relationship to defeating terrorism, which was held in Egypt January 2020.

Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, Assistant Secretary General, Head of the Social Affairs Sector at League of Arab state, conveyed the greetings of Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League to the ministers, hoping the next meeting takes place after the end of the Corona virus crisis.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Amr El-Haddad, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports for Sports Development, and Mr. Abdel Moneim El-Shaeery Head of the Department of Youth and Sports at the League of Arab States.