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Egypt taps former Camp David negotiator for Arab League head
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Arab League says Egypt has presented Ahmed Abul Gheit, ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s last foreign minister, as its candidate to head the pan-Arab body after its present chief declined a second term.
Abul Gheit, 74, participated in the Camp David negotiations that saw the signing of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty in 1979. He is known for being tough on Iran.
In February, the secretary general of the Arab League, Nabil al-Arabi, 80, announced that he would not seek a second term after his current one ends in July.
Only Egypt has so far presented its candidate to head the Arab diplomatic body.
Arab League foreign ministers will hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss the candidacy of Abul Gheit, 74.
— AFP
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