THE COUNCIL OF THE ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS HAS DECIDED TO ASSIGN THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CURRENT SESSION OF THE ARAB LEAGUE'S COUNCIL, AND THE QATARI DEPUTY PREMIER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ARAB COUNTRIES AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE ARAB LEAGUE'S SECRETARY GENERAL TO LEAVE FOR NEW YORK TO MEET THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND THE UN'S SECRETARY GENERAL SO AS TO PRESENT THE ARAB VIEW AS REGARDS THE SITUATION IN LEBANON. THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION IN CAIRO AFTER THE RETURN OF THE COMMITTEE FROM NEW YORK TO DISCUSS THE REPORT AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ASSIGNED COMMITTEE. THE COUNCIL WELCOMED THE IDEA OF CONVENING AN EXTRAORDINARY ARAB SUMMIT IN LINE WITH THE PROPOSAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, AND FOLLOWING UP THE YEMENI PROPOSAL TO HOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT. THE SECRETARY GENERAL WAS ASSIGNED TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED CONSULTATIONS ABOUT CONVENING THE PROPOSED EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT AND THE DATE OF ITS CONVENING. ON THE SITUATION IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, THE COUNCIL NOTICED THE IGNORANCE OF ISRAEL TO THE PLEDGES AND AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN IT AND THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO CALL FOR CONVENING A MEETING AT A HIGHER LEVEL TO REVIEW MEANS OF SETTLING THE ARAB-ISRAELI DISPUTE IN LINE WITH THE COUNCIL'S RESOLUTIONS, NOTABLY RESOLUTIONS 242, 338, 1397 AND 1515. THE COUNCIL ASSIGNED THE SECRETARY GENERAL TO CONDUCT THE REQUIRED CONTACTS TO FOLLOW UP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THIS RESOLUTION.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/381539