Cairo, Jumada II 19, 1439, March 07, 2018, SPA -- The Arab League Council at the level of Foreign Ministers affirmed its support for the peace plan presented by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Security Council, on 20 February, and working to establish a multilateral international mechanism under the auspices of the United Nations to sponsor the peace process. The Arab League Council supported the Palestinian President's call for holding international conference to relaunch the peace process. This came in the Arab League's resolution that issued at the end of its 149th session at the level of foreign ministers held today in Cairo under the chairmanship of Minister of State for African Countries Affairs Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Qattan. The Council affirmed its rejection and condemnation of the US's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer its embassy to it. --SPA 23:24 LOCAL TIME 20:24 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w636132