Cairo, Muharram 13, 1436, Nov 6, 2014, SPA -- Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi, Secretary General of the Arab League, held here today a meeting of the European Union (EU) ambassadors. During the meeting, the Secretary general urged the EU countries to follow Sweden's example and formally recognize the State of Palestine. Following a meeting, Al-Arabi urged European countries to back the Palestinian leadership's planned bid to demand an end to Israel's longstanding occupation of Palestinian territory at the UN Security Council. Al-Arabi told reporters that he had talked with European diplomats about the need to end the decades-long occupation and to set a timetable for doing so. He said most European states "agree with the need to end the Israeli occupation" and called for practical mechanisms to achieve this on the ground. "It's about time the Israeli occupation came to an end," al-Arabi asserted. "The Palestinian people have suffered enough." --SPA 19:00 LOCAL TIME 16:00 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w