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1st LD: Arab FMs agree to form Arab united force

Xinhua, March 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Arab foreign ministers agreed Thursday to form an Arab united force for immediate action, Arab League Chief Nabil al-Arabi said.

"This is a great progress and a historical move in terms of the Arab joint work that an Arab united force will be established for the first time and work in the name of Arab states," he said at a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry.

The remarks came after a preparatory meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh, during which the Yemeni crisis and the recent Saudi-led airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen topped the agenda.

For his part, the Egyptian foreign minister said the anticipated Arab united military force will work "according to a framework that supports preserving the Arab national security."

Shukry added that there were no disagreements among the Arab foreign ministers regarding the formation of the Arab military bloc that will be able to "act swiftly" against those who turn against legitimacy. Endit