Abbawi discusses with some media outlets, preparations for holding Conference of Palestinian Detainees

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry, Labid Abbawi, discussed with a number of local, Arab and foreign satellite channels, the ongoing preparations for the Conference of Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees to be held in Baghdad on 11 and 12 of December.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry received by IraqiNews.com cited “Abbawi gave a brief on the preparations and preparatory meetings for the conference in addition to the efforts made by the cadres of the Ministry, representatives of the Presidency, the Office of the Prime Minister , the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and a number of other government institutions involved ,in coordination with the Arab League to hold this international conference in solidarity with our brothers Arab and Palestinian prisoners and detainees in the Israeli jails , as an implementation of the Arab summit decision in this regard with the fact that Iraq Chairs the Arab Summit in its current session.”

“Abbawi stressed that Iraq puts all its potentials for the success of this conference, particularly as it comes after the recent Israeli aggression on Gaza and the resounding success of the Palestinian diplomacy in obtaining a Non-Member Observer State at the United Nations for the State of Palestine,” the statement concluded.