New Arab League Secretary General promises to strengthen its role as regional organization

The new Arab League Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that he intends to raise the role of the League as a regional organization and reduce differences between the Arab countries.

The Council of Ministers of the Arab League yesterday voted unanimously in favor of 73-year-old Egypt's foreign minister Aboul Gheit.

The current Secretary General Nabil el-Araby said last month that he would not seek another term after his current one ends on July 1, RIA Novosti reminds.