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Arab League says talks in Lebanon 'starting point' amid Gulf rift

Hossam Zaki, the Arab League’s deputy chief, also offered to travel to Saudi Arabia to help mediate the diplomatic row.
(L to R) Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Ghait, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim and Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Hossam Zaki attend the Arab Foreign Ministers 153rd annual meeting at the Arab League headquarters, Cairo, Egypt, March 4, 2020.

A top Arab League official said Monday that talks over ending the diplomatic spat between Lebanon and several Gulf Arab states are moving “in the right direction.”

Hossam Zaki, the Arab League's deputy chief, met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker of parliament Nabih Berri on Monday in an effort to “put the crisis on the right track.”

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