Al-Sisi calls for creation of common Arab market

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi called Sunday for the creation of a common Arab market during his speech at the inauguration of the 14th annual conference of the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF) in Cairo.

The conference, entitled ” Arab Integration…Experiments, Challenges and Horizons”, is taking place at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo between 6 and 8 December.

Al-Sisi further highlighted the challenges faced by Arab countries, which constitute a direct threat to their governments and people.

“This requires maintaining the national unity of Arab countries and activating an Arab regional system as an organising framework for all integrated relations and Arab agreements,” Al-Sisi said.

The Egyptian president also renewed his call for the creation of a joint Arab military force to “defend Arab issues”, praising the establishment of the Saudi-Egyptian joint coordination council.