ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, on Sunday called on African Union (AU) and its member countries to strengthen partnership in the areas of peace and security, with due emphasis given to creating lasting solutions to the crisis in Libya.
Gheit, speaking at the opening session of the 30th African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government on Sunday, said the common convergence between the Arab world and the African continent remains a "theater for multiple tensions and instability."
"It is incumbent upon us to redouble our joint efforts and employ our complementary manner to address these challenges and remedy the deep rooted causes that led to their emergence and exacerbation," Gheit said.
According to Gheit, the situation in Libya in particular is a priority for both League of Arab States and the African Union, where the efforts of the two organizations and their member states intersect.
"We are seeking to bring the transitional phase Libya is undergoing to a conclusion, to unify its various institutions, to build the stable foundations of its state, and to complete all the steps and measures that remain," Gheit.
He also reiterated the League of Arab States' commitment to support efforts to address the migrant crisis and the violations migrants are subjected to in Libya. He also indicated his organization's commitment to support the institutions of the Libyan government, its neighbors, the trilateral task force established between the AU, UN and the European Union.
The Arab League, which consists of 22 countries, is a regional organization of Arab states in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Arabia.
