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Tasked by President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the minister of State, who chaired a meeting on "Cooperation between the Security Council and the Arab League,” said that faced with rapid and serious developments in the Arab world, "we need now more than ever a partnership that values Arab and UN diplomatic action for peace, security, and prosperity in the Arab region, a partnership where efforts are combined and approaches are strengthened".

The partnership we hope for "must reaffirm that the key to restoring security and stability in the Middle East lies in resolving the Palestinian issue based on the foundations of international law," said Attaf, emphasizing that "the history of this region, both ancient and recent, unequivocally proves that marginalizing or excluding this issue from the regional peace equation will only exacerbate tensions and crises".

Algeria is presiding over the UN Security Council this month.[/ecr]