The General Secretariat of the Arab League welcomed Australia's decision to consider Israeli settlements illegal, and also appreciated the Australian government's intention to use the term of "Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem", on the occupied Palestinian territories in 1967.
The General Secretariat said - in a statement issued by the "Palestine Sector and the Occupied Arab Territories" today, Sunday, that this appreciated step is of great importance, as it sends a clear message of the need to respect the decisions of international legitimacy.
The League's General Secretariat also expressed its aspiration for similar positions from other countries.