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Monday 29 Feb 2016 - 19:11 Makkah mean time-20-5-1437
Cairo, (IINA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby announced on Sunday that he would not seek a second term as the chief of the pan-Arab body after his current term ends in July, AFP reported.
The 80-year-old took over as Arab League chief from fellow Egyptian diplomat Amr Moussa in 2011. He had served as foreign minister in the Egyptian government that came to power after the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak earlier that year.
"I have asked the Egyptian government not to think about renewing my mandate," Elaraby told reporters at the organization's headquarters in Cairo, adding that his present tenure would end in early July.
Traditionally, the secretary general of Arab League holds the post for two terms, and Cairo has always insisted that an Egyptian diplomat holds it.
Since becoming secretary general, Elaraby has had to manage a number of sensitive issues, including the conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Libya, as well as the rise of the ISIS terrorist group.
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