FILE PHOTO: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit looks on during the opening of Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo, Egypt September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, saying on Monday the decision does not change the area's status, according to a statement published by Egypt's state news agency MENA.
His comments came after Trump signed a proclamation officially granting U.S. recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, in a dramatic shift from decades of U.S. policy.
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