15 April 2008….. Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs, Ambassador Mohamed Badr Al-Din Zayed headed the periodical meeting with Arab Ambassadors accredited to Cairo, which was held on April 9th. The meeting was attended by Egypt's Permanent representative to the Arab League, Ambassador Hazem Khairat, Deputies Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs, and Director of the Department of Palestine Affairs, in addition to representative of the European sector at the Ministry. The items on the meeting’s agenda, of which the Arab Ambassadors were previously informed, were discussed as follows: 1- The Egyptian efforts to prevent the screening of  the Dutch film offending Islam: The meeting discussed the Egyptian efforts and anticipated actions made by the Foreign Ministry to avoid the problem, the messages delivered to Netherlands expressing our resentment and our viewpoint concerning the issue. The positive impact of these moves on the positive Dutch stance from the crisis, as well as the Dutch Government’s renunciation of the film's content, and referring the issue to the judiciary for settlement and delivering the appropriate punishment to the perpetrator  if he is proved to offend beliefs.   2- The Egyptian efforts regarding the development of  Israeli-European relations: The meeting reviewed the issue since it was proposed by the Israeli Foreign Minister in March 2007 as to promote the institutional relations between Israel and the European Union on all levels, particularly the security level. The Meeting asserted the seriousness of this issue, now that the peace process has stopped   and the Israeli measures of enlarging its settlements, besieging   Palestinian People, and shutting down Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem. The meeting also tackled the Egyptian efforts to communicate our objection to this step to the European Union, and demonstrate that such step is considered a reward to Israel on its settlement policies. 3- Assistance access to Gaza Strip: The Arab Ambassadors were informed of the rules regulating the access of humanitarian assistance to Gaza Strip through Egyptian territory, by coordinating with the Egyptian Red Crescent, which is the authorized body for transporting assistance.