rab ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Policy ), ▁to ▁increase ▁relations ▁with ▁Ne igh bor ing ▁Count ries ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁States . ▁ ▁Count ries ▁that ▁are ▁predicted ▁to ▁be ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁AN P ▁are ▁Turkey , ▁Iran , ▁Pakistan , ▁Cy pr us , ▁Greece , ▁Italy , ▁France , ▁Spain , ▁Sen eg al , ▁M ali , ▁Niger , ▁Ch ad , ▁Eth iop ia , ▁Ken ya ▁and ▁E rit rea . ▁ ▁Mult il ater al ▁relations ▁ ▁African ▁Union ▁▁ ▁F ormal ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁organizations ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁when ▁they ▁announced ▁their ▁co operation ▁in ▁financial , ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁issues . ▁With ▁a ▁sum mit ▁between ▁both ▁organizations ▁in ▁C airo ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁they ▁have ▁signed ▁several ▁treat ies ▁aim ed ▁at ▁impro ving ▁co operation . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁sent ▁a ▁De leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁A U ▁Head quarters ▁in ▁Add is ▁Ab aba , ▁Eth iop ian ▁Capital , ▁to ▁gain ▁experience ▁from ▁the ▁African ▁Security ▁and ▁Peace ▁Council , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁work ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁Arab ▁Peace ▁and ▁Security ▁Council ▁was ▁taken ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Leb anon ▁war , ▁in ▁a ▁procedure ▁to ▁place ▁Peace ▁keeping ▁forces ▁into ▁Dar fur , ▁South ▁Leb anon , ▁and ▁Som alia , ▁other