"The Arab ... ministers agreed on adopting an important principle, which is forming the unified Arab military force," Nabil Elaraby told reporters after the meeting in the resort of Sharm El-Sheik.
"The task of the force will be rapid military intervention to deal with security threats to Arab nations", Elaraby added.
The draft resolution will be referred to the Arab leaders during their March 28-29 summit in Egypt.
Egyptian TV reported earlier that the ministers asked Elaraby to coordinate with Arab armies` chiefs of staff within one month to form the unified force.
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