2023 Arab League summit

2023 Arab League Summit
Host country Saudi Arabia
DateMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
MottoRenewal and reform
Venue(s)Hotel Hilton
CitiesJeddah
Participants22 countries
ChairMohammed bin Salman
Follows2022 Arab League summit
Precedes2024 Arab League summit

The 2023 Arab League summit, officially the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Council of the League of Arab States at the Summit Level, was a meeting of heads of state and government of member states of the League of Arab States that took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 19 May 2023. All member states were represented at the meeting, including Syria, which returned after its membership was suspended in 2011.[1]

Background

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Shortly after the conclusion of the Algiers Summit in November 2022, it was announced that the Arab League meeting at the summit level would be held in Saudi Arabia.[2] The General Secretariat declared on 26 March 2023, following discussions with Saudi Arabia, that the Arab summit will take place on 19 May.[3]

Participants

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On 7 May, the Arab foreign ministers agreed to return Syria to its seat in the organization.[4] On 9 May, President Bashar Al-Assad received an invitation to attend the next summit from a Saudi envoy.[5] One day before the opening of the summit, it was announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be its guest and deliver a speech.[6][7][needs update]

Members
Country / Organization Represented by Title Ref.
 Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit Secretary-General
 Algeria Aymen Benabderrahmane Prime Minister
 Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King
 Comoros Kassem Lotfi Minister of State
 Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh President
 Egypt Ministry of Foreign Affairs & (VIPs) Only.
 Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani Prime Minister
 Jordan Abdullah II King
 Kuwait Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Crown Prince
 Lebanon Najib Mikati Prime Minister
 Libya Mohamed al-Menfi Chairman of the Presidential Council
 Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani President
 Morocco Moulay Rachid Special Representative of the King
 Oman Asa'ad bin Tariq Deputy Prime Minister
 Palestine Mahmoud Abbas President
 Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir
 Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince / Prime Minister
 Somalia Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vice-President)
 Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
 Syria Bashar al-Assad President
 Tunisia Kais Saied President
 United Arab Emirates Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice President
 Yemen Rashad al-Alimi Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council
Guests
Country / Organization Represented by Title Ref.
 African Union Moussa Faki Chair of the Commission
 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha Secretary-General
 Ukraine Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy-Ministry of Foreign Affairs [8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nereim, Vivian (17 May 2023). "Syria's Assad to Attend Arab League Summit After Yearslong Suspension". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia to host next Arab summit: FM".
  3. ^ "السعودية تستضيف «القمة العربية» في 19 مايو". aawsat.com.
  4. ^ "Arab League Agrees to Readmit Syria With Conditions". VOA. 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Syria's Assad receives Saudi invitation to Arab summit". RFI. 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ Batrawy, Aya (19 May 2023). "Zelenskyy arrives at Arab League summit, as Saudi Arabia flexes diplomatic muscle". NPR.
  7. ^ Nereim, Vivian (19 May 2023). "Zelensky Urges Arab Leaders Not to 'Turn a Blind Eye' to Russian Aggression". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Thunderbolt: Zelensky distinguished guest of the Arab League summit". euro.dayfr.com. 18 May 2023.
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