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2023 Arab League Summit
Host country  Saudi Arabia
DateMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
MottoRenewal and reform
Venue(s)Hotel Hilton
Cities Jeddah
Participants 22 countries
Chair Mohammed bin Salman
Follows 2022 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

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

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 Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President
  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 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud President
  Sudan Dafallah Al-Hajj 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 Volodymyr Zelenskyy President [8]

See also

References

  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. ^ [1]
  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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