The preparatory and ministerial meetings of the 29th Arab League summit began on Thursday in Riyadh where senior Arab officials are discussing various political, security, and military issues.
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir said in his opening remarks at the ministerial meeting on Thursday that Palestine and the situation there will top discussions at the Arab summit.
Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit and the Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met on the sidelines of the Arab foreign minister’s meeting.
The agenda of the summit will be set out during the preparatory meeting where the foreign ministers of the 22 countries are meeting.
The Arab League summit will be hosted in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
