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2023 Arab League Summit
Host country Saudi Arabia
DateMay 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)
MottoRenewal and reform
CitiesJeddah
VenuesHotel Hilton
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 / OrganizationRepresented byTitleRef.
Arab LeagueAhmed Aboul GheitSecretary-General
AlgeriaAymen BenabderrahmanePrime Minister
BahrainHamad bin Isa Al KhalifaKing
ComorosKassem LotfiMinister of State
DjiboutiIsmaïl Omar GuellehPresident
EgyptAbdel Fattah el-SisiPresident
IraqMohammed Shia' Al SudaniPrime Minister
JordanAbdullah IIKing
KuwaitMishal Al-Ahmad Al-SabahCrown Prince
LebanonNajib MikatiPrime Minister
LibyaMohamed al-MenfiChairman of the Presidential Council
MauritaniaMohamed Ould GhazouaniPresident
MoroccoMoulay RachidSpecial Representative of the King
OmanAsa'ad bin TariqDeputy Prime Minister
PalestineMahmoud AbbasPresident
QatarTamim bin Hamad Al ThaniEmir
Saudi ArabiaMohammed bin SalmanCrown Prince / Prime Minister
SomaliaHassan Sheikh MohamudPresident
SudanDafallah Al-HajjDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
SyriaBashar al-AssadPresident
TunisiaKais SaiedPresident
United Arab EmiratesMansour bin Zayed Al NahyanVice President
YemenRashad al-AlimiChairman of the Presidential Leadership Council
Guests
Country / OrganizationRepresented byTitleRef.
African UnionMoussa FakiChair of the Commission
Organisation of Islamic CooperationHissein Brahim TahaSecretary-General
UkraineVolodymyr ZelenskyyPresident[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. ↑
  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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