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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]
| 2023 Arab League Summit | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Date | May 19, 2023 |
| Motto | Renewal and reform |
| Venue(s) | Hotel Hilton |
| Cities | Jeddah |
| Participants | 22 countries |
| Chair | Mohammed bin Salman |
| Follows | 2022 Arab League summit |
| Precedes | 2024 Arab League summit |
Background
editShortly 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
editOn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Nereim, Vivian (17 May 2023). "Syria's Assad to Attend Arab League Summit After Yearslong Suspension". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia to host next Arab summit: FM".
- ^ "السعودية تستضيف «القمة العربية» في 19 مايو". aawsat.com.
- ^ "Arab League Agrees to Readmit Syria With Conditions". VOA. 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Syria's Assad receives Saudi invitation to Arab summit". RFI. 10 May 2023.
- ^ Batrawy, Aya (19 May 2023). "Zelenskyy arrives at Arab League summit, as Saudi Arabia flexes diplomatic muscle". NPR.
- ^ Nereim, Vivian (19 May 2023). "Zelensky Urges Arab Leaders Not to 'Turn a Blind Eye' to Russian Aggression". The New York Times.
- ^ "Thunderbolt: Zelensky distinguished guest of the Arab League summit". euro.dayfr.com. 18 May 2023.