Summit in Saudi; Focus on Palestinian, Syrian crisis

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 11:50 PM

Summit in Saudi; Focus on Palestinian, Syrian crisis

Dhahran (Saudi Arabia), April 15: The 29th Arab League (AL) Summit kicked off in Saudi Arabia's eastern city of Dhahran on Sunday, with leaders from 22 member states attending it.

The summit will focus on Palestinian-Israeli conflicts, the Syrian crisis especially after an alleged chemical attack and the US-led airstrikes, Yemen's civil war, as well as fighting against terrorism.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, AL Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini are also participating in the one-day summit.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud referred to the Palestinian issue as the top agenda of the Arab meeting.

"The Palestinian case is our priority and will remain so until all the Palestinians gain their rights," he said, stressing that East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.