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.
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. The General Secretariat declared on 26 March 2023, following discussions with Saudi Arabia, that the Arab summit will take place on 19 May.
Participants On 7 May, the Arab foreign ministers agreed to return Syria to its seat in the organization. On 9 May, President Bashar Al-Assad received an invitation to attend the next summit from a Saudi envoy. One day before the opening of the summit, it was announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be its guest and deliver a speech.
Members Country / Organization Represented by Title Ref. Ahmed Aboul Gheit Secretary-General Aymen Benabderrahmane Prime Minister Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King Kassem Lotfi Minister of State Ismaïl Omar Guelleh President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani Prime Minister Abdullah II King Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Crown Prince Najib Mikati Prime Minister Mohamed al-Menfi Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed Ould Ghazouani President Moulay Rachid Special Representative of the King Asa'ad bin Tariq Deputy Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas President Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Emir Mohammed bin Salman Crown Prince / Prime Minister Hassan Sheikh Mohamud President Dafallah Al-Hajj Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Syria Bashar al-Assad President Kais Saied President Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice President Rashad al-Alimi Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Guests Country / Organization Represented by Title Ref. Moussa Faki Chair of the Commission Hissein Brahim Taha Secretary-General Volodymyr Zelenskyy President
See also Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war Arab Islamic extraordinary summit 2023
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