2010 Arab League summit
Meeting of Arab regional organization
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The Arab League 22nd Summit was held in Sirte, Libya on 27 March 2010.
| Arab League 22nd summit | |
|---|---|
Arab League Summit Emblem | |
| Host country |  Libya |
| Dates | 27 March 2010 |
| Cities | Sirte |
| Chair | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Follows | 2009 Arab League summit |
| Precedes | 2012 Arab League summit |
Then-Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi spoke at the summit, stressing that Israel should return the Golan Heights to Syria.[1]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected pressure from Syria and Libya to quit the peace process. His senior aide Nabil Abu Rudeineh said: "We are ready for any Arab option. If they want to go to war let them declare that and mobilize their armies and their people and we will follow suit".[2]
Participating leaders
- Member states of the Arab League
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain
Comorian President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari
King Abdullah II of Jordan
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait
Lebanese Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri.
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi (host)
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Moulay Rachid of Morocco
Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud bin Faisal Al Saud
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Ruler of Umm Al Quwain of the United Arab Emirates
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
- Non-member states of the Arab League
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- International organizations
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa
Chair of the African Union Commission Jean Ping
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
