2018 Arab League summit
Meeting of Arab regional organization
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The 2018 Arab League Summit (also known as the Dhahran Summit or Dammam Summit or Jerusalem summit)[3] was the Arab League's 29th summit held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 15 April 2018. The Summit was initially expected to be held in Riyadh.[4][5] A preparatory meeting was held in Riyadh on Thursday, 12 April 2018 which was presided over by the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir.[2][6] Foreign Ministers of the 22 countries attended the meeting.[7]
Saudi Arabia| The Arab League's 29th summit Dhahran Summit | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Saudi Arabia |
| Date | 15 April 2018[1][2] |
| Cities | Dhahran, Eastern Province[1] |
| Venues | King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture[1] |
| Follows | 2017 |
| Precedes | 2019 |
Attendance
Arab League representatives
Djibouti - Ismail Omar Guelleh
Egypt - President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi[8]
Iraq - President Fuad Masum[9]
Lebanon - President Michel Aoun[10]
Mauritania - Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz[9]
Morocco - King Mohammed VI[5]
Palestine - Mahmoud Abbas
Saudi Arabia - King Salman
Somalia - Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed[9]
Sudan - President Omar al-Bashir[11]
Tunisia - Beji Caid Essebsi[9]
Yemen - Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi [9]
Other participants
African Union Commission - Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki
European Union - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini
United Nations - Secretary-General António Guterres
Venue
The summit was announced to be held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture which was constructed by Saudi Aramco and was opened in 2016.[1]
Security Measures
As a security measure a number of roads were closed for traffic in the Dammam-Dhahran-Khobar region.[12] It was also declared that all educational institutions would remain closed on Sunday.[13]
Invitation to Qatar
Despite the blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries, an official invitation was sent to Qatar to attend the Summit.[12] The Foreign Ministry of Qatar issued a statement that Qatar had accepted the invitation and would be attending the Summit.[14] The Saudi Foreign Minister al-Jubeir announced that the Qatar diplomatic crisis would not be discussed at the Summit.[15]