The Arab League's 29th summit Dhahran Summit | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Date | 15 April 2018 [1] [2] |
Venue(s) | King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture [1] |
Cities | Dhahran, Eastern Province [1] |
Follows | 2017 |
Precedes | 2019 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
The Arab League's 29th summit Dhahran Summit | |
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Host country | Saudi Arabia |
Date | 15 April 2018 [1] [2] |
Venue(s) | King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture [1] |
Cities | Dhahran, Eastern Province [1] |
Follows | 2017 |
Precedes | 2019 |
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]
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]
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]
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]