Qatar Participates in Arab League Preparatory Meeting for Algeria Summit

Algiers, October 26 (QNA) - The State of Qatar participated in the meeting of the Council of the League at the level of Permanent Representatives for the 31st Ordinary Arab Summit on Nov. 1 and 2 in Algeria, which kicked off Tuesday and will continue for two days. HE Permanent Representative of Qatar to the Arab League Salem Mubarak Al Shafi represented the delegation of the State of Qatar during the meeting. The Council of the League at the level of Permanent Representatives will submit, to the preparatory meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers for the 31 Arab Summit - which is expected to be held from Oct. 19-30, the agreed draft resolutions on many political, economic, and social files along with issues on the agenda of the 31st session, on top of which is the Palestinian issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict, current international and regional developments, the issue of Arab food security, and the situations in Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Yemen, and Somalia. Senior officials of the Economic and Social Council are scheduled to hold a preparatory meeting for the Arab League Council at the Summit level on Oct. 28. Algeria completed its final preparations to host the Arab Summit, stressing its determination to make it a success, coming up with outcomes that fulfill the aspirations of the Arab people. In addition to the Arab leaders, Algeria extended invitations to guests of honor, notably Secretary-General of the UN Antonio Guterres. The Arab summit is expected to discuss Arab region crises as well as food and energy issues in the shadow of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. The last Arab Summit was held in 2019 after postponing it in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. (QNA)