The next Arab League summit will be held in Saudi Arabia in May, announced Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit from Beirut on Tuesday.
He said the summit is likely to focus on economic issues and how to help the neediest Arab regions.
Aboul Gheit met with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and parliament Speaker Nabih Berri for talks on the general situation in Lebanon and the region and the latest political developments.
Speaking during his meeting with Mikati, Aboul Gheit described last week’s summit between Saudi Arabia, Iran and China in Beijing as “very positive”, adding that it will lead to “some form of political and security stability between Saudi Arabia and Iran.”
He added, however, that the regional implications of the Saudi-Iranian agreement were “not yet clear.”
Riyadh and Tehran agreed last week to restore relations under an agreement that was sponsored by China.
For his part, Mikati stressed the importance of the Arab League summit in adopting economic initiatives that would help achieve development goals of Arab countries, praising the role played by Aboul Gheit and the organizations general secretariat.
Mikati and Aboul Gheit also discussed the Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, which is organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) in cooperation with the Arab League and UN agencies operating in the Arab region.
