Sunday 30 December 2018

first Arab-Europe Summit

first Arab-Europe Summit

The first Arab-European Summit will convene in Egyptian capital Cairo on Feb 24 and 25, the Arab League announced Monday.

An Arab-European ministerial meeting will be held in Brussels on Feb 4 to prepare for the summit,

Consultations are currently underway with the European side with a view to hammering out the upcoming summit’s agenda

In March of last year, participants at an Arab Summit held near Jordan’s Dead Sea agreed to convene an Arab-European summit to discuss means of enhancing cooperation and meeting common regional challenges.

The Arab League, formally the League of Arab States, is a regional organization of Arab states in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Arabia.

It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Kingdom of Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. 

Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt

Founded: 22 March 1945

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