Arab economic summit opens in Beirut

By Wassim Saif al-Din

BEIRUT (AA) – An economic development summit kicked off in Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday.

Organized by the Arab League, the summit is attended by only three Arab leaders; Lebanon’s Michel Aoun, Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania.

Most Arab states are represented at the summit by delegations at the ambassadorial level. Syria, whose Arab League membership has been suspended since 2011, and Libya are not taking part in the meeting.

The last Arab economic summit was held in Saudi capital Riyadh in 2013.