Arab-European summit to discuss political and economic issues

The Arab-European summit will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, the first Arab-European summit, in which heads of state, government and foreign ministers from 50 Arab and European countries will participate.

According to the official website of the League of Arab States, the two-day Arab-European summit will be co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and European Council President Donald Tusk, with the participation of Arab and European leaders of the member states. of the Arab League and the European Union.

The summit will discuss a number of priority issues and common concerns, the most important of which is the situation in the Middle East and major regional and international issues, including the fight against terrorism and extremism, migration, refugees, trafficking in human beings and climate change.

The summit will give special importance to the economic dossier and will examine ways to promote cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and investment and to provide European development support to the development process of the Arab region.

Among the Arab dignitaries arrived on Saturday were Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and As bin Tariq Al-Sheikh. Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Cooperation, Special Representative of Sultan Qaboos, Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of Reconciliation, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Tunisian President Baiji Caid Al -Sibsi and Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddin Al-Othmani, Qa official of the National Authority for the Media.

King Salman bin Abdul Aziz said Saturday evening at a meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, at his home in Sharm el-Sheikh, that "Egypt is my second country and that progress made in Egypt under the orders of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi's brother are a pride, all of us. "

The Saudi monarch stressed that the security of the Arab nation was facing many serious problems, which the Kingdom and Egypt had to face, adding that it was also important to intensify our efforts to to face terrorism.