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Urgent: Arab summit opens in Jordan to tackle thorny regional issues

Xinhua, March 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

The 28th Arab League Summit opens in Dead Sea, Jordan on Wednesday morning, with 15 state leaders from the 22 member states attending the meeting.

The Arab leaders are set to discuss the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen as well as the Palestinian issue.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki and U.S. Special Envoy for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt are also participating in the one-day summit. Endit