Baghdad (UNA/INA) – The 34th regular session of the Arab Summit officially kicked off today, Saturday, in the capital, Baghdad, in the presence of Arab leaders and heads of state, as well as the Secretaries-General of the United Nations, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Gulf Cooperation Council, alongside dozens of guests from Arab countries, the European Union, and international organizations.
The Government Palace in Baghdad is hosting the 34th Arab Summit, where the delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which chaired the previous summit, will deliver an address before handing over the presidency and the opening speech to Iraq, the host of the current session.
This will be followed by a speech from the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, then speeches from prominent guests, followed by speeches from presidents, kings, and princes, the leaders of the participating Arab countries.
According to the program reviewed by (INA), a second main session of the 5th Arab Development Summit will also be held, beginning with a speech from Lebanon, which chaired the previous developmental summit, before handing over the presidency and speech to Iraq, the host of the current session. This will be followed by the speech of the Secretary-General of the Arab League and then the speeches of the Arab delegations.
The proceedings of the Arab Summit will conclude in the afternoon with a third public session, during which the “Baghdad Declaration” related to both the regular and developmental summits will be issued. The closing speech will then be delivered by the presidency of the conference, followed by the speech of the host country of the upcoming 35th summit. The event will conclude with a joint press conference held by Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and the Secretary-General of the Arab League.
