The 2018 Arab League Summit (also known as the Dhahran Summit or Dammam Summit or Jerusalem summit)[3] was the Arab League's 29th summit held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 15 April 2018. The Summit was initially expected to be held in Riyadh.[4][5] A preparatory meeting was held in Riyadh on Thursday, 12 April 2018 which was presided over by the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir.[2][6] Foreign Ministers of the 22 countries attended the meeting.[7]
As a security measure a number of roads were closed for traffic in the Dammam-Dhahran-Khobar region.[12] It was also declared that all educational institutions would remain closed on Sunday.[13]
Invitation to Qatar
Despite the blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries, an official invitation was sent to Qatar to attend the Summit.[12] The Foreign Ministry of Qatar issued a statement that Qatar had accepted the invitation and would be attending the Summit.[14] The Saudi Foreign Minister al-Jubeir announced that the Qatar diplomatic crisis would not be discussed at the Summit.[15]
