On Friday, May 19, the city of Jeddah, the bride of the Red Sea, will host the thirty-second Arab summit, chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The upcoming summit was preceded by several preparatory meetings at the level of senior officials and ministers over several days, to resolve the agenda and submit it to Arab leaders. . The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques sent invitations to Arab leaders to participate in the pivotal summit, as described by political observers, expecting it to be a summit of the size of the challenges facing the region and the world, and that it would also be of the size of the aspirations awaiting the Arab street, especially in terms of containing differences and seeking effective solutions. The hot files in the region, on top of which are the inflammatory events in Sudan, the Yemeni crisis, developments in Lebanon and Libya, and Arab economic and social issues. The year 2023 is also expected to witness the convening of an Arab development summit in Mauritania, and the Arab-African summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. And the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, was likely to be the main topic of the summit economic, and deals with how to help the Arab regions in need.
The Jeddah Summit constitutes a spark of new hope for unifying Arab positions in support of Saudi efforts aimed at a permanent ceasefire in Yemen, bringing together the parties to the conflict at a comprehensive political negotiation table, and working to achieve stability and development, especially after its success in completing the detainees’ deal, which was implemented in mid-April, according to which about 900 prisoners were released. Captive and kidnapped.
The Yemenis have high hopes for the summit, which begins (Friday), and believe that it will be one of the most successful Arab summits, given the pivotal role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its keenness to restore cohesion and unify political positions, which will reflect positively on the economic and developmental aspects in the region.
The Yemeni issue is considered one of the thorny issues on the summit table, along with the Palestinian issue, events in Sudan, Libya, Lebanon and terrorist groups, in addition to issues of economic reforms.
In this context, Yemeni officials called on the leaders of the Arab countries to support Saudi Arabia and its pioneering role in resolving the crises of Yemen and Sudan, after its success in bringing Syria back to the Arab League.
Saudi success and fateful decisions
Yemeni Deputy Minister of Transport Nasser Sharif said: The summit is being held at an important time for Yemen, which is waiting for an international will to support the peace efforts led by Saudi diplomacy to bring the parties together at one table, leading to a unified vision in restoring the state and its institutions and achieving lasting and comprehensive peace. He pointed out that the Yemeni issue is no less important than other Arab issues, foremost of which is the first Arab issue, Palestine, in addition to the bloody events in Sudan, in which the Kingdom is making tremendous efforts to stop the fighting. To the return of Damascus to its seat after an absence of about 12 years, which indicates the firm approach of the Saudi leadership, which is keen on the interests of the Arab and Islamic nation and the need to unify it, at a time when other countries in the world are witnessing conflicts, disagreements and crises.
He expected that the Jeddah summit would lay out the broad lines for a strong Arab union in which the political, economic and developmental decision would be strengthened, in addition to the formation of the joint defense forces, stressing that the summit would be successful by all standards and would be the summit of the fateful decisions of the Arab nation.
The Yemeni minister pointed out that the Arab leaders have a golden opportunity that must be exploited in light of the capabilities provided by the Kingdom for the success of the summit, noting that the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has a clear vision in promoting Arab action and transforming the region into a destination for men Businesses and owners of money in various countries of the world constitute the greatest support for the success of Arab leaders in crystallizing their decisions and visions.
A window of new hope
For his part, the Yemeni Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Saleh Al-Faqih, pointed out that the environment in which the Arab summit will be held and the available capabilities make it an exceptional summit. Stressing that the Yemeni people pin great hopes on the Jeddah Summit, and see it as a window of new hope towards peace, stability and development after years of conflicts. The Arab decision, which is capable of reviving the role of the League again, leading to ending conflicts and wars, and initiating the strengthening of political, military, security, economic and development coordination between the various Arab countries, within the framework of a unified vision that places the Arab person and his supreme interests at the top of its priorities. Al-Faqih stressed that the summit came At a time when the entire region is on the threshold of a new phase that calls for uniting ranks in light of global conflicts and crises, so I believe that Arab leaders today must seize the opportunity and not look back, but rather move forward behind the youthful vision of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who articulated it through Transforming the Middle East into a new Europe, in addition to the Middle East Green Initiative.
He pointed out that all these factors make the Arab nation, especially the Yemeni people, watch the preparations for the summit and its results with hope and joy with the birth of a new history that starts from the bride of the Red Sea to light a new path for our faltering countries, which are ravaged by conflicts and wars, and lift our peoples out of the despair that has dominated them throughout the years. past.
