Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih gestures during the opening session of the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 26, 2021. Portal/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo Acquire LICENSE RIGHTS
SINGAPORE, Nov 8 (Portal) – Saudi Arabia will host summits of Arab and Islamic nations in the coming days to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Saudi Arabia’s investment minister said on Wednesday.
“We will see Saudi Arabia convening an emergency Arab summit in Riyadh this week and in the next few days,” Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
“In a few days you will see Saudi Arabia convening an Islamic summit,” he said.
“In the short term, the goal of these three summits and other Saudi-led meetings is to advance a peaceful resolution to the conflict.”
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit, Etemadonline news reported. This was the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Tehran and Riyadh ended years of hostility under a China-brokered deal in March.
Falih also said Saudi Arabia would convene a summit with African nations, without giving a date. Late Tuesday, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the meeting scheduled for the weekend would be postponed to focus on the other two summits.
Reporting by Tom Westbrook. Additional reporting from Maha El Dahan in Dubai. Edited by Shri Navaratnam
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