| Arab League 22nd summit | |
|---|---|
 Arab League Summit Emblem | |
| Host country | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Libya_(1977%E2%80%932011).svg.png) Libya |
| Dates | 27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) |
| Cities | Sirte |
| Chair | Muammar Gaddafi |
| Follows | 2009 Arab League summit |
| Precedes | 2012 Arab League summit |
The Arab League 22nd Summit was held in Sirte, Libya on 27 March 2010.
Then-Italian Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi spoke at the summit, stressing that Israel should return the Golan Heights to Syria.[1]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected pressure from Syria and Libya to quit the peace process. His senior aide Nabil Abu Rudeineh said: "We are ready for any Arab option. If they want to go to war let them declare that and mobilize their armies and their people and we will follow suit".[2]
Participating leaders
- Member states of the Arab League
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika- Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain
- Comorian President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
- Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit
- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari
- King Abdullah II of Jordan
- Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait
- Lebanese Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri.
- Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi (host)
- Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
- Moulay Rachid of Morocco
- Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar
- Saudi Foreign Minister Saud bin Faisal Al Saud
- Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
- Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
- Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla Ruler of Umm Al Quwain of the United Arab Emirates
- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
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- Non-member states of the Arab League
- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
- International organizations
- Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa
- Chair of the African Union Commission Jean Ping
- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
External links
- Official website
References
- ^ "Berlusconi in Libya: Return Golan Heights to Syria". Ynetnews. 2010-03-27.
- ^ "Syria, Libya pressure Palestinians to quit talks". Ynetnews. 2010-03-29.
