2017 Arab League summit
| The Arab League's 28th summit Jordan Summit |
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|---|---|
| Host country | Jordan |
| Date | 23–29 March 2017 |
| Cities | Amman |
| Follows | 2018 Arab League summit |
| Precedes | 2016 Arab League summit |
| Website | Official Website |
The 2017 Arab League Summit was held in Jordan between 23 and 29 March 2017.
The 2017 Amman Summit (also known as the 2017 Arab League Summit and the 28th Ordinary Session of the Arab League Council) and its preparatory meetings will take place between 23 and 29 March 2017, in the Dead Sea area of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
In 1946, at the invitation of King Farouk of Egypt, leaders of the League of Arab States held their first summit at Inshas Palace in Egypt. The League’s seven founding members participated: Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria.
During the summit, which focused on the Palestinian cause, participating countries declared their intention to ‘consult, cooperate and work together in unity’ for the good of the Arab World. They also stressed the
importance of utilising all means possible to assist Arab peoples who were still under foreign rule to gain their independence and attain their nationalist aspirations to become active members of the League and United Nations.
Since the League’s establishment in 1945 and up until 2016, Arab leaders have held a total of 39 summits, of which 27 were ordinary, nine were emergency (or extraordinary) and three were economic. Three of these summits were held in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: The 11th Ordinary Summit in 1980, the 4th Extraordinary Summit in 1987 and the 13th Ordinary Summit in 2001.
In 2000, participants at the Extraordinary Arab Summit, which was hosted by Egypt, agreed to hold the Arab League Council at the Summit Level in an ordinary session in March of every year. This decision was first implemented at the Amman Summit in 2001, which took place on the 26th anniversary of the League’s establishment.
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is, once again, hosting Arab leaders at the 28th Ordinary Session and its preparatory meetings, embodying the Kingdom’s constructive role in promoting joint Arab action.
To the west of the Jordanian capital of Amman lies the Dead Sea: A rare, natural phenomenon famed for its high salinity and known as the lowest point on earth.
A few minutes’ drive from the Dead Sea to the east of the Jordan River lies the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, which the Vatican has named an international destination for Christian pilgrimage. Moreover, to the east of the Dead Sea stands Mount Nebo, overlooking Palestine, Southern Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt’s Sinai.
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