Arab League: Invitations to summits in Mecca were sent to all countries
Invitations to two regional summits called by King
Salman bin Abdulaziz to discuss attacks on Saudi oil assets were sent to all
countries, SPA cited an Arab League official as saying, after Qatar said that
it had not received an invitation.
Saudi King Salman on Saturday proposed holding the
two meetings in Mecca on May 30 to discuss implications of last week's drone
strikes on oil installations in the Kingdom and attacks on four vessels,
including two Saudi oil tankers, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
The Arab League official explained that this comes
within the framework of the implementation of Article 3, which stipulates the
periodic convening of the council at the summit level once a year in March.
It also stipulates that if developments relating to
the security of Arab nations emerge, the league shall hold sessions if one of
the member states submits a request, which must be approved by two-thirds of
the other member states.
