The Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, announced today that the 32nd Arab Summit is expected to be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 19, according to "Russia Today" news agency.

Zaki said that following the consultations carried out by the Secretary-General of the League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, with the government of the Saudi Kingdom, and the latter's statement that it welcomed the holding of the summit on the aforementioned date, it is expected that the 32nd summit of the League will be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 19.

The Assistant Secretary-General added that the summit will be preceded by several preparatory meetings at the levels of senior officials and ministers, paving the way for it to be held over a period of 5 days.