Saudi King Salman invites Mauritanian president to Arab League meeting

 Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has invited the president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani, to participate in the upcoming Arab League summit.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Arabia is set to host the upcoming Arab League summit on 19 May in Riyadh. 

Saudi Arabia's King Salman sent a written message to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. Muhammad bin Ayed Al-Balawi, Saudi Ambassador to Mauritania, delivered the message to Mohamed Ould Ghazouani during a reception hosted by the president in Nouakchott, the Capital of Mauritania.

During the reception, the Saudi envoy shared the King's good wishes for Mauritania. Mohamed Ould Ghazouani thanked the King and sent good wishes to Saudi Arabia. They also reviewed relations between Saudi Arabia and Mauritania.

Earlier, the Saudi King invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the Arab League summit. This month, Arab foreign ministers also agreed that Syria could resume its role in the body.

The Syrian presidency said in a statement that al-Assad received an invitation from King Salman “to participate in the thirty-second Arab League summit, which will be held on May 19.”

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, sent the message to Syria. The invitation came a day after Saudi Arabia and Syria announced that the work would start at their diplomatic missions in the two countries.

Recently, Syria urged Arab countries to invest in the country. During the opening session of the conference in Jeddah, Mohammed Samer al-Khalil, the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade of Syria, said, “We invite you to participate in investing in Syria, where there are important opportunities and promising horizons.”

Meanwhile, officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to facilitate the Haj pilgrimage and improve cooperation between both countries.