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Saudi Arabia says it will host several summits to discuss Gaza war
8 November 2023 01:59 GMT
Saudi Arabia will host several summits of Arab, Islamic and African nations in the coming days to discuss the war in Gaza, according to Riyadh's investment minister.
"We will see, this week, in the next few days Saudi Arabia convening an emergency Arab summit in Riyadh," Saudi investment minister Khalid al-Falih said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore on Tuesday.
"You will see Saudi Arabia convening an Africa-Saudi summit in Riyadh, and in a few days you will see Saudi Arabia convening an Islamic summit," he said.
The minister said the objective of the summits will be "to drive towards [a] peaceful resolution of the conflict".