AlHijjah 18, 1434, Oct 23, 2013, SPA -- Kuwait's hosting of the African-Arab Summit comes in light of both its commitment to developing joint Arab and African work and the visions of the Emir, said a senior official here on Wednesday. Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah made the comment during a joint press conference with the visiting Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby and African Union Commission Chairperson's Chief of Staff Jean-Batiste Natama on the occasion of the start of pre-summit activities, ahead of the actual November 18-20 event. The vision of Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is for the third summit of its kind to mark the beginning of an aspired cooperation that will benefit the mutual interests of both regions, KUNA quoted the Kuwaiti minister as saying. The summit will pick up from the first edition in Egypt (1977) and the second in Libya (2010) and its preparations have been duly completed according to the set timeframe, he added.
