Saudi Permanent Representative to the Arab League Ambassador Ahmad bin Abdulaziz Qattan commented on a preparatory meeting for an Arab ministerial economic and social council's meeting to be held here tomorrow. He said the meeting discussed issues pertaining to decisions taken by the first Arab economic summit held in Kuwait two years ago. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, he added that the meeting discussed a Saudi request to host the third Arab economic summit in Riyadh in 2013 explaining that a decision on this issue will be taken by the summit after review by the foreign ministers.
