Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, on Tuesday welcomed at the Grand Serail, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who visited him in the company of Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, and Ambassador Abdel Rahman Al-Solh, in the presence of Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Abdallah Bou Habib. 

During his meeting with Mikati, Aboul Gheit said that the regional implications of the recently announced Saudi-Iranian deal were "not yet clear yet”. 

"The Saudi-Chinese-Iranian summit is very positive, and its initial effects are to establish a kind of political and security stability between Saudi Arabia and Iran, but its implications for all the issues in the region are not yet clear," Aboul Gheit said. 

The Arab League Secretary-General further noted that the Arab summit conference will be held in May, 2023 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

“The main topic of the summit will most likely be the economy, and how to help the needy Arab regions,” he added. 

For his part, Mikati stressed "the importance of having the summit adopt economic projects and initiatives that contribute to achieving development goals in Arab countries.”