The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, arrived in the Kingdom’s eastern province on Wednesday to participate in the Arab Summit, which will be organized in the city of Dhahran. Arab foreign ministers will convene on Thursday to prepare the documents and the draft resolutions for the summit, which is scheduled to be held on Sunday. Arab diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Iraq requested the inclusion of an item on the support for internally displaced persons in Arab countries, displaced Iraqis in particular, noting that a draft resolution on this issue was submitted to the foreign ministers. The sources added that 18 items were included on the draft agenda of the summit, most importantly the Secretary-General’s report on the joint Arab action, the Palestinian issue and the Israeli violations in the occupied city of Jerusalem, and support for the budget of the State of Palestine. The draft agenda also covers developments on the Syrian arena, the situation in Libya and Yemen and support for peace and development in Sudan and Somalia, in addition to Iran’s invasion of three Emirati islands. The Arab leaders will also discuss, according to the sources, Iran’s interference in Arab countries’ internal affairs and Turkish violation of Iraq’s sovereignty, as well as means to maintain Arab national security, fight terrorism and develop the Arab League. Meanwhile, a number of Arab foreign ministers arrived on Wednesday in Riyadh to attend the preparatory meetings, including the foreign ministers of Palestine, Sudan, Jordan, Tunisia and Mauritania. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left Cairo on Thursday morning to take part in the preparations. The ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zeid, said that the foreign ministers’ meeting would address a number of important issues in light of the growing developments and challenges in the Arab region. He added that the ministers would hear a briefing by UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura on the latest UN efforts to resolve the crisis and the latest political and humanitarian developments. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Dr. Khaled Al-Habas, said the Arab Summit was of particular importance given the current regional situation and the pending political issues, underlining the need to bolster Arab cooperation at the political, security and economic levels. “Iranian interventions are an important issue because of their negative effects on the region,” he stated. On Wednesday, the Arab League Economic and Social Council convened in Riyadh in preparation for the summit. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said the meeting dealt with a number of issues, including the Palestinian cause, Israeli violations in Jerusalem, the Syrian crisis, development of the Arab League, combatting terrorism and a number of economic and social files.