Cairo, Sha'ban 23, 1438, May 19, 2017, SPA -- The Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Dr. Mishaal Bin Fahm Al-Salami has appreciated the vital and important role being played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to converge the Arab and Muslim views towards their issues then discuss them with the United States of America, which has strategic partnership relations with a number of Arab and Islamic countries. Dr. Al-Salami said in a statement published in Cairo today that the holding of the Arab-Islamic-American Summit at this time gives a clear message to the world that the Arab and Islamic countries and the United States of America have strong relations and they can set a strategic partnership that will contribute to tackling the serious challenges facing the Arab and Islamic world. --SPA 11:34 LOCAL TIME 08:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w407838