For his part, the Secretary General of the Arab League Dr. Nabil El-Arabi said that the summit is meeting at a crucial time for Arab world , pointing out that the Arab citizen is deeply concerned that the Arab national security is being threatened now than ever before and there is infighting in the east and west as well as terrorist operations stretching from one place to another. He stressed that the objective sought by the Egyptian presidency and the General Secretariat of the Arab League is to focus on this issue, which threatens Arab national security. The Arab League Secretary General further said that the Foreign Ministers agreed to approve the establishment of a joint Arab force and a decision in this regard has been submitted to Arab leaders. --More 11:21 LOCAL TIME 08:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w