Iraq, in turn, as the host of the summit, focused on unifying its ranks and adopting a balanced foreign policy to maintain Arab solidarity and support the Palestinian cause, according to observers,” Shafaq News in Iraq noted.

The UN Secretary-General renewed his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and upheld the need for a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians in a speech on Saturday to the League of Arab States Summit in Baghdad.

“This summit will be successful by all standards,” Ihsan Ali, a diplomat at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told The Media Line. “Simply accepting Baghdad as host of the Arab Summit, and the attendance of several heads of state, will be a positive development for Iraq, which is deeply connected to its Arab surroundings.”