Baku-APA. The 24th summit of the Arab League ( AL) will conclude on Tuesday evening, one day earlier than scheduled, AL sources told Xinhua without specifying the reasons, APA reports.
A total of 15 heads of state of Arab countries attended the summit, including Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, while Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Algeria, Oman, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates are represented by high-level delegations.
The two-day summit is the 24th of its kind since the organization, formally called the League of Arab States, was founded in 1945.
Moaz al-Khatib, head of exiled Syrian opposition coalition, took up Damascus' seat at the summit, calling for more political and financial support to the Syrian opposition.
Moreover, he called for "all forms of support from all our brothers and friends, the full right of self-defense, and Syria's seat in the UN and international organizations."
The opposition figure said the Syrian opposition welcomed any political solution that could prevent further bloodshed and destruction.
Iraqi Vice President Khudeir Musa Al Khuza, in his opening address, called on the AL to form a security council to solve the long-time Syrian crisis.
"Arab Security Council is a practical answer to our issues and to fend off foreign intervention," he said.
After that, the Qatari emir, who received the rotating presidency of the AL summit from Al Khuza, urged UN actions to help put an end to the Syrian crisis.
The Qatari leader meanwhile proposed a mini-Arab summit, led by Egypt and leaders of Fatah and Hamas, in Cairo as soon as possible to achieve Palestinian national reconciliation. He also called for Arab countries to establish a fund of 1 billion U.S. dollars to support the Palestinians, pledging that his country will offer a quarter of the amount.
Secretary General of the AL Nabil Arabi, for his part, urged all sides to uphold a political settlement to the Syrian crisis, calling on the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibility to push for a political solution to the issue.
He also welcomed Qatar emir's call to hold a mini-Arab summit in Cairo, stressing the need for financial support to the Palestinian National Authority.
Earlier this month, some countries, mainly oil-rich Qatar and Saudi Arabia, led a push during an AL ministerial meeting to invite the Syrian opposition to occupy the seat of Damascus at the league, whose membership was suspended in November 2011. Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria refused to endorse the decision, saying it is against the AL Charter.
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