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The Arab League EU Summit 2019 was a General Assembly of the Arab League which included the European Council from February 24 to 25, 2019 in Sharm El Sheikh.

The sumit was hosted by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

Theresa May as representative of the EU member UK
The 50 participating heads of state included Angela Merkel and Theresa May. For the Arab League foreign ministers' conference in Cairo, on March 9, 2015, the Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström had already prepared a speech. After the speech was published, Wallström's invitation to address the meeting of the Arab League was canceled.

Castling in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia was represented by Salman of Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh Mohammad bin Salman aka deputy king took advantage of the situation. On March 23, he appointed his sister, Reema bint Bandar Al Saud as ambassador to Washington, D.C., replacing brother Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, whom the MBS appointed as Minister of Defense. Salman of Saudi Arabia learned about this castling from television and changed his entourage.

Summit Statement of Sharm Ash-Sheikh
The leaders of the EU and the League of Arab States (LAS) have agreed to strengthen their partnership at the first summit between the two regions. They adopted a joint statement: The Summit launched a new dialogue between the European Council and the Arab League. The Heads of State and Government undertook to hold regular EU LAS summits. The next summit will take place in 2022 in Brussels.