summit BAGHDAD, March 28 (KUNA) -- The Presidents of Tunisia, Palestine, Sudan, Somalia, and Libyan National Transitional Government arrived here on Wednesday to take part in the Arab Summit due on Thursday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Al-Arabi received Tunisian President Moncef Al-Marzouki, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Chairman of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abduljalil, and Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmad, along with their accompanied delegations at Baghdad Airport, Al-Maliki's office said in a statement.
The statement added that national anthems of countries of visiting presidents were played at the airport, noting that the guest presidents were escorted to the Guest Hall at the airport before being transferred to their staying places in the Iraqi capital. (end) ahh.ma KUNA 282103 Mar 12NNNN