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#BREAKING: King Salman and Arab and European leaders arrive at the headquarters of the Arab-European Summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort town Sharm El-Sheikh

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#LIVE: Egypt President #Elsisi: The Arabs and Europeans have mutual interest in activating joint dialogue and it is difficult to overcome current challenges with individual efforts

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#LIVE: Egypt President #Elsisi: Terrorism has become a tool used by some countries to create chaos among its neighbors and its threat is spreading throughout the world as an epidemic. We need to stand united in the face of the scourge of terrorism

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#LIVE: Egypt President #Elsisi: The Palestinian issue remains the first Arab cause and resolving the crisis will prevent the spread of evil and terrorism

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#LIVE: Egypt President #Elsisi: The Middle East must be transformed from conflict to success and regional disputes must be resolved in accordance with international resolutions

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#LIVE: #EUCouncil President Donald Tusk: Despite differences, Arab-European cooperation is not an option but a necessity

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#LIVE: Saudi Arabia's King Salman: "I applaud the historic relations between the Arab world and the European Union and we hope that the summit will contribute to strengthening Arab-European relations in all fields"

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#LIVE: Saudi Arabia's King Salman: The Palestinian cause is the first issue for all Arab countries and we uphold the rights of the Palestinians, especially the establishment of the state, with East Jerusalem as its capital

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#LIVE: Saudi Arabia's King Salman: We insist on solving the Yemeni crisis in accordance with the international resolutions and the Gulf initiative. The Kingdom has made great efforts to ensure the success of Sweden's consultations on Yemen

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#LIVE: Saudi Arabia's King Salman: Iranian-backed #Houthi militia fired more than 200 rockets at Saudi cities from Yemen and their threat to navigation in the Red Sea is a threat to us all

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#LIVE: Saudi Arabia's King Salman: We call for a united international position to stop Iran's blatant interference in the affairs of other countries

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#LIVE: Saudi Arabia's King Salman: We stress the importance of joint action to combat terrorism and money laundering. Our responsibility towards our people and future generations calls for building an Arab-European partnership

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#LIVE: @EU_Commision President Jean-Claude #Juncker: Strong Arab-European relations can be built despite differing views and we want to open great horizons for cooperation with the Arabs to give new hope to the youth

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#LIVE: #ArabLeague Sec-Gen Ahmed Aboul #Gheit: Iranian actions and Turkish moves fuel regional crises

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#LIVE: #ArabLeague Sec-Gen Ahmed Aboul #Gheit: There should be no military solutions to conflicts in the region and political solutions must be resolved

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#LIVE: #ArabLeague Sec-Gen Ahmed Aboul #Gheit: We firmly believe that the settlement of the Palestinian question is the quickest way to stabilize the region. The Palestinian issue will not be solved by economic measures here or there

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#LIVE: #ArabLeague Sec-Gen Ahmed Aboul #Gheit: We call for dealing with the issue of migration within a comprehensive framework that addresses the causes of the phenomenon

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#UPDATE: #SaudiArabia's King Salman meets with UK PM Theresa May in Sharm El-Sheikh on the sidelines of the #ArabEUSummit, both sides discussed bilateral ties and regional issues and the agenda of the summit

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#UPDATE: #Saudi Arabia's King Salman photographed during the "Family Photo" at the #ArabEUsummit in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, having met with various Arab and European leaders

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