Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Damascus airport March 28, 2008. The Arab summit will be held in the Syrian capital from March 29-30(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Palestinian National Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs Reyad al-Maliki on Thursday joined the meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers, which hammered out the summit's agenda.

The preparatory meeting also adopted a draft resolution on the Palestinian issue, the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Arab peace initiative, stressing commitment to the just and comprehensive peace as a strategic option.

(Xinhua News Agency March 29, 2008)