when it unifies its ranks and strengthens its joint actions.” To date, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has “not agreed to fully-fledged negotiations over the three main final status issues – borders, the status of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees – as proposed by Mr. Abbas. Israeli officials said any commitment now could raise expectations and lead to further violence if talks broke down.” Moreover, Saudi Arabia still has not created diplomatic ties with Israel because of Israel's continued negative treatment of Palestinians. The situation in Iraq is still grim; stability still has not been achieved. In many ways, it is too soon to tell whether the Riyadh Summit of 2007 has had long-lasting positive effects on tensions in the Middle East. Its resolutions, however, were a positive step in the right direction. Upon completion of the summit meeting, leaders of the Arab League decided to reconvene for the 20th Arab League summit in Syria in March 2008. References 2007 Arab League summit Diplomatic conferences in Saudi Arabia 2007 in Saudi Arabia 21st-century diplomatic conferences (MENA) 2007 in international relations 2007 conferences 21st century in Riyadh March 2007 events in Asia