All member states were represented at the meeting, including Syria, which returned after its membership was suspended in 2011.

[2] The General Secretariat declared on 26 March 2023, following discussions with Saudi Arabia, that the Arab summit will take place on 19 May.

[3] On 7 May, the Arab foreign ministers agreed to return Syria to its seat in the organization.

[4] On 9 May, President Bashar Al-Assad received an invitation to attend the next summit from a Saudi envoy.

[5] One day before the opening of the summit, it was announced that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be its guest and deliver a speech.