The 17th Arab League summit is expected to open in the Algerian capital of Algiers on Tuesday. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) greets Libya's leader Muammar Ghaddafi.(Xinhua/Reuters)

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) greets Syrian President Bashar Assad. (Xinhua/AFP)

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) greets Arab League Secretary General Amr Mahmoud Moussa(R).

    CAIRO, March 21 (Xinhuanet) -- The 17th Arab League summit is expected to open in the Algerian capital of Algiers on Tuesday. About 12 Arab heads of state along with a number of world leaders will attend the gathering to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 22-member league's foundation. 

   Following is the list of the participants:

    Algeria: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

    Bahrain: Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad

    Comoros: Foreign Minister Soues Mohammed Elamine

    Djibouti: Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah

    Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak    

    Iraq: Interim President Ghazi al-Yawar

    Jordan: Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez

    Kuwait: Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah

    Lebanon: Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud

    Libya: leader Muammar Ghaddafi    

    Mauritania: President Maaoya Sid Ahmed Taya

    Morocco: King Mohammed VI    

    Oman: Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Saeed, deputy prime minister for cabinet affairs    

    Palestinian National Authority: Chairman Mahmoud Abbas

    Qatar: Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani

    Saudi Arabia: Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal

    Somalia: President Abdullahi Yusuf

    Sudan: President Omar el-Bashir    

    Syria: President Bashar Assad

    Tunisia: President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali

    UAE: Fujairah ruler Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammad al-Sharqi

    Yemen: Prime Minister Abdel-Qader Bajamal

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    UN Secretary General Kofi Annan    

    French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier

    Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  Enditem