The Arab Economic and Social Council opened, at the level of Finance and Economy Ministers, its extraordinary session here today. The meeting comes in preparation for the 3rd Arab Economic, Social and Development Summit which will be held in Riyadh on January 21-22, 2013. Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf headed the delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the extraordinary meeting which was chaired by Libyan Economy Minister Mustafa Abu Fanas.