Saudi King Abdullah invited his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders in the holy city of Mecca.

Saudi King Abdullah invited his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders in the holy city of Mecca.

State news agency SPA said the summit would be held later on this month in mid-August, and would group several Muslim Leaders.

The Saudi monarch "sent a written letter to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inviting him to attend the extraordinary Islamic solidarity meeting which will be held in Mecca", SPA reported.
Saudi Arabia last month called for the summit in a bid at "unifying the ranks" of Muslims.

Saudi Arabia hosts the headquarters of the 57-member pan-Muslim body -- the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation which is based in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.