BEIRUT: Former Arab League head Amr Moussa arrived in Beirut Saturday from Cairo.

The former Arab League head, who is also a Egyptian presidential candidate, will take part in a conference Sunday organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

Earlier Saturday, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Beirut and held a series of discussions with President Michel Sleiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai. He too will attend Sunday’s conference.

The ESCWA conference will be opened by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, who is on an official three-day visit to Lebanon.