Al-Arabi said he was informed of the date by visiting UN-AL joint special envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi at the Pan-Arab body' s headquarters in Cairo Sunday.
During their meeting, the two evaluated the regional and international efforts toward a political solution to the Syrian crisis, and discussed the current preparation for the conference and the contacts made with Syria's conflicting sides, especially with the national opposition coalition.
Cairo is the first leg of Brahimi's regional tour in preparation for the long-awaited peace conference, which has been delayed multiple times.
"The arrangements are being made to prepare for this conference, " Arabi told reporters after his meeting Brahimi.
However, the AL chief admitted that "a lot of challenges should be tackled to convene the conference".
Updated on: October 21, 2013 11:31 IST
