After 12 years... Syria is regaining its position in LAS
Recently, many Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have re-engaged with Syria in high-level visits and meetings, although some of them, including Qatar, still oppose full normalization without a political solution to the Syrian conflict.
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A spokesman for the Arab League said that the foreign ministers of the League of Arab States adopted today, Sunday, a decision to return Syria to the League of Arab States after more than a decade of suspension.
This step reinforces regional efforts to normalize relations with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
closed meeting
Jamal Rushdi, spokesman for the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, said that the decision was taken in a closed meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the headquarters of the League of Arab States in Cairo.
Suspension of Syria's membership.
Recently, many Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have re-engaged with Syria in high-level visits and meetings, although some of them, including Qatar, still oppose full normalization without a political solution to the Syrian conflict.
Arab countries are trying to reach a consensus on inviting Assad to attend the Arab League summit on May 19 in Riyadh to discuss the pace of normalization of relations and on the terms that Syria can be allowed to return to.
Some members of the Arab League, especially Qatar and Morocco, have opposed Damascus' return to the organization.
The Arab foreign ministers will stress "the need for Syria to take practical and effective steps towards a solution to the crisis per the UN approach of step-by-step and the UN resolution 2254”.
This approach, which will be included in the final resolution, has been approved by Damascus during the Amman meeting, earlier in May, which brought together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria, and discussed the issues of refugees and drug trafficking.
Sudan and Palestine crisis
Besides discussing Syria’s potential readmission, the Sunday ministerial meeting will also issue a statement on the situation in Palestine, the death of a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli prison, and the increasing repression by the occupation forces, Roshdy explained. He added that the Arab ministers will discuss the situation in Sudan.
Since the conflict erupted, the Arab League held meetings on the level of delegates. Roshdy also noted that "Sunday's meeting will discuss ways for member states to work collectively on ending the crisis".
