Syria turned to the Arab League, Qatar opposed

After more than 10 years, the Arab League made Syria a member again and supported the efforts of countries in the region to normalize relations with Syrian President Bashar Assad.

In the decision announced by the Arab League, it was stated that Syria could immediately start participating in the group’s meetings, while problems such as the millions of Syrians taking refuge in neighboring countries and drug smuggling in the region were asked to after the civil war in Syria is resolved.

Some Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), wanted to end Assad’s isolation, but some other countries said relations could not be fully restored without a political solution to the conflict in Syria and that there were conditions for the readmission of Syria to Syria. the Arab League argued that it should.

In a statement to the QNA news agency, a spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that Qatar’s stance towards normalizing relations, which had previously opposed the Syrian meeting, has not changed, and that it hopes than the consensus on Syria in the region. “It will encourage the Damascus government to resolve the source of the crisis.”

In his Cairo statement, Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said: “The re-integration of Syria does not mean that relations between the Arab countries and Syria have been normalized. This is a sovereignty issue that each country has to decide for itself,” he said.

On the other hand, a spokesman for the US State Department said that the Arab allies share goals such as ensuring security and stability in Syria, but that they “doubt Assad’s willingness to take the necessary steps to resolve the crisis.” In Syria”.

Syria, on the other hand, called on the Arab countries to show “mutual respect”. Syria’s ally Russia also announced that it appreciated the Arab League’s decision. (Reuters)