It is the first time Syrian officials had participated in an Arab League meeting since 2011. Read more at straitstimes.com.
“I... take this opportunity to welcome the Syrian Arab Republic to the League of Arab States,” Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan told the meeting, which was broadcast live by state TV channel Al Ekhbariya.
Earlier this month, the pan-Arab body officially welcomed back Syria’s government, securing President Bashar al-Assad’s return to the Arab fold. “There are many challenges that we must discuss and mobilise to confront, including the Arab-Israeli conflict,” Syria’s official news agency Sana quoted Mr Mekdad as saying.Regional capitals have gradually been warming to Mr Assad as he has held onto power and clawed back lost territory with crucial support from Iran and Russia.
While Syria’s frontlines have mostly quietened, large parts of the north remain outside government control, and no political solution to the conflict is in sight. Mr Aboul Gheit said the “positive atmosphere” created by the end of some disputes in the region “should not push us away from the reality that the Arab region has been witnessing for years, which is the accumulation and overlapping of serious challenges”.
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