Arab government representatives voted in Cairo on Sunday to bring Syria back into the Arab League after 12 years. Voting in the Egyptian capital comes days after regional top diplomats discussed in Jordan a roadmap to bring Syria back into the Arab League. Saudi Arabia will host the upcoming summit on 19 May. The organization has given this information.
Was suspended after converting to. The conflict since March 2011 has killed nearly half a million people and displaced half of the country’s pre-war population of 23 million.
supported the decision. The Arab League generally tries to reach agreements by consensus but sometimes opts for a simple majority.
Not all Arab countries are in agreement on normalizing relations with Damascus. The governments of many countries did not participate in the voting. It also did not include Qatar, which backs opposition groups against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Qatar continues to oppose the normalization of relations with Damascus.
It is also taken as part of the ongoing dialogue with Arab governments to reach a political solution to the crisis in line with Resolution 2254. In the decision, the Arab League also formed a communication committee consisting of Saudi Arabia and Syria’s neighbors Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq.
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