After more than a decade, Syria was restored to the Arab League. However, the resumption is subject to certain conditions. The land of civil war must clear the way for elections.
According to official information from Iraq, the Syrian government of ruler Bashar al-Assad will return to the Arab League after years of isolation. The move has been decided, a spokesman for the Iraqi foreign ministry said Sunday, according to the state agency INA.
The Arab League suspended membership in the Assad government in 2011 over its violent crackdown on its own people. Syrian government forces had violently crushed protests in the country at the time. The uprisings developed into a civil war that continues to this day, in which more than 350,000 people lost their lives. More than 14 million people have been displaced by the fighting, 6.8 million of them within their own country.
Conditions for Syria
Al-Arabiya news channel and Emirati newspaper The National also reported on the move, citing diplomats. Syria should therefore be obliged to resume talks with the opposition on a new constitution and clear the way for elections.
In addition, the government must enable refugees to return humanitarian aid across borders and curb drug smuggling to neighboring countries. In return, the Arab countries want to provide financial support for reconstruction in Syria and persuade allied states to withdraw from Syria.
The government in Damascus controls about 70 percent of the country
A political solution is the “only way” to reach an agreement, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said at the opening of the session in Cairo on Sunday. Intervention by foreign states is said to have exacerbated the crisis in Syria. The main responsibility for a solution lies with the government in Damascus. Together with allies, it now controls some 70 percent of the fragmented civil war country.
The next summit of the 22-strong organization is scheduled for May 19 in Saudi Arabia. According to Al-Arabiya, Syrian delegations can now again participate in meetings of the organization. Further approval from the heads of state or government or monarchs in the Arab countries is not required.
Source: Krone
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