{"id":5793,"date":"2023-04-15T16:40:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T16:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5793"},"modified":"2023-04-15T16:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T16:42:24","slug":"no-consensus-on-return-of-syrian-arab-league-after-saudi-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/middle-east\/lebanon\/no-consensus-on-return-of-syrian-arab-league-after-saudi-summit\/2023\/04\/15\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"No consensus on return of Syrian Arab League after Saudi summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIRUT<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> After<\/span> meeting<\/span> in<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> Syria’s<\/span> political<\/span> fate,<\/span> a<\/span> group<\/span> of<\/span> regional<\/span> leaders<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> vowed<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span> talks<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> a<\/span> political<\/span> solution<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Syrian<\/span> conflict,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> Arab<\/span> League<\/span> paused<\/span> to<\/span> announce<\/span> his<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> the<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> meeting,<\/span> which<\/span> was<\/span> attended<\/span> by<\/span> top<\/span> diplomats<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Arab<\/span> Gulf<\/span> states,<\/span> Egypt,<\/span> Jordan<\/span> and<\/span> Iraq,<\/span> was<\/span> convened<\/span> days<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> Syrian<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister’s<\/span> first<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> kingdom<\/span> cut<\/span> ties<\/span> with<\/span> Syria<\/span> in<\/span> 2012.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Syria<\/span> and<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> announced<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> reopening<\/span> their<\/span> embassies<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> in<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> a<\/span> decade<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> were<\/span> looking<\/span> to<\/span> resume<\/span> flights<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Syria<\/span> has<\/span> largely<\/span> been<\/span> shunned<\/span> by<\/span> Arab<\/span> governments<\/span> over<\/span> Syrian<\/span> President<\/span> Bashar<\/span> Assad’s<\/span> brutal<\/span> crackdown<\/span> on<\/span> protesters<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 2011<\/span> riots<\/span> that<\/span> devolved<\/span> into<\/span> civil<\/span> war.<\/span> The<\/span> breakdown<\/span> of<\/span> relations<\/span> has<\/span> led<\/span> to<\/span> Syria’s<\/span> expulsion<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Arab<\/span> League.<\/span> In<\/span> recent<\/span> years,<\/span> however,<\/span> Syria’s<\/span> neighbors<\/span> have<\/span> begun<\/span> taking<\/span> steps<\/span> toward<\/span> reconciliation<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> Assad<\/span> regime<\/span> tightened<\/span> control<\/span> over<\/span> most<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> country.<\/span> The<\/span> overture<\/span> has<\/span> picked<\/span> up<\/span> speed<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> 6<\/span> February<\/span> earthquakes<\/span> struck<\/span> Turkey<\/span> and<\/span> Syria,<\/span> prompting<\/span> China-brokered<\/span> restoration<\/span> of<\/span> ties<\/span> between<\/span> Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> and<\/span> Iran,<\/span> which<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> supporting<\/span> rival<\/span> sides<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Syrian<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Saudi<\/span> Arabia<\/span> is<\/span> set<\/span> to<\/span> host<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> Arab<\/span> League<\/span> summit<\/span> in<\/span> May<\/span> and<\/span> Syria’s<\/span> accession<\/span> is<\/span> widely<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> table.Some<\/span> members,<\/span> mainly<\/span> Qatar,<\/span> oppose<\/span> Damascus’s<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> organization.<\/span> doing.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Qatar<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> appear<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> changed<\/span> its<\/span> stance<\/span> after<\/span> the<\/span> meetings<\/span> convened<\/span> in<\/span> Jeddah<\/span> late<\/span> Friday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> statement<\/span> issued<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Saudi<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> Saturday<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> ministers<\/span> had<\/span> \u201cstressed<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> political<\/span> solution<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> only<\/span> solution<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Syrian<\/span> crisis,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> importance<\/span> of<\/span> having<\/span> an<\/span> Arab<\/span> leadership<\/span> role<\/span> in<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> the<\/span> crisis.\u201d<\/span> They<\/span> agreed<\/span> to<\/span> \u201cset<\/span> up<\/span> the<\/span> necessary<\/span> mechanisms\u201d<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> so<\/span> and<\/span> hold<\/span> \u201cintensifying<\/span> consultations<\/span> among<\/span> Arab<\/span> countries<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> the<\/span> success<\/span> of<\/span> these<\/span> efforts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> ministers<\/span> also<\/span> condemned<\/span> recent<\/span> Israeli<\/span> police<\/span> raids<\/span> on<\/span> Al-Aqsa<\/span> Mosque<\/span> in<\/span> Jerusalem’s<\/span> Old<\/span> City<\/span> and<\/span> \u201cemphasized<\/span> the<\/span> centrality<\/span> and<\/span> priority<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> cause,<\/span> and<\/span> condemned<\/span> illegal<\/span> Israeli<\/span> practices<\/span> that<\/span> undermine<\/span> the<\/span> two-state<\/span> solution\u201d<\/span> with<\/span> an<\/span> \u201cindependent<\/span> and<\/span> sovereign<\/span> Palestinian<\/span> state<\/span> with<\/span> its<\/span> capital<\/span> in<\/span> East<\/span> Jerusalem\u201d<\/span> based<\/span> on<\/span> pre-1967<\/span> borders,<\/span> the<\/span> statement<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Also<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> Syrian<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Faisal<\/span> Mikdad<\/span> arrived<\/span> in<\/span> Algeria<\/span> on<\/span> an<\/span> official<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> \u201cstrengthening<\/span> bilateral<\/span> relations\u201d<\/span> and<\/span> \u201ccoordinating<\/span> positions<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> two<\/span> countries\u201d<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> \u201cArab<\/span> and<\/span> international<\/span> arenas,\u201d<\/span> Syrian<\/span> state<\/span> media<\/span> reported.<\/span> Algeria<\/span> is<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> few<\/span> Arab<\/span> countries<\/span> that<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> cut<\/span> off<\/span> relations<\/span> with<\/span> Syria<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> conflict.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BEIRUT (AP) – After meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss Syria’s political fate, a group of regional leaders on Saturday vowed to continue talks to reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict, but the Arab League paused to announce his return to support the The meeting, which was attended by top diplomats from the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[2455,280,2450,2459,2460],"tags":[3912,3913,3914,3915,3916,487,1701,1715,1814,2085,2089,3907,3908,3909,3910,3911],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/saudia.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5793"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5793"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5796,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5793\/revisions\/5796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}