foreign ministers of their countries Arab League reinstated this Sunday Syria as a full member of the organization, twelve years after suspension To suppress protests that threaten to overthrow the government beshar Esad.
The final decision, published by the pan-Arab organization after an emergency meeting, stated that “the participation of the delegations of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Arab League meetings and all its organizations has been resumed from 7 May”. Foreign ministers in Cairo
Gamal Roshdy, a spokesman for the Arab League, told EFE that this decision means “the lifting of the suspension of Syria’s membership,” adding that the Syrian government now “a member like any other country” has the right to participate in all activities and actions of the organization.
But, according to the finale, Syria’s return to the body depends on following a roadmap to resolving the “crisis” that arose after the protests against Assad and then the war that has plagued the country since 2011. resolution.
The document stipulates that it should be “received”. practical and effective measures to gradually move towards a resolution of the crisis”It’s a “step-by-step” process to be developed, and Damascus allowing humanitarian aid to reach “anyone in need in Syria”, that is, areas not under government control.
It also establishes the establishment of a ministerial-level contact committee made up of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon and Egypt to follow up on the so-called “Declaration of Amman” of May 1, which covers a set of conditions for Syria’s return. regional arena.
It includes, among other things, the voluntary return of refugees, the departure of “illegal” foreign forces from Syria, the fight against drug trafficking, or the resumption of the Constitutional Committee’s mandate to draft a new Magna Carta in Syria. That the UN has spent years making this happen.
Syria’s membership in the pan-Arab entity was suspended as a result of the al-Assad government’s brutal crackdown on the popular uprisings that began in 2011, which then led to an armed conflict.
The same reason affects many regional countries. severing or cooling off relations with Damascusbut many have shown a clear convergence since the earthquakes that hit Syria last February.
The reconciliation of Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia, with Syria was further discussed after this country and Assad’s close ally, Iran, normalized relations in early March.