Bashar Assad is preparing for a historic moment. The Syrian president will meet with other Arab leaders and ministers at the summit this Friday for the first time in 13 years. Arab League It will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Assad, well-known dictator and author of the massacreoppression and displacement of its population for more than a decade civil warthus, he enters the regional organization that exported him in 2011 from the front door. refugees Syrians criticize recognition, Syrian president sees it as a way out suffocating economic crisis and the legitimation of its victory in the conflict.
“Syria’s return to the Arab League will not change the situation” the need for significant reform Nor will it be able to erase the numerous crimes committed by the Government in the country”, condemned Mohammed Al-Abdullahexecutive director Center for Justice and Accountability for Syria. Al-Abdullah speaks to the concerns of the millions of people whose lives exploded in 2011 from his exile in the United States. Strengthening Assad’s ability To control and terrorize his people,” he affirmed for this newspaper. This victory, mostly symbolic for the regime, reinforces Assad’s role. civil war winner It forced half of the Syrian population to leave their homes.
road map
This much Syria like most Arabic countries they are interested in maintain relationships with their branding pariah. For this reason, the members of the Arab League linked the return to the organization to the realization of a road map. solving the “crisis”. It includes, among other things: voluntary return of refugeesThe departure of “illegal” foreign forces in Syria, the fight against drug trafficking, or the resumption of work by the Constitutional Commission to prepare a draft new Magna Carta In Syria, it’s a task the UN has been trying to do for years. In return, they want Damascus to allow delivery. humanitarian aid “to all those in need” In “Syria”; that is, in areas not under their control.
despite Arab League He insisted he was back. Syria It does not mean normalization of relations with member states, many have already reconciled with the Mediterranean country. In most cases, for their own interests. “Normalization is eroding the willingness of governments and voters to accept refugees, and we see more and more efforts to force them to leave, as is already the case in Turkey or Lebanon,” says Al-Abdullah. However Syria they are no longer the people they left behind, and they will face it in their own country. threat of torture, sexual violence and enforced disappearances. “Returning Syrians will face retaliation and persecution and find their homes, jobs and communities. they no longer exist”mourning the death of the former Syrian prisoner.
dollars for restructuring
on his behalfAssad trusts that its return will result in a stream entry. humane aid as after earthquake A few months ago, it was claimed that 6,000 Syrians lived in the north of the country. Rehabilitation Syria It can unlock billions of dollars in rebuilding projects and other investments. shaky economyfurther supports the dictator. But sanctions American and European countries will likely block the flow of dollars from Arab countries to the United States. Syria. In most cases after more than ten years of hostility, trust with the regime. the president did not concessions towards a political agreement to resolve the conflict.
Agreement China has negotiated to reinstate ties between Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Iranian promoted the reduction of indirect conflicts in foreign lands, as was the case at the time. Syria and continues Yemen. Many exiles hope that Western powers will not follow in the footsteps of neighboring countries. Syria. “While many Arab states are willing to welcome Assad, it seems that several western powers They plan to change their stance as the human rights of Syrians continue to be violated.”
“The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria reward brutality and betrays the victims”, notes Judy Dempsey In an analysis at the Carnagie Center. “It also confirms Marginalization of the United States Therefore, the decrease in the priority given by the Biden administration to the Middle East and conflicts such as Syria may place Syrians at greater risk inside and outside their territory.