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The Arab League brought Syria back into the fold on Sunday after that more who hold of Suspension, opening the doors to end the country’s territorial diplomacy isolation over Civil war.

In November 2011, 22 members body Damascus hung over suppress it on Peaceful protests that started earlier that year Which escalated into a civil strife more from 500,000 peopledisplaced millions It caused damage to the country’s infrastructure and industry.

While the front lines for the most part calmed down, large parts of Country north remain outside government No political solution has yet been reached for the 12-year conflict.

Government delegations from the Syrian Arab Republic will resume their participation in Arab League meetings “starting Sunday,” he said unanimously decision By the group of foreign ministers of my country.

Assad has been isolated politically since the war began, but recent weeks have seen a wave of turmoil of future diplomatic activity of Summit of the League of Arab States in Saudi city of grandmother on May 19th.

Ministers in A statement confirmed to them, “their keenness to release A leading Arabs role in efforts to resolveThe Syrian crisis and its “humanitarian, security and political repercussions,” noting that humanitarian aid must reach “all of these in need. “

they also They agreed to form a ministerial committee to continue the “direct dialogue with Syrian government in to reach a comprehensive solution.

Arabic kit countries Cut the relationships with Damascus early in Conflict, bet on Assad’s demise, while some, including Qatar and Saudi Arabia support for the Syrian opposition.

the last Summit of the Arab League attended the lion in 2010, while the Arab nationalist opposition group attended a summit in Doha in 2013, sparked an angry response from Damascus.

diplomatic push

Regional capitals gradually began to acclimate to Assad, as they clung to him stubbornly power and tentacles back Land was lost earlier in dispute with Important support From Iran and Russia.

The United Arab Emirates, which restored relations in Late 2018, it was leading The last charge is to reintegrate Damascus into the Arab fold.

The earthquake of February 6 wreaked havoc in Türkiye and Syria sparked Arab contact with the Assad government, while diplomatic activity was intense in the region since March decision Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume relations.

In March, the Saudi state media He said Riyadh and Damascus were in talks on resumption of consular services, f in April Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan made the first A visit to Damascus by a official from the kingdom since start of the war.

That meeting came less than a week after the visit of the Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad to Saudi Arabia. also on the first Such a visit since the start of the conflict.

Mekdad visited the chain of Arabs countriesincluding Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, in recent weeks in diplomatic push.

He attended the talks on Monday in Oman with The foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt to discuss the long-running conflict.

In April, nine Arabs countries Including the meeting of the Gulf countries in Saudi Arabia discusses ending the long period of Syria in Diplomatic wilderness and possible Return to the League of Arab States.

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