UN hopes Syria’s readmit to Arab League helps end war
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The UN chief expressed on Monday hope that Syria’s return to the Arab League could spur progress in resolving the Syrian civil war.
During the monthly meeting of the UN Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commented on Syria’s return to the Arab league, expressing his belief that the region “has a vital role to play in the search for settlement of the conflict.”
Guterres challenged the regional powers to take a leading role in solving the Syrian crisis.
The secretary-general said current special envoy Geir Peterson will “continue to work closely with all key actors.”
On May 7, Arab’s foreign ministers agreed at a closed meeting at the Arab League’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Syria’s official return to its seat in the Arab League after 12 years of suspension.
Syria’s membership in the Arab League was suspended for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s “brutal crackdown” on peaceful protests in 2011.