In a press release issued on Sunday, Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has stated Damascus welcomed the choice issued in the course of the extraordinary session of the Council of the League of Arab States concerning the resumption of the Syrian delegations’ participation within the conferences of the League and all its affiliated organizations and businesses, Syria’s official SANA information company reported.

“Syria stresses in the same context the importance of dialogue and joint action to confront the challenges facing Arab countries,” it added.

The ministry reaffirmed Syria’s dedication to strengthening joint Arab work and cooperation, emphasizing that the subsequent stage requires an efficient and constructive method on the bilateral and collective ranges primarily based on dialogue, mutual respect and customary pursuits.

Earlier on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Arab League stated overseas ministers of the 22-member intergovernmental group of Arab states adopted a call to reinstate Syria’s membership after its suspension 12 years in the past.

The resolution, which can consolidate a regional push to normalize ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, stated the nation might instantly resume its participation in conferences of Arab League and all its organizations and businesses.

It additionally known as for a decision of the disaster ensuing from Syria’s battle, together with the flight of refugees to neighboring states and drug smuggling throughout the area, Press TV reported.

Gamal Roshdy, the spokesman for the Arab League’s secretary common, stated the choice was taken at a closed assembly of overseas ministers on the physique’s headquarters within the Egyptian capital of Cairo.

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit stated on Sunday that President Assad can attend an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia later this month “if he wishes to.”

Responding to a query over whether or not Assad might take part within the summit, Aboul Gheit advised a information convention in Cairo, “If he wishes, because Syria, starting from this evening, is a full member of the Arab League, and from tomorrow morning they have the right to occupy any seat.”

“When the invitation is sent by the hosting country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and if he wishes to participate, he will participate,” he added.

Some Arab states together with the United Arab Emirates pushed for Syria’s readmission, however others similar to Qatar remained largely against full normalization and not using a political resolution to the Syrian battle.

Some Arab international locations additionally careworn the significance of setting situations for Syria’s return. Last week, Jordan’s overseas minister stated that the Arab League’s reacceptance of Syria would solely be the beginning of “a very long and difficult and challenging process.”

The Arab overseas ministers on Sunday stated that Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and the Arab League’s Secretary General would type a ministerial contact group to liaise with the Syrian authorities and search “step-by-step” options to the disaster.

Practical steps would additionally embody efforts to facilitate the supply of support in Syria.

Since March 2011, Syria has been gripped by a marketing campaign of militancy and destruction sponsored by the US and its allies.

In latest years, nonetheless, Syrian authorities forces, backed by Russia and Iran, have managed to win again management of virtually all areas from terrorist teams.

The Arab League suspended the membership of Syria – one of many group’s founding members – in November 2011, citing an alleged crackdown by Damascus on opposition protests. Syria denounced the transfer as “illegal and a violation of the organization’s charter.”

In latest months, an rising variety of international locations and political events have known as for the reversal of Syria’s suspension from the Arab League.