ALBAWABA - The Arab League Summit, which is expected to be held in Jeddah on May 19, has stolen the show, especially with the expected Syrian participation for the first time in years.
#خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين يبعث رسالة خطية لرئيس جمهورية العراق، تضمنت دعوته للمشاركة في الدورة العادية الثانية والثلاثين لاجتماع مجلس جامعة الدول العربية على مستوى القمة، التي تستضيفها المملكة في شهر مايو الجاري.https://t.co/dKtmV7IN94#واس pic.twitter.com/E33eM3lDmm
— واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) May 14, 2023
On Monday, the meetings of the Arab Economic and Social Council at the ministerial level kicked off in Jeddah in preparation for the 32nd summit. The Arab Summit 2023 is the thirty-second meeting of the Council of the Arab League.
A Syrian delegation headed by the Minister of Economy and Trade, Mohammad Samer Khalil, participated in the meeting. This is Syria's first participation in the Arab League meetings after nearly 12 years.
#خادم_الحرمين_الشريفين يبعث رسالة خطية لرئيس الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية، تضمنت دعوته للمشاركة في الدورة العادية الثانية والثلاثين لاجتماع مجلس جامعة الدول العربية على مستوى القمة، التي تستضيفها المملكة في شهر مايو الجاري.https://t.co/dbeLOPxSqB#واس pic.twitter.com/CiykuvhynS
— واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) May 15, 2023
This year's summit coincides with Saudi Arabia's applied vision of "zeroing crises in the region" and in parallel with the Saudi-Iranian newly signed agreement aimed at placing truce in the region.
This summit will witness the return of Syria, for the first time since the onset of the civil war about more than a decade ago.
The Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, had handed over, a few days ago, an official invitation to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the summit.
#Assad officials have been attending prep meetings ahead of the Arab League Summit on May 19.
In every speech, they've called on #MiddleEast governments to drop constraints on trade & surge investment into #Syria.
The #CaesarAct might have something to say about that. pic.twitter.com/ttCZIs8GT1— Charles Lister (@Charles_Lister) May 15, 2023
Well-informed sources suggested that the security aspect and the fight against terrorism in the region will be on the agenda during the summit, especially in light of the repercussions of the global crisis. The summit is also slated to discuss the positions of Arab countries regarding the Russian war on Ukraine.
In addition, the issue of rebuilding Damascus and the return of Syrian refugees to their country will also be discussed.
The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal bin Farhan, said that Saudi Arabia will host the summit in an announcement made at the closing session of the meeting of the Council of Arab League at the level of the thirty-first summit, which was held in Algeria in November 2022.
Syria has been invited back to the Arab League Summit this week Friday, May 19. The last one Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended was twelve years ago. Learn why: https://t.co/ppBasQdrGJ#prayforsyria #praythenews
— Mission Network News (@MNNTeam) May 15, 2023
