On Monday morning, Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani commented in a statement that the resolution of disagreements between Muslim countries, as well as the creation of unity and collaboration among them, would lead to improved collective stability and peace, in addition to minimizing foreign interference in regional matters for personal gain.
He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes such an approach.
On Sunday, Arab government representatives in Cairo cast a vote to reinstate Syria into the Arab League after a 12-year hiatus.
At the session, 13 out of the 22 member states present gave their endorsement to the decision; nevertheless, there is still no Arab consensus on normalizing relations with Damascus.
Qatar was one of the most notable governments to not attend the meeting, as it continues to support the “moderate” opposition groups against Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.
The announcement of Syria’s return to the Arab League was welcomed by the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement.
Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for the Gaza-based group, has expressed his approval of the decision made by Arab foreign ministers to restore Syria’s membership in the Arab League.
He expressed his hope that all the consequences of the Syrian crisis would be taken care of promptly.
The spokesperson for Hamas urged for closer ties between all sections of the Islamic world in order to further reinforce their stance against trans-regional colonial objectives, with the most notable being the Zionist plan for expansion.
Russia has welcomed Syria’s re-admittance to the Arab League after a seven-year hiatus.
The decision to reinstate Syria, an ally of Russia, to the Arab League was praised by Russia.
Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said on Sunday that the decision of the Council of Arab League Foreign Ministers showed the Arab countries’ desire to strengthen collaboration in dealing with relevant regional and international issues, and also affirmed their goal of maintaining their independent foreign policy in the future, based on their own interests.
Days after top Arab diplomats met in Jordan to discuss a roadmap for Syria’s return to the region, a vote was taken in the Egyptian capital. With the foreign-sponsored conflict nearing its end, the vote was seen as a potential step forward in the process.
A commitment to continuing communication with Arab nations to move towards a political resolution of the conflict, in agreement with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2254, is also part of the decision.
A communications committee was established by the Arab League, including Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia and Syria’s neighbors, to keep track of progress.
In November 2011, the Arab League made the decision to suspend Syria’s membership, claiming that the Syrian government had been oppressive towards opposition protests. Syria has rejected this measure as illegal and a breach of the League’s charter.
In 1945, Syria was among the original members of the Arab League. In the past few months, many nations and political groups have demanded the reinstatement of Syria into the Arab League after its suspension.
