The foreign ministers of the Persian Gulf countries, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq met in Jeddah yesterday but did not come to a conclusion on the readmission of Syria into the Arab League. According to the statement published by the Saudi Press Agency, the ministers “exchanged viewpoints on the efforts being exerted to reach a political solution for the Syrian crisis in a way that puts an end to all its repercussions and preserves Syria’s territorial unity, security, stability and Arab identity and brings it back to its Arab fold.” The statement stressed the importance of addressing the humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as providing for the return of refugees and addressing the problem of drug smuggling.
“They also underlined the importance of the state institutions in preserving the sovereignty of Syria on its territories to end the presence of armed militias on it and the foreign interventions in Syria’s internal affairs,” the statement concluded. “The ministers underlined a political solution is the only way to end the Syrian crisis, emphasizing the importance of a vital and leading Arab role in this direction which requires putting in place mechanisms to intensify consultations among Arab countries in a way that guarantees the success of those efforts.”
