Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has spoken of an “historic opportunity” for Arab states to remake their region “with the least amount of foreign interference”, in his first trip to an Arab League summit in over a decade.
He said Arab leaders should build on the reconciliation ahead of the summit.
Syria had been suspended from the group at the start of its civil war in 2011.
It was readmitted after states which had backed the opposition accepted Mr Assad’s grip on power was secure.
“Today is an historic opportunity to rearrange our affairs with the least amount of foreign interference,” he added.
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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65625742
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