DOHA: Qatar's prime minister said on Thursday (Apr 13) that the original basis for the 2011 suspension of Syria's membership in the Arab League still stands and he reiterated Doha's stance against normalisation with Syria unless there is a political solution. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani's comm
DOHA: Qatar's prime minister said on Thursday that the original basis for the 2011 suspension of Syria's membership in the Arab League still stands and he reiterated Doha's stance against normalisation with Syria unless there is a political solution.
Qatar, which has previously spoken out against efforts by some countries to re-establish relations with Damascus, has not changed its position, Sheikh Mohammed said. Several Arab countries, including regional heavyweights Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, have mended ties with Damascus, in contrast to 2011 when many Western and Arab states boycotted Assad over his brutal crackdown on protests - violence that led to a protracted civil war.
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