U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria, as well as the “Caesar Act”, are complicating the return of Syria to the Arab fold, the UAE’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed said on Tuesday.
He told a reporter in a joint news conference in Abu Dhabi, with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that the return of Syria to the Arab League is in the interest of Syria and other countries of the region.
Bin Zayed pushed for “joint action with Syria,” saying that the American economic pressure campaign “as it is today makes the matter difficult.”
He further pushed for the reinstatement of war-torn Syria in the 22-member Arab League and noted the government and private sector “could play a role” in returning Syria “to normal” after years of ruinous war.
Basma Qaddour