国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Debate over Syrias return to Arab League casts shadow over Arab summit in Beiru
<p><span word="BEIRUT">BEIRUT</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>' <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beirut">Beirut</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="AL">AL</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="normalizing">normalizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="body">body</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahead">Ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-20 <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Gebran">Gebran</span> <span word="Bassil">Bassil</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="AL">AL</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2011 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="notable">notable</span> <span word="absentee">absentee</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>," <span word="Bassil">Bassil</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>" <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p><span word="Bassil">Bassil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="lobbying">lobbying</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invite">invite</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AL">AL</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AL">AL</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lately">lately</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="open">open</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="Rafic">Rafic</span> <span word="Nasrallah">Nasrallah</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lebanese">Lebanese</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Research">Research</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> (<span word="UAE">UAE</span>), <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="Oman">Oman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AL">AL</span>.</p>
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