Russia has recently intensified its efforts to reinstate the Syrian regime back to the Arab League. The regional organization had suspended Syria’s membership on Nov. 12, 2011, following the regime’s bloody crackdown against the anti-government protests back then.
Russia’s demands were carried by its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on his tour to Gulf countries in March. Lavrov visited Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Doha, where he met his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
