The absence of a delegation from Syria at the upcoming Arab League Economic and Social Development Summit in Beirut will create vacuum at the forum, Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said on Friday.
“[The absence of] Syria will leave the largest vacuum at this conference,” Bassil said, speaking in front of the Arab League foreign ministers.
Syria’s membership of the Arab League was suspended following the beginning of the civil war in the country. Syria, which is one of the founding states of the Arab League, condemned the decision, considering the move illegal. Since then, Damascus has not been participating in the work of the organization.