The Arab League said Sunday (March 24th) it was not planning to discuss reinstating Syria's membership at a summit later this month, more than eight years after suspending it as the country descended into war, AFP reported.
The pan-Arab bloc, which is set to hold its annual summit in Tunisia on March 31st, froze Syria's membership in November 2011 over a bloody government crackdown on protestors.
Several of the bloc's 21 members have recently renewed ties with the regime, however, and some have called for Syria to be re-admitted to the league.
"The issue of Syria's return to the Arab League has yet to be listed on the agenda and has not been formally proposed," said Arab League spokesman Mahmoud Afifi.
He noted that the "Syrian crisis" however still tops the agenda.
