The New York Times reported that Arab countries have not yet agreed on how to deal with Damascus and what concessions they can demand in return for re-establishing relations, but the course is clear.
While the newspaper reports that International Crisis Group researcher Anna Jacobs said that Arab normalization with Damascus is an inevitable result at this stage in light of Bashar Assad’s presence in power, while the USA and Europe can do nothing but dissatisfaction with the situation and normalization.
The newspaper pointed out that the gradual change in the position of the Arab countries started after the protracted period of the Syrian war, and therefore some administrators of the region saw the idea of re-establishing relations with Damascus as an inevitable issue as of 2018. .
Mohammed Alaa Ghanem, head of the policy department of the Syrian American Council, said that with the US enacting a law in 2019 that placed additional sanctions on Damascus, American pressure contributed to preventing more countries from catching up with normalization with Damascus. Created an additional barrier in front of these countries.
