From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Syrian delegation exited room as Turkish foreign minister spoke at Arab League meeting, footage shows
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad led his country’s delegation out of the hall at the Arab League’s foreign ministers meeting in Cairo as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan rose to speak, footage from Al Arabiya shows. The delegation returned after the speech.
Fidan is the first Turkish foreign minister to participate in 13 years, as many leading Arab states saw Ankara as backing hostile Islamist forces during the Arab Spring uprisings that broke out in 2011.
All Arab countries had to consent to Turkey’s participation, including Syria. Turkish forces occupy parts of northern Syria, and back opposition forces.
مشاهد أوضح لمغادرة الوفد السوري قاعة الجامعة العربية عند إلقاء وزير خارجية #تركيا كلمته#سوريا#العربية pic.twitter.com/lG7s1SwfKb
— العربية (@AlArabiya) September 10, 2024
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