Syria’s natural place is within the Arab League, Tunisia’s foreign minister said Saturday, ahead of the organization’s annual summit in Tunis in March.

“Syria is an Arab state, and its natural place is within the Arab League,” Khemaies Jhinaoui said during a news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, who is on a tour of North African countries.

The Arab League suspended Syria’s membership in November 2011 in context of the international terrorist war on the country.

“The question of Syria returning to the Arab League does not depend on Tunisia but on the Arab League,” Jhinaoui said.

“The foreign ministers (of member states) will decide on this subject,” he added. “What interests us is Syria’s stability and security.”

Source: AFP