"...The Arab League meeting was called for by the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council. Diplomats said before the meeting that it would discuss suspending Syria’s membership to the League, a move that would have dealt a blow to Damascus, isolating it further within the region.
But Gulf states expected resistance, particularly from Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan and Yemen, which have attempted to block tough measures against Damascus.
Nabil Elarabi,secretary-general of the Arab League, played down the controversy over the suspension, telling reporters on Sunday it was not in the League’s interest to cut contact with Syria..."
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