Analysis-Arabs bring Syria's Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade

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Analysis-Arabs bring Syria's Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade
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Arab states turned the page on years of confrontation with Assad by letting Syria back into the Arab League, a milestone in his regional rehabilitation.

Arab states turned the page on years of confrontation with Assad on Sunday by letting Syria back into the Arab League, a milestone in his regional rehabilitation even as the West continues to shun him after years of civil war.

Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad told his Arab counterparts at a May 1 meeting that progress on curbing captagon depended on Arab pressure on the United States to ease sanctions, according to three sources briefed on the meeting. Hezbollah, which deployed fighters to Syria to aid Assad's war efforts, has denied any role in the drugs trade.

Jordan has told Syria it views drugs as a threat to its national security, a senior Jordanian official said.

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