Egypt Daily News – The Syrian interim president, Ahmed Al-Shara’, has received an official invitation to participate in the Arab Summit, which will be held in Cairo on March 4. The summit is dedicated to discussing the situation in Gaza following the plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, according to the Syrian presidency on Sunday.
Official Invitation
A statement from the Syrian presidency stated that Al-Shara’ received an official invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi “to participate in the emergency meeting of the Arab League Council, which will be held on March 4” in Cairo.
This comes after the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that the emergency Arab summit on Gaza, initially scheduled for next week, had been postponed to March 4 to allow for “comprehensive preparatory work.”
Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki, emphasized that the primary reason for any potential delay was Egypt’s desire to ensure the attendance of the largest possible number of leaders to guarantee the summit’s success, stressing that the reasons for the postponement were purely logistical.
As for the summit’s agenda, Zaki clarified that its goal is to “unify the Arab position on the Palestinian issue, especially in light of the Arab rejection of the displacement plan proposed by Israel and later adopted by the U.S. administration.”
Egyptian Proposal
Egypt is set to present a proposal focusing on the reconstruction of Gaza through Palestinian-led efforts, ensuring local job creation without the need to displace residents outside the enclave.
Cairo has repeatedly emphasized that Palestinians reject Israel’s proposed options, whether imposing its control over Gaza, appointing a governing authority, or evacuating the strip’s population.
Egypt has consistently maintained that the only acceptable solution is for Palestinians to govern themselves until a comprehensive settlement is reached.
