US and UK oppose Syria’s re-admission to Arab League

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly listens as Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference at the US State Department in Washington (Patrick Semansky/AP/PA)

The United States and Britain have voiced dissatisfaction with the weekend decision by the Arab League to reinstate Syria as a member.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and US secretary of state Antony Blinken said they opposed the move, but they allowed it was up to the Arab League to determine its membership.