Ferzli attributed the possibility of Syria's return to AL to the willingness of some Gulf states to re-open their embassies in Damascus in a bid to prevent Turkey from expanding its influence in the war-torn country.
As the U.S. prepares to pull its troops out of Syria, Turkey has threatened to launch a cross-border operation inside Syria to clear the Kurdish group People's Protection Units (YPG) of northeastern Syria.
"Gulf countries aim to pull the rug from under Turkey by resuming ties with Syria," said Ferzli, noting that Lebanon will be able to normalize its ties with Syria if the latter returns to the AL.
"We can see that most of Lebanese want to open up to Syria and take part in the country's reconstruction, and this can be done after Syria's re-admission," he said.
Sami Nader, director of the Levant Institute for Strategic Affairs in Lebanon, believes that Lebanon seeks to normalize ties with Syria without derailing its relations with the AL.
"While Lebanon is interested in normalizing its ties with Syria, it is more interested in forging a decent relationship with the AL," Nader said. "Lebanon cannot make the decision unilaterally without a nod from the AL, whose decision should come first."
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