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has pledged to workÌýtowards seeingÌýÌýreturn to the Arab League,Ìýten years after it was suspended from the body due to the Assad regime's brutal suppression of protesters, according to reports.

Foreign ministers of both countries met at the UN General Assembly in last Friday, where they agreedÌýto discuss nÌýrequests to Cairo forÌýSyria's return to the league, °®Âþµº's sister publicationÌýAl-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.

Egyptian FM Sameh ShoukryÌýand Syrian FMÌýFaisal MekdadÌýdiscussed the likelihood and benefits of persuading Arab countries to support efforts toÌýend the isolation of Syria from the pan-Arab body,ÌýEgyptian sources told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

It was the first meeting between an Egyptian and Syrian foreign minister in 10 years.

Syria's return to the league isÌýof personal interest to due to his efforts to end the effects of the pro-democracy Arab Spring movements, whichÌýrocked both countries in 2011, according toÌýtheÌýsources.

The meeting was held in the first hours of Shoukry's visit to New York in an attempt to emphasise the seriousness of Cairo's desire to develop relations with the Syrian regime toÌýMoscow, the sources said.

Local, US, and other international mediators were also present, in the ministers' hopes of convincing the new President Joe Biden administration to cancel or amend the 2020ÌýCaesar Act.

This imposedÌýsanctions on the Syrian regime preventing reconstruction efforts and the normalisation of trade Ìýdue to the mass torture and murder of detainees in Syria.

Cairo pledged to Moscow and Damascus that itÌýwould work to return Syria to the Arab League as soon as possible, butÌýsaid it would be unable to solve the issue alone.

Egyptian and UAE diplomats have reportedly put pressure on other Arab countries opposed to normalisation with the Assad regime to change their stance.

Syria was suspended from the 22-member bloc in November 2011 as the regime's escalating crackdown led to an increase in violence.

The US said on Thursday that it had with the Syrian regime. and also does not encourage others to do so.