...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
, the group's Qatar envoy said Sunday.
The invitation was revealed as differences over the participation of the opponents of Syrian
Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
The Scourge of Hama...
in the summit emerged during a ministerial preparatory meeting on Sunday.
"The coalition has received an official invitation to attend the Arab summit," said Nizar al-Haraki, who is the group's envoy in Qatar.
He said the coalition chief, Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, and the newly elected rebel interim premier Ghassan Hitto are expected to arrive soon in Doha. Khatib was to later decide on who fills in Syria's seat.
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told fellow ministers that he "looked forward" to the participation of Khatib and Hitto in the summit as per an Arab League announcement earlier this month.
The league on March 6 called on the coalition "to form an executive body to take up Syria's seat" and attend the summit which opens on Tuesday.
The opposition alliance has begun steps to form an executive body to administer rebel-held territory inside Syria, electing Hitto at a meeting in Turkey earlier this week.
But Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari reiterated Storied Baghdad's
...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
reservations over recognizing the opposition as representatives of the Syrian people in the league.
"We have expressed reservations... for legal reasons," he said at the ministerial meeting.
In addition to Iraq, Algeria too has expressed reservations, while Leb distanced itself from measures against neighboring Syria.