Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
If Obama is suggesting that Assad should stay until he has cleaned up the mess caused by Obama then we are in complete agreement
22nd March, 2013
President Barack Obama says he’s very concerned about Syria becoming an enclave for extremism after the rule of President Bashar Assad is over.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Mr Gilmore said more guns would lead to more casualties, and that EU ministers should focus on a political solution to the crisis.
He said: “I think further militarisation in Syria would certainly not be helpful. The more guns, the more arms that go into Syria, the more casualties there will be.”
Now is the time for wiser heads to prevail. Young Hague has proven to be something of a hothead on this issue alongside his French counterparts. This is a timely intervention by the Irish.
22nd March, 2013
Britain is hoping to avoid a split over Syria as EU foreign ministers meet in Dublin.
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said he was focused on avoiding a split over whether an arms embargo on Syrian rebels should be lifted.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Rare indeed, but there’s progress for you!
22nd March, 2013
The UN Security Council on Friday overcame differences on the Syria conflict to agree on a rare statement condemning a suicide bomb attack on a Damascus mosque.
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Posted by seumasach on March 22, 2013
Russia Welcomes UN Decision to Launch Probe into Incident of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
21st March, 2013
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Gennady Gatilov, expressed Russia’s welcome of the decision taken by the UN Secretary General to conduct inquiry into the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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Posted by seumasach on March 20, 2013
17th March, 2013
JOHANNESBURG, (SANA) – President of South Africa Jacob Zuma stressed that his country will spare no effort to support the BRIC S countries in their efforts to implement the Geneva statement and put an end to violence in Syria as soon as possible as to launch political dialogue.
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Posted by seumasach on March 17, 2013
16th March, 2013
Syria’s President Bashar Assad has pleaded for BRICS countries to mediate the on-going conflict in the country, according to a close adviser.
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Posted by seumasach on March 16, 2013
France, Britain flout US objections on arms to Syrian rebels
16th March, 2013
Working through Jordan, Britain and France are determined to get arms shipments to the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar Assad – parting ways for the first time with the Obama administration’s objections to this course throughout Syria’s two-year civil war
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Posted by seumasach on March 16, 2013
lifting Syria arms embargo counterproductive: UN
16th March, 2013
The United Nations has criticized French President Francois Hollande for his proposal to lift an EU arms embargo on Syria, describing it as “counterproductive.”
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Posted by seumasach on March 15, 2013
Anglo-French plan to arm Syrian rebels meets wall of resistance at EU summit
15th March, 2013
The sudden Anglo-French move to overturn a European arms embargo on Syria in order to equip the rebels seeking to overthrow the Assad regime has run into a solid wall of resistance at an EU summit, with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, dismissing the policy U-turn and others warning of a regional conflagration from which Iran would emerge the winner.
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Posted by seumasach on March 14, 2013
8th March, 2013
The visit of four parliamentarians of the main opposition Republican People’s Party [CHP] to Damascus on Thursday and their meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad has once again exposed an important weakness of the ruling Justice and Development Party [AKP] government.
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Posted by seumasach on March 14, 2013
12th March, 2013
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu insists on flogging a dead horse. Having failed to persuade Washington during Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to Turkey to supply arms to the Syrian opposition, he is now working on the EU to lift its arms embargo on Syria.
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