Syria: Bashar al-Assad must obey peace plan or other countries will arm opposition
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The Foreign Secretary said the “reality” was that some governments - although not Britain's - would supply weapons to Mr Assad’s enemies if this “best hope” for peace failed.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Mr Assad's leading Arab critics, have publicly favoured arming the opposition. They joined 82 countries and international organisations in Istanbul for the second meeting of the "Friends of Syria" group.
The aim of the gathering, convened by Turkey's government, was to escalate the pressure on Mr Assad and rally support for a six-point peace plan devised by Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.
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"Syria: Bashar al-Assad must obey peace plan or other countries will arm opposition ", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), février 2012. Consulté le 26/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/syria-bashar-al-assad-must-obey-peace-plan-or-other-countries-will-arm-opposition-