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France to propose aid corridors for Syria
France will discuss creating protected humanitarian corridors in Syria with its EU and Arab allies, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Thursday, after meeting the exiled Syrian opposition leader.Juppe said France considers Burhan Ghaliun's Syrian National Council a "legitimate interlocutor" and said he would take to Brussels the idea of escape routes for Syrian civilians fleeing Bashar al-Assad's forces. "We examined the question of humanitarian corridors and I will ask the next meeting of the European Council to put this point on its agenda," Juppe said. "If there could be a humanitarian dimension to the zones, which could be secured, to protect the population, that's a question that must be studied with the European Union and the Arab League." There have been reports that Turkey and NATO allies such as France are considering imposing a no-fly zone and a buffer zone on Syrian territory to give the opposition breathing space while it organises its revolt. Posted by: tipper 2011-11-23 |
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