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France Says Syria No-Fly Zone 'Unlikely'
[An Nahar] La Belle France said Friday that it was unlikely the U.N. Security Council would agree to impose a no-fly zone in Syria, as Washington dramatically toughened its line on  Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad Light of the Alawites... 's regime. "It seems unlikely such a measure will obtain the agreement of the Security Council," French foreign ministry front man Philippe Lalliot told news hounds. "The problem is that this kind of measure can only be put in place with international authorization," he added. Russia and China have repeatedly used their vetoes on the Security Council to block measures against the Syrian regime. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-15 |
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