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| Syrian arms ship heads home to Russia |
| 2012-06-20 |
| The halting of a Russian ship bound for Syria that was believed to be carrying weapons and attack helicopters should act as a warning to others looking to supply arms ot the Assad regime, William Hague warned. The MV Alaed was about 50 miles off the north coast of Scotland when it changed course, British officials said. The change came after a British government intervention led the ship's insurers to withdraw cover for Russian firm that owns the vessel. The Foreign Secretary told MPs that the fate of the Alead should act as a warning to others considering supplying arms to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. "I am pleased that the ship that was reported to be carrying arms to Syria has now turned back apparently towards Russia," Mr Hague said. "We have in place a European Union arms embargo on Syria. We discourage anyone else from supplying arms to Syria. We have had discussions with Russia about that specifically." |
| Posted by:lotp |
| #1 "Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". Little game theory perhaps. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-06-20 07:27 |