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Friday, July 6, 2012

Friends of Syria in Paris meeting...[ 2884 ]

Friends of Syria seek tough action in Paris meeting



US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives for Paris conference - 6 July  
The US is expected to push for tougher sanctions
Representatives from more than 100 countries are holding talks in Paris in a fresh attempt to decide what should be done to end the violence in Syria.
Opening the Friends of Syria group meeting, French President Francois Hollande said Syria's crisis was now a threat to world peace and security.
However, Russia and China - two of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's most important allies - are not attending. 
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On Thursday it emerged a senior member of Syria's regime had fled to Turkey.
The pro-government website Syriasteps said Brig Gen Manaf Tlas had made an "escape" but that this was "insignificant".
Sources confirmed his departure to the BBC. But it is not clear whether he has defected.
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It would be the highest-level defection of a supporter of President Assad since the rebellion against him started 16 months ago.
Earlier rumours about his possible defection in March proved to be false.
Brig Gen Tlas, of the Republican Guard, is the son of a former Syrian defence minister. As a young man he attended military training with Mr Assad.
Push for sanctions

The Paris meeting follows similar events in Tunis and Istanbul which demanded tougher action against the Assad regime.
The US and its Western allies are expected to encourage Gulf states to do more to push for global sanctions.
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But Russia and China, which both hold vetoes in the United Nations Security Council, are not at the meeting.
Opening the meeting, French President Francois Hollande said it was a "human and political necessity" to stop the conflict.
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"The crisis has become a threat to international peace and security," he said, "and we have to draw the conclusions."
The description refers to Chapter 7 of the UN charter, which allows for the possibility of the use of military force.
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UN diplomats are working on a document calling for restrictions on commercial activity if Mr Assad fails to abide by UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's ceasefire plan and roadmap for a political transition.
The roadmap - announced last weekend by Annan after a meeting of world powers in Geneva - includes an interim government to enable the Syrian people to live ''independently and democratically''.
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The Western powers believe that Mr Assad should play no part in Syria's future, but the roadmap allows Mr Assad an effective veto over any interim candidate he opposes.
Meanwhile UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is expected to release a report on the status of the UN monitoring mission in Syria.
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The BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN says the general expectation is that Mr Ban will recommend a downscaling of the mission, keeping its civilian component - political and human rights experts - and significantly reducing the military observer part.
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Some 15,800 people have died in more than a year of violence in Syria, activists say. 

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