France proposes defensive weapons for Syria rebels
- Published: 15 Nov 2012 at 18.47
- Online news: World
France raised the prospect on Thursday of providing Syria's rebels with defensive weapons as Turkey joined it and the Gulf Arab states in recognising the newly unified opposition.
A Syrian rebel takes cover during fighting against a government forces position in the old city of Aleppo in northern Syria. France raised the prospect of providing the rebels with defensive weapons as Turkey joined it and the Gulf Arab states in recognising the newly unified opposition.
France said it would discuss its proposal to ease the European Union arms embargo that currently covers both sides in the 20-month-conflict with its partners in the 27-nation bloc, but Russia said any such move would be a violation of international law.
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