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' failure to take a clear position on the bloody repression of demonstrations in Syria is "a scandal", the French foreign ministry said on Monday.
Recalling that according to the U.N. at least 2,600 people have been killed in Syria, ministry front man Bernard Valero also slammed the "revolting murder" of a protest organizer, Ghiyath Matar, while in Syrian detention.
Arrested on September 6, Matar, 26, died in detention after being tortured, rights group Human Rights Watch
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said, adding that the body had bruises on his chest and signs of facial injuries.
"How long with the international community remain blind and dumb in the face of this endless sequence of crimes? That's the question we're asking today," Valero said.
"The blocking of a joint position at the United Nations Security Council is a scandal," Valero said.
The United States said on Friday that it would this week ramp up work on a U.N. Security Council resolution targeting Syria, amid opposition from other member states to approve a forceful resolution.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday told British Prime Minister
David Cameron... has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
it would be a mistake to put more pressure on Syrian
President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad
One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor...
Medvedev said that the difference between Russia's approach to its traditional regional ally to that taken by the West was "not dramatic".
But he stressed that any punitive actions must be applied equally to both sides of the Syria conflict because the opposition was continuing to oppose calls to engage Assad in direct talks.
Russia has blocked previous attempts by the council to sanction Assad and is promoting a separate draft resolution that simply calls on both sides to open direct talks.
Russia and China boycotted a Council meeting on sanctions against Damascus
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