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Ashton: Damascus blast underlines need for concerted action to enforce Syria peace plan

19-07-2012

Yesterday's devastating bomb attack against top military and security officials in Damascus underlines the need for concerted international action to enforce the Annan peace plan, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said in a short statement last night.
 
The statement issued by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs said:
 
"Today's bomb attack against senior Syrian military and security officials in Damascus underlines the urgent need for concerted action by the UN Security Council and the international community to enforce Kofi Annan's peace plan. I condemn the attack and am deeply concerned at the escalating violence and its tragic consequences for the Syrian population. It is of the utmost priority that violence stops now and that all parties engage in a peaceful settlement of the conflict." (EU Neighbourhood Info)
 
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Ashton statement
 
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre – EU's deep commitment to the Syrian people: Commissioner outlines help to human rights defenders, civil society, students and refugees (12-07-12)
 
European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection – Syrian crisis factsheet (June 2012)
 
European Commission – Syria country memo (2011 ENP package (May 2012)
 
European Commission – Factsheet - The European Union and Syria (June 2012)
 
European External Action Service – Frequently Asked Questions on EU restrictive measures against the Syrian regime (September 2011)
 
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre webpage – Syria
 

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