12/08/2011 12:05
Russia must stop arms sales to Syria – Clinton
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Russia to stop selling arms to the Syrian government.
She called for concrete action against Assad, suggesting that China and India should impose energy sanctions on Syria and that Russia must stop selling arms to Damascus, which has been a customer of Moscow's for decades.
"What we really need to do to put the pressure on Assad is to sanction the oil and gas industry. And we want to see Europe take more steps in that direction," Clinton told CBS.
"And we want China to take steps with us. We want to see India, because India and China have large energy investments inside of Syria. We want to see Russia cease selling arms to the Assad regime," the chief US diplomat said.