08/09/2011 12:36
No international mandate for operation in Syria - Alain Juppe
A military operation in Syria is not on the agenda now, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said in Moscow on Wednesday.
There is no international mandate for such an operation, and the Syrian context is very different from the situation that unfolded in Libya, he told Interfax.
At the same time the minister stressed the UN Security Council should not be inactive now and “must exert pressure” on Syrian President Bashar Assad.