Friday, September 27, 2013

European Union: HERMAN VAN ROMPUY, President of the European Council, European Union, recalled last year’s general debate, which had seen unity among States deploring the civil war in Syria, where 25,000 had died and 250,000 had become refugees. A year later, 100,000 people were dead and refugees numbered 2 million. -- “What will the situation be when we meet next year?” he asked. Prolonging the “paralysis of the international community” was untenable, particularly in light of the chemical weapons attack in Damascus. - UN

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