France, partners planning Syria crisis group: Sarkozy

4 February 2012, 1:48 pm

PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Saturday France was consulting with Arab and European countries to create a contact group on Syria to find a solution to its crisis after Russia and China vetoed a resolution at the U.N. Security Council. France and Britain had crafted the resolution, which condemned the Syrian government's violent crackdown on 11 months of protests and backed ...... Read More »

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