Worried by the continued killings and violence across the Arab nation of Syria, Ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy yesterday in Damascus, the Syrian capital expressed grave concerns of their Governments over the fields of blood across Syria.
Following the meeting in Damascus yesterday, a Foreign Office spokesperson said:
"The Ambassadors of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK met the Syrian Foreign Minister yesterday to discuss the deteriorating situation in Syria.”
Vigilance learnt that the Ambassadors voiced the very serious concerns of their governments over the continuing deaths and violence across the country. The Ambassadors reiterated their condemnation of the use of force by the security forces against peaceful demonstrators and urged the Syrian authorities to exercise restraint. They expressed their opposition to any violence whatever its motivation or origin.
Vigilance’s Diplomatic Team learnt that their Excellencies on behalf of their Governments, called on the Syrian Government to address the legitimate demands of the Syrian people by urgently implementing a credible programme of political reforms as a path to long term stability in Syria.
Also, they urged the Syrian Authorities to without further delay release political prisoners and human rights defenders.
