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The arms embargo on Syria retains its usefulness (F. Hollande)

(BRUSSELS2) Listening to François Hollande, the arms embargo in Syria retains all its usefulness. And the question of lifting it does not currently arise. Responding to my question during his final press conference, he felt that " the arms embargo can only be lifted if we are sure that there is no longer any possibility of a political dialogue. But even today, the president of the Syrian National Council himself opened up the idea of ​​a possible conversation with the Syrian vice-president. And the UN mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, despite the damning report that he draws up of the situation in Syria, retains the idea of ​​finding a political solution. »

Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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