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September 2, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/idINIndia-59102820110901

Clinton Presses for Sanctions on Syria and Assad

(Reuters) Andrew Quinn - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged European and other countries to impose more sanctions on Syria and President Bashar al-Assad, saying more pressure was needed to force him to step down. "Syria's transition to democracy has already begun. It is time for President Assad to acknowledge that and step aside....Those who have joined us in this call must now translate our rhetoric into concrete actions to escalate the pressure on Assad and those around him, including strong new sanctions targeting Syria's energy sector to deny the regime revenues that fund its campaign of violence," she said in Paris.

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