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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10819

4 April 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 23
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) syria
Paris more cautious about lifting arms embargo

Brussels, 03/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - Although in mid-March French President François Hollande called for the arms embargo to be lifted for the Syrian opposition (see EUROPE 10807), his foreign affairs minister, Laurent Fabius, proved much more cautious on Wednesday 3 April, saying that Paris has still not decided its position. “We have to give a reply at the end of May. Until then I can't today tell you yes or no”, he stated on BFM-TV/RMC. “Very accurate work needs to be done to see...