EXTERNAL ACTION / Syria

Syrian opposition asks EU to increase pressure on Bashar al Assad's regime

Brussels, 16/01/2018 (Agence Europe)

In press release published a few hours after a meeting of a CSN delegation with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini on Monday 15 January, the Syrian Negotiation Commission (SNC) called on Europeans to increase pressure on Bashar al Assad's regime (see EUROPE 11939).

"The EU and member states need to increase pressure on the Assad regime and its international backers, including through targeted sanctions, leveraging trade relationships,...