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Hague: UK has not decided on arms for Syrian opposition

June 24th, 2013
04:24 PM ET

By Mick Krever, CNN

The United Kingdom has not yet decided whether to send weapons to Syria’s opposition forces, Foreign Secretary William Hague told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday.

“I was absolutely instrumental in getting the EU to lift the arms embargo,” Hague said. “But also said at the time … that we wouldn’t be doing so at this stage.”

Arms, Hague added, are not the only way to aid the opposition. 

“We’re sending body armor, we’re sending vehicles that are bullet-proofed, we’re sending communications equipment, water purification equipment, and things of this kind,” Hague said.

In a televised speech on Monday, the Syrian foreign minister said that any weapons that went to Syria’s opposition forces would “technically” be going to al Nusra, an al Qaeda aligned rebel force.

“I ask everyone to go and click on the Facebook page of the Nusra Front and see what they boast about,” Walid Moallem said. “They behead, kill and eat the hearts of their opponents and they publically post these videos online.”

“We must not fall for the propaganda of the Syrian regime,” Hague responded. “Yes, some terrible things have happened, including on both sides. But most of those things have happened at the hands of the regime that has butchered and tortured tens of thousands of its own people.”

The United Kingdom has not yet decided whether to send weapons to Syria’s opposition forces, Foreign Secretary William Hague told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Monday.

“I was absolutely instrumental in getting the EU to lift the arms embargo,” Hague said. “But also said at the time … that we wouldn’t be doing so at this stage.”

Arms, Hague added, are not the only way to aid the opposition.

“We’re sending body armor, we’re sending vehicles that are bullet-proofed, we’re sending communications equipment, water purification equipment, and things of this kind,” Hague said.

In a televised speech on Monday, the Syrian foreign minister said that any weapons that went to Syria’s opposition forces would “technically” be going to al Nusra, an al Qaeda aligned rebel force.

“I ask everyone to go and click on the Facebook page of the Nusra Front and see what they boast about,” Walid Moallem said. “They behead, kill and eat the hearts of their opponents and they publically post these videos online.”

“We must not fall for the propaganda of the Syrian regime,” Hague responded. “Yes, some terrible things have happened, including on both sides. But most of those things have happened at the hands of the regime that has butchered and tortured tens of thousands of its own people.”


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    there are repeats of the same thing

    June 24, 2013 at 6:53 pm | Reply
  2. rie matsumoto

    Hello,today's watch program.
    ロシアとの,愛が終わったのかもしれない?アメリカとですか?待って下さい.愛,終わらせないで下さい.仲良くいきましょう.
    Syria:EU,ジュネーブ会議必ず,成立させて下さい.
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  3. rie matsumoto

    Hello,today's watch programs.
    気候変動:南極方面での,氷の,溶けかたに,怖さを,感じるが.地球全体で,気候変動は,進んでいると,実感.
    移民法改革:放置は,出来ないようです.
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    63年も終わっていない戦争ですか.VTRみると,NKの,対話姿勢は,時代が,止まったままの状態.現在の,アメリカとの,対話は,噛み合わないのは,当然だ.

    Have a nice day
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