Catherine Ashton welcomes the adoption by the UN Security Council of a Presidential Statement on Syria

EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 21 March 2012

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Statement by the High Representative Catherine Ashton

on the adoption by the UNSC of a Presidential Statement

on Syria

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President

of the Commission, issued the following statement today:

"I welcome the adoption by the UN Security Council of a Presidential Statement on Syria. I have

emphasized from the beginning my full support for the Joint Envoy of the UN and the League of

Arab States to Syria, Kofi Annan,and for his plan. This unanimous statement reinforces his efforts

to stop the violence and facilitate a peaceful Syrian-led and inclusive solution in Syria. Once again,

I urge the Syrian regime to fully cooperate with Kofi Annan and encourage the Security Council

members to continue working in this direction."

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EN

بيان الممثلة العليا كاثرين أشتون يرحب بتبني مجلس الأمن بيانًا رئاسيًا بشأن سورية يدعم جهود المبعوث كوفي عنان وخطته.