French President: Syria must not become the next Libya
– Francois Hollande, French PresidentWe are fighting terrorism around the world. We have been helping the opposition in Syria and want to go further. We trust the opposition - we do not want Syria to become another Libya.
– Angela Merkel, German ChancellorIt is an extremely difficult situation. We have a whole series of reservations regarding weapons exports to the opposition. We have to ask ourselves whether we are not further fuelling the conflict by doing that.
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