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Foreign Secretary William Hague: “I welcome the decision to form the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. This is an important milestone in forming a broad and representative Opposition that reflects the full diversity of the Syrian people. The onus is now on the National Coalition to choose effective leaders and to appoint an executive that can work with the international community so that we can deliver more non-lethal assistance to them. We urge the National Coalition to engage with all sections of Syrian society in preparing the political transition that Syria urgently needs.”
(source: FCO website)
US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland: “it’s not for us [the U.S.] to pick folks. It’s for Syrians to pick folks. But we want to see all of the different ethnic groups represented. We want to see all of the geographic aspects of Syria represented so that people inside Syria will feel comfortable with this group [the Syrian National Council], that their own views will be represented, that they will be protected in a future Syria that this group would be working on, and so that those doubters in the international community, or who are still clinging to Assad, will see that there is a better future with this group.”
Prime Minister David Cameron: “The slaughter continues, the bloodshed is appalling, the bad effects it’s having on the region, the radicalisation but also the humanitarian crisis that is engulfing Syria. So let’s work together on really pushing what more we can do, what other steps we can take to hasten the end of this regime…. There is an opportunity for Britain, for America, for Saudi Arabia, Jordan and like-minded allies to come together and try to help shape the opposition, outside Syria and inside Syria, and try to help them achieve their goal, which is our goal of a Syria without Assad.”
(source: channel 4 news)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “The strategic alliance between Israel and the US is stronger than ever. I will continue to work with President Obama in order to assure the interests that are vital to the security of the citizens of Israel.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu, this afternoon (Wednesday, 7 November 2012), will meet with US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro.
(Communicated by the Prime Minister’s Media Adviser)
Prime Minister David Cameron: “If Iran is embarked on trying to acquire a nuclear weapon, as I believe it is, that is a threat in itself, particularly given what Iran has said about other countries in the region, and in particular about Israel… In itself it is a hugely concerning development, a desperately bad development for our world.”
(Source: number10.gov.uk)
former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert: “The interviews given by the Palestinian president over the past few days should prove to the Israeli public that we do have someone to talk to and we can negotiate to try and end this prolonged blood feud between our peoples.”
(source: Ynetnews)