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Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt: “Syrian forces have committed crimes against humanity and other gross human rights violations with the apparent knowledge and consent of the highest levels of state. The names of suspected individuals have been handed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Those responsible for these terrible atrocities should be in no doubt that they will be held to account for their crimes.”
From Foreign Office website
French President Nicolas Sarkozy: “This regime [The Assad regime] must go and there is no reason that Syrians don’t have the right to live their lives and choose their destiny freely. If journalists were not there, the massacres would be a lot worse.”
From Reuters UK
“Intensive efforts were made to reach agreement on a document facilitating the clarification of unresolved issues in connection with Iran’s nuclear programme… Unfortunately, agreement was not reached on this document.” (IAEA Communiqué)
“It’s a question of (Palestinian) leadership. Let them put us to the test. Let them say they’ll come and see how these offers will develop in negotiations. If they prefer to … continue negotiating with (Hamas leader) Khaled Mashaal then they chose a different course. I’m afraid it’s not a good one.” (Source: The Israel Project)
Foreign Secretary William Hague: I think Israel, like everybody else in the world, should be giving a real chance to the approach that we have adopted, of very serious economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure, and the readiness to negotiate with Iran. And that’s what we now have to make a success of.”
From BBC News
Foreign Secretary William Hague: “Today members of the UN voted overwhelmingly to back the Arab League’s plan for a Syrian-led solution to the crisis. […] It sent a clear signal of the international community’s condemnation of the Syrian regime’s actions and intention to hold to account those responsible for the ongoing atrocities. The message is unambiguous. The violence must stop immediately.”
From FCO website