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"Mr President, I would like to begin by condemning the repression of the opposition using extreme violence and the deliberate attacks perpetrated against civilians by the Assad regime and its supporters. These acts of violence have also affected the Romanian community in Syria which was formed at the start of the crisis, numbering roughly 14 000. Many Romanian citizens have chosen not to leave Syria and are therefore suffering from the barbarity of the Syrian regime.
Apart from providing humanitarian aid to victims, our main concern must remain, in my view, diplomatic action, aimed at persuading Bashar al-Assad to withdraw from Syrian politics in order to allow a cessation to the clashes to be negotiated. In this regard, I welcome the decision made by the Foreign Affairs Council to impose even harsher sanctions against the Syrian regime. I believe that every possible measure needs to be devised and applied to contain the actions of the dictator in Damascus, for example, restricting Syria’s financial and commercial activities, as was also decided in the case of Iran.
On the other hand, I am deeply concerned about the current deadlock in the UN Security Council and am appalled that some permanent members are tolerating the massacre in Syria in order to protect their commercial interests in the region. In the wake of the renewed refusal by Russia and China to negotiate a new resolution on the Syrian problem, I think that the European Union should join forces with its strategic partners to support a united Syrian opposition."@en1
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