Canada Opposes Arming Syria Opposition
Canada's top diplomat Tuesday warned of "more violence, more deaths and more destruction" in Syria that risks spilling over into neighboring countries if the EU arms Syrian rebels.
"My strong view is that the only way to end the suffering of the Syrian people is a political solution," Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told reporters.
"Flooding the country and the region with more arms will lead to more violence, more deaths and more destruction, so certainly Canada has no intention of following suit," he said.
"Our strong concern is the number of radical jihadist which have entered parts of the opposition and in our view, that's not getting better, it's getting worse."
The EU agreed late Monday to lift its embargo on arming the Syrian opposition after much debate and a strong push by France and Britain.
Source: Agence France Presse
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