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Old 17th Nov 2011, 09:07
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Torygraph: Call for David Cameron to lead action against Syria

David Cameron has been urged by at least one Arab state to lead a diplomatic offensive against Syria, after successfully cooperating with regional powers to oust Col Gaddafi, The Daily Telegraph has learned.


Grauniad: Syria crisis: Arab call to work with the west for diplomatic solution

Britain and France preferred partners in a Libya-style 'contact group' to co-ordinate policy, but no question of military action

.......Diplomats said the key issue was to draw up a plan for a military and civilian Arab League mission to Syria – the only way of getting observers on the ground amid concerns about the need to protect civilians. Details need to be accepted by Syria. Arabi said that no observers would be sent without clear agreement from Damascus.

The league gave Syria three days to end the crackdown on protests and allow in teams of observers, signalling its patience with Damascus was running out. League foreign ministers meeting in Morocco said in a statement they had also asked their experts to draft a plan for economic sanctions on Syria, which was suspended from the organisation.

Asked if the three-day deadline was a last-ditch attempt at diplomacy, Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani told reporters: "I do not want this to sound like a warning. What I can say is that we are close to the end of the road as far as the [Arab League's] efforts on this front are concerned."

The body did not say what would happen if Syria failed to comply.............
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