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             Hague: EU Amends Syria Embargo to Allow Arming Rebels

   by VOA News

   British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the 27-nation EU has
   agreed to amend an arms embargo on Syria to allow the arming of Syrian
   rebels trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
   Hague announced the agreement in Brussels Monday, at the end of
   marathon EU negotiations that exposed internal divisions about how much
   support to provide the rebels.
   Britain and France have been the main advocates of arming the Syrian
   rebels, while Austria and other nations had resisted such a move,
   fearing it could worsen Syria's civil war.
   In an apparent British concession to Austria, Hague said London has "no
   immediate plans" to send weapons to the rebels after the amended
   embargo takes effect on Saturday. He said the current embargo's ban on
   weapons transfers to the Syrian government will remain in force, as
   will other EU sanctions against Damascus.
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