Austria has refuted British and French push for lifting the European Union arms embargo on Syria for them to be able to sell heavy weaponry to foreign-backed terrorists.
In a reported entitled “Die Briten sind not amused,” [The Brits are not amused], the Austrian paper Die Presse reported that lifting the embargo would “constitute a breach of international and EU law” and be contrary to the “principle of non-intervention and non-use of force” laid down in the UN Charter.
Å“If the weapons ended up in the hands of the al-Nusra Front, it would also violate UN Security Council resolutions on al-Qaida, given al-Nusra’s stated affiliation”, the report said.
Austrians are believed to be expressing the views of a EU majority that has deep reservations over lifting the embargo and fueling the flames of war in the region.
The present embargo is due to expire on June 1, and the final decision on what to do about will probably taken at an EU foreign ministers meeting on May 27.
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This article originally appeared on : Press TV