US, France return envoys to Syria to press Assad - FRANCE 24
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AFP - The United States and France sent their ambassadors back to Syria to champion protesters, demanding that the regime protect the envoys who had been pulled out due to safety fears.
US Ambassador Robert Ford and French Ambassador Eric Chevallier had faced harassment and threats as they shone a light on President Bashar al-Assad's nine-month crackdown, in which more than 4,000 people are said to have died.
"We believe his presence in the country is among the most effective ways to send the message that the United States stands with the people of Syria," US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said as the two envoys flew back in. [ read more at link]
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