Agence France-PresseJune 17, 2013 10:30
Discussions by Western countries on arming Syria's rebel fighters are "incitement to murder," Syria's deputy foreign minister, Faisal Muqdad, said on Monday.
"This is the principle of those who want continued killing in Syria," Muqdad told Al-Watan newspaper, after the United States said it would provide "military support" to the rebel side.
Both Britain and France have also discussed the prospect of arming the rebels, who have been battling to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad for more than two years.
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