David Cameron rules out military action against Syria
London: Prime Minister David Cameron ruled out the possibility of Britain joining any military action against Syria.
“I won’t be bringing back plans for British participation in military action,” he told. He, however, warned that the world was letting the Syrian people down and he regretted last week’s vote on military action, which the government lost.
“My only regret of last week is that I don’t think it was necessary to divide the House on a vote that would have led to a vote but he [Opposition leader Ed Miliband) took the decision that it was,” he said.
The Labour leader said there was public support “for Britain taking every diplomatic, humanitarian effort to help the Syrian people”. “Can I ask you whether there isn’t a case for immediate talks between those countries backing the rebels and those countries the regime? Those talks happened during the civil war in Lebanon and would at least form a basis for discussion,” Miliband said.
In response, Cameron said President Assad would not consider peace talks unless he came under sustained pressure at home and abroad. Meanwhile, the UK Ministry of Defence has denied media reports that France has sent two spy planes to the RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus, which is less than 200 miles from Syria.
