UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations must “immediately” provide protection to areas liberated by rebels in northern Syria, French President Francois Hollande said today, adding that President Bashar al-Assad’s government had no future on the international stage.
“The Syrian regime … has no future among us,” Hollande said in his first speech at the United Nations General Assembly. “Without any delay, I call upon the United Nations to provide immediately to the Syrian people all the support it asks of us and to protect liberated zones.”
Hollande also warned Iran that Paris would not tolerate Tehran continuing to flout its international obligations and to threaten the stability of the region. He said France was ready to impose new sanctions on Iran, along with its European Union partners.
