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EU Tightening Syria Arms Embargo
Date: 7/23/2012 7:41:52 AM Sender: VOA
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton signs documents prior to the start of an EU foreign affairs meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, July 23, 2012.

European Union foreign ministers are meeting Monday to discuss the situation in Syria, including strengthening an arms embargo meant to keep weapons out of the country.

The ministers are expected to endorse a plan to inspect all suspicious air and sea cargo headed for Syria.  The inspections would take place only in EU territory and build on an embargo enacted in May, 2011.

Meanwhile, Arab leaders are promising Syrian President Bashar al-Assad safe passage if he agrees to leave the country.

At an emergency meeting Sunday in Doha, Arab League foreign ministers called on Assad to step down, but gave no details about where he could settle.  They also pledged $100 million to help Syrian refugees.

Also Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said almost 17,000 people have been killed since the uprising against Mr. Assad＇s rule began in March of last year.

The death toll given by Ban is a sharp jump from previous estimates given by the United Nations, which for several months has said that at least 10,000 people have been killed.

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