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    CSTO LEADERS CALL FOR END TO KESSAB CRISIS

    http://asbarez.com/121531/csto-leaders-call-for-end-to-kessab-crisis/
    Friday, April 4th, 2014

    Foreign Ministers of CSTO countries meet in Moscow, April 3, 2014.

    MOSCOW--The Foreign Ministers of the constituent countries of the
    Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) met in Moscow on
    Thursday, where they adopted a statement voicing concern for the
    situation in the Armenian-populated town of Kessab, Syria, and its
    surrounding region.

    The leaders expressed their "deep concern" over the occupation
    of Kessab by al-Qaeda-linked armed groups, which resulted in the
    displacement of 2000 Armenians from the historically Armenian town.

    "We severely criticize terrorist actions and the application of force
    against the peaceful population," the statement said. "We support
    the speediest halt to violence and secure return of refugees. We are
    convinced that the normalization of the situation is possible only
    with the exclusion of external interference and violence, through
    a broad-based political dialogue, considering the interests of all
    Syrians regardless of their ethnicity and religious affiliation,"
    the statement read.

    The CSTO Foreign Ministers urged all interested parties to work in full
    compliance with international law and to end the bloodshed in Syria
    and reach a peaceful solution on the basis of the Geneva Convention
    of June 30, 2012."

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