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Belgium recalls ambassador from Damascus

BRUSSELS, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders has recalled immediately for consultation the Belgian Ambassador to Syria.
A Belgian Foreign Ministry statement said Reynders also asked the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to quickly organize a coordination meeting of the 27 EU Member States on the safety of European diplomatic missions in Syria and the measures that should be taken to deal with developments in the strife-stricken country.
On Sunday, the Syrian embassy in Brussels was ransacked by a group of anti-Assad protestors.(end) nk.wsa KUNA 071330 Feb 12NNNN