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Situation in Syria complicated, options limited -- Al-Araby

CAIRO, Aug 8 (KUNA) -- Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby expressed Monday pessimism about the situation in Syria, describing it as "complicated".
"The international community has no many options to do towards what is happening there (in Syria)," Al-Araby said during a joint press conference here with the Special Representative of the European Union's Southern Mediterranean Region Bernardino Leon.
The Arab official cited the recent UN Security Council resolution which condemned the violence in Syria. "Had this resolution any outcome? The reply is no. The situation in Syria is complicated." Al-Araby said the Arab League deals with the crisis according to developments and takes step by step. The experience of Egypt and Tunisia shows that governments should resort to dialogue not violence when people took to streets demanding reforms, he underlined.
On his meeting with the Special Representative of the European Union to the Southern Mediterranean, Al-Araby said the talks focused on mutual interest and the undergoing democratic transition in South Mediterranean Arab countries and EU's contributions to help prove this transition successful.
For his part, Leon described talks with Al-Araby as fruitful, highlighting the EU's desire to enhance dialogue and economic cooperation with the region states.
With regard to Syria, the EU official said European Union and the international community do not stand silent about what is happening in Syria.
The European Union has expressed strong opposition on what is happening in Syria and the need more international pressure and the possibility of imposing more sanctions on the Syrian regime, he said. (end) sm.mfm.ibi KUNA 081656 Aug 11NNNN