EU says military options in Syria "not on the table"

BRUSSELS, May 31 (KUNA) - The European Union Thursday reiterated its support to the six-point plan of UN/Arab League special envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, and ruled out any military intervention in the country.
"The EU and the High Representative are discussing the Syrian situation all the time. All our actions must be in line with international decisions. We support Mr. Annan's plan for peace," Michael Mann, spokesman for EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, told journalists.
"Right now, the military question or options are not on the table," he stressed. The spokesman declined to comment on media report that US President Barack Obama on Wednesday -- in a video conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti -- discussed the possibility of military intervention in Syria outside the UN context.
" I don't have a comment on that conversation and obviously I don't have details available to me," Mann added. (end) nk.ajs KUNA 311610 May 12NNNN