Back Syria: "We cannot remain silent in the face of such atrocities!"

President of the Parliamentary Assembly
PACE President Mignon

PACE President Mignon

In his opening address PACE President, Jean-Claude Mignon, welcomed in particular the decision to hold an urgent debate on Syria on Thursday morning. "Our aim, as ever, is to ensure that the democratic changes in the southern Mediterranean go off as peacefully as possible, with full respect for fundamental human rights. This has not always been the case in Syria, where there have been over ten thousand deaths and thousands of refugees – a genuine humanitarian disaster. We cannot remain silent in the face of such atrocities!" he said.  (more..)

Video of the speech
Opening speech
Video of the press conference

Strasbourg 23/04/2012
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