Sarkozy: France, Germany for tougher Syria sanctions

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that France and Germany agreed to push for tougher sanctions against Syria.

"France, hand-in-hand with Germany, calls for tougher sanctions against Syrian authorities who are conducting intolerable and unacceptable actions and repression against the (Syrian) population," he told a news conference after talks in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Reuters)