EU backs Arab League action on Syria
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The European Union on Monday threw its weight behind an Arab League plan for a transitional government in Syria leading to elections, an attempt to end the violent repression by the regime of President Bashar Assad.
EU foreign ministers also extended measures against Assad's government by adding 22 more officials and eight more companies to a sanctions regime. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she had spoken to Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby and backed the call for the establishment of a national unity government in Syria within two months. (AP)
