Baird announces new sanctions on Syria, takes aim at Russia
Source: CTVnews
Last Updated Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 2:00PM EDT
Canada joined the U.S. in launching a diplomatic salvo against Russia on Friday, accusing the nation of standing in the way of a solution to the ongoing violence in Syria.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird attended a meeting of the Friends of Syria in Paris on Friday, then hosted a teleconference in which he said Ottawa is introducing new sanctions against the regime.
Baird said Canada is "horrified" by Syrian President Bashar Assad.
But he called on Russia, Syria's closest ally, as well as China, to stop protecting the Assad regime.
"I think we all acknowledge that Russia is the significant obstacle here," Baird told a teleconference.
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