U.S. asks Russia not to arm Syria

U.S. Secretary of State called on Russia to stop arms shipments to Syria, and other countries - to support U.S. sanctions against the regime of Bashar Assad. In an interview with CBS television on Thursday, she said the need for universal international influence on Damascus.

"It is important that this was not the only American voice that we want these voices heard around the world," - Clinton said. At the same time, she said, America "wants to see results, not rhetoric", reports "Interfax". "We would like China to cooperate with us. We would like to see that Russia has stopped selling weapons to the Assad regime," - she said. "We want to see India, because India and China have carried out large energy investments in Syria," - said the head of American diplomacy.

According to her, China, Russia, India and European countries through their actions could significantly increase the pressure on the Syrian authorities. Clinton explained that the U.S. did not directly urge Assad to resign due to the fact that other countries have not adequately express the willingness to take action to put pressure on the regime. America so far is limited to hints - administration officials have repeatedly stated that "Syria would have been better without Assad."

Head of the State Department noted that in recent months, the United States organized pressure on Assad and his entourage. "Both the Russian and Chinese joined our presidential statement after they said they would never do anything to convict the Assad regime," - Clinton added.