European countries, led by Germany and Italy, are against arming the rebels and regard the peace talks as an opportunity to resolve the civil war in without any form of Western military intervention.
“The consensus is, as the song goes, 'give peace a chance’,” said an EU diplomat. “That makes sense for most countries particularly when most of them are against the idea of arming rebels.
Last week, in a confidential diplomatic document, Britain proposed lifting legal obstacles to arming the rebels because it would allow an immediate response to a “likely” chemical weapons attack by the Syrian regime.
The proposal encountered stiff resistance amid deepening concerns in Italy and Germany that rebel groups re not trustworthy and arming them could plunge the whole region into war.
Read more: EU to block arming of Syrian rebels - Telegraph
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