Kuwait MPs press for arming Syrian opposition

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The vote came following an emergency session to debate developments in Syria, where thousands of people have been killed in a bloody crackdown by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad on pro-democracy protests.

The resolution called on the oil-rich Gulf state to “support the Free (Syrian) Army with weapons.”

The government did not object to the recommendations and said it will study them before taking a final decision.

Parliament also urged the government to join international efforts to refer the Syrian president to the International Criminal Court as a war criminal.

On Wednesday, MPs passed a resolution calling on the government to recognise the opposition Syrian National Council as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people.

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