France will keep its diplomats in Syria despite the US withdrawal of its ambassador in Damascus following threats on his life, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said. Juppe, at a news conference in the southwestern city of Bordeaux Monday, said France does not intend to call any of its diplomats from Damascus as security protection was provided.
He expressed solidarity with the US whose ambassador Robert Ford has received threats against his life. Juppe, meanwhile, expressed regret over the UN Security Council's rejection of a draft resolution that would have condemned oppression in Syria. Permanent members, Russia and China, vetoed the draft resolution which was tabled by France, Britain, Germany and Portugal.
[READERS YOU ALL REMEMBER FRENCH MINISTER JUPPE RIGHT?Rwanda: Yes, Alain Juppe's Appointment Evokes Bad Memories http://allafrica.com/stories/201103040265.html This week, Alain Juppe was appointed, France's Foreign Affairs Minister, to the surprise of many considering his role in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Between 1993-1995, Juppe held the same position and according to the findings of the Mucyo Commission – which investigated the role of the French government in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi he, along with several other French government officials at the time, actively supported the forces that committed the Genocide.
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