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Military intervention in Syria will exacerbate conflict: PM

New Delhi: Warning against any external military intervention in Syria, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said it would only exacerbate the conflict and pressed the urgent need for promoting a political settlement to the issue.He

PTI Updated on: October 20, 2013 11:57 IST


He underlined that “There is an urgent need to promote a political settlement to the conflict, addressing the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people.”

Singh noted that India has worked with Russia on this issue when it was a member of the UN Security Council.  

Talking about the issue, he said, “The use of chemical weapons, irrespective of who used them, highlights the dangers inherent in the conflict.”
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