French spokeswoman rejects sanctions on Syria

The Assistant Spokesman of the French Foreign Ministry Cecile Di Borgo on Wednesday said her country rejected imposing US economic sanctions on Syria, stressing France's principled stance vis-a-vis this issue.

In a statement, Borgo said that "France rejects all measures of sanctions, this is a historical firm stance based on conviction that sanctions are not effective and create more difficulties in the region instead of overcoming them."