France and Saudi Arabia agreed during a meeting in Paris that the
Hezbollah-backed Syrian troops, which defeated the rebels in the strategic town
of Qusayr, should not be allowed to repeat the same scenario in province of
Aleppo, Al Arabiya correspondent reported Tuesday.
The two countries expressed their stance after Saudi foreign minister, Prince
Saud al-Faisal, and the kingdom’s intelligence head, Prince Bandar bin Sultan,
met with French officials.
While both countries established the need for international measures to help
stave off a repeat of the Qusayr battle, France said an international consensus
is required before any military operation can take place.
After their talks, France noted that the Syrian conflict reached a “turning
point” after the Syrian regime declared victory against opposition fighters in
Qusayr.