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Baird Says Canada Will Suspend Diplomatic Operations At Embassy in Syria

Canada is suspending work at its embassy in Damascus, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said.

“Canada is suspending its operations in our mission in Damascus” Baird said at a press conference in Ottawa, saying the move is effective immediately. He also reiterated that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad should resign because of attacks on his own people.

To contact the reporter on this story: Greg Quinn in Ottawa at gquinn1@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Theophilos Argitis at targitis@bloomberg.net

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