France expresses its deep concern about the serious violence that has occurred in Syria over the past few days in the Tartus, Latakia and Homs provinces.
It utterly condemns the atrocities perpetrated against civilians because of their faith, and prisoners.
It calls on Syria's interim authorities to ensure that independent investigations can shed full light on these crimes and that their perpetrators are sentenced.
France reiterates its commitment to a peaceful, inclusive political transition, safe from foreign interference, that guarantees the preservation of Syria's ethnic and religious pluralism, the only means of preventing the country from descending into fragmentation and violence. It will spare no effort in this regard.