Clinton: Us and Europe must do more against tyrants

The Government of us President Barack Obama called on Saturday to increase cooperation between United States and Europe to isolate tyrannies as the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab world and beyond, and repair the damage of the global financial crisis.

And, at a time when United States changes the approach of its primary toward Asia strategy and reduces its troops in Europe, the two main Obama national security advisers--who attend together at the International Conference of security here in a demonstration of the decision of Washington - reaseguraron to the continent which remains deeply relevant to American interests as well as its partner of which "draws first" management points world of conflict.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that Americans and Europeans must send a common message clear to tyrants, u000athat should respect the rights of its people. The official spoke while blew again Syria violence before an expected later during the Saturday a vote in the UN Security Council on a resolution on the subject.

"While a tyrant in Damascus brutally treats its own people, United States, and Europe remain shoulder to shoulder", noted in reference to Syrian President Bashar Assad.

"We are United, along with the Arab League, to demand an end to the bath of blood and a democratic future for Syria." "And we are optimistic that at 10 a.m. EST in New York, the Security Council will express the desire of the international community," he added.

Clinton said, "wherever that tyrants deny the legitimate demands of its own people, we need to work together to send them a clear message: not the future at gunpoint may curb".

Russia it has been impeding the u000aresolution of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov told the Conference requires what it too little to groups opposed to the regime of President Assad. He added that Moscow remains concerned about whether the resolution prejudged the outcome of a national dialogue among political forces in Syria.

Clinton met with Lavrov at the margin of the Conference for approximately 45 minutes, and she had a very emphatic "discussion" that focused mostly on the resolution, said a high-ranking State Department official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitive nature of diplomacy.

The official stated that both agreed that the situation on the ground is urgent because of the violence, and that Clinton made clear that United States felt strongly that the Security Council should vote later during the day.

Also within the framework of the Conference, the Secretary-General u000athe organisation of the Treaty of the Atlantic North Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that he "welcomed warmly" the news that United States plans to rotate a battalion size force to Europe so that you train with other allied forces.

"It is a testament to a continuous strong American commitment to European security," said Fogh. "Also is a significant contribution to... the joint exercises, training, education which can not only maintain, but improve the ability of our forces to work together", he added.

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