Syrian regime must be held to account: British PM

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Britain's PM David Cameron called Friday for the criminal Syrian regime to be held to account.

02 March,2012 01:41 pm

One day, no matter how long it takes, there will be a day of reckoning for this dreadful regime, Cameron said as he joined European Union leaders on the second day of a two-day summit.EU leaders will pledge to tighten the noose on President Bashar al-Assads regime with fresh sanctions during talks later Friday on what Cameron dubbed the absolutely appalling situation in Syria.It is vitally important that there is humanitarian access into Homs and elsewhere so that people can get the help they need, Cameron said.But above all, what I think matters is building the evidence and a picture so we hold this criminal regime to account and to make sure that it is held to account for the crimes it is committing against its people.A draft statement of summit conclusions obtained by AFP said the 27-nation bloc confirms its commitment to further increasing the pressure on the Syrian regime as long as the violence and human rights abuse continues.It also called on EU foreign ministers to prepare further targeted restrictive measures against the regime.