Egypt Comments at NAM on Syria Prompt Sharp Rebuttle from Assad Regime
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. (Photo: UN/E. Schneider)
Syria came under verbal attack on Thursday at a conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Iran.
Egypt’s president called the Syrian uprising a “revolution against an oppressive regime.”
Syria countered by saying such remarks incite continued bloodshed in Syria.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Time Magazine’s diplomatic correspondent, Jay Newton-Small who is attending the summit.
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