On this day in 2013: French President François Hollande met in Paris with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The French presidency announced that the president and the ministers “agreed on the need to enhance international support for the democratic opposition” in Syria “to enable it to confront the regime’s attacks.” The presidency added that the “intransigence” of the Syrian regime “serves the interests of extremist movements and threatens regional and international security.”
