"irresponsible" a statement made by the U.S. State Department advising
Syrians not to surrender themselves after Damascus announced an
amnesty for those who gave up their weapons.
With its statement the U.S. administration has proved once again its
flagrant intervention in the Syrian affairs and revealed its policy
that supports killing, as well as its funding of "terrorist groups,"
the source was quoted by the state news agency as saying.
The Syrian interior ministry on Friday called on those who carried,
sold or distributed weapons but didn't commit homicides to turn
themselves in within a week to receive amnesty.
In a statement carried by the state TV, the ministry pledged to
release those who turned themselves in between Nov. 5 and 12, saying
that "this will be considered as an amnesty to those who surrender
themselves and hand over their weapons."
After the issue of the Syrian statement, the U.S. State Department
spokesman Victoria Nuland told reporters that "I wouldn't advise
anybody to turn themselves in to the (Syrian) authorities at the
moment."
"This would be about the fourth amnesty that they've offered since I
took this job about five months ago," she said, "So we'll see if it
has any more traction than it's had."
The Syrian government "condemns this irresponsible statement that
couldn't be interpreted but as aiming to foment sedition and support
killing and terrorism practiced by armed groups against Syrian
citizens," the foreign ministry source said.
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