Washington: The US and EU have warned of more pressure on Syria over its violent response to anti-government protests. “We will be taking additional steps in the days ahead,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said after talks with EU top diplomat Catherine Ashton.
The US and EU have already imposed sanctions on some members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Meanwhile, Damascus has denied reports that at least one mass grave has been found in the southern city of Deraa.
The reports were “completely untrue” and part of a “campaign of incitement”, the Syrian interior ministry said.
In a separate development, online activists seeking reform in Syria have called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday, although it is not clear how much support any protest would command.
Mrs Clinton held talks in Washington with Baroness Ashton on Tuesday and issued a renewed warning to Syria’s leader.
“President Assad talks about reform, but his heavy-handed brutal crackdown shows his true intentions,” she said.
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