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French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (second right) and British Foreign Minister William Hague (right) talk before a UN Security Council meeting on March 12 in New York City. (AFP)
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Monday demanded at the UN Security Council that Syrian leaders face international trials over the deadly crackdown on opposition protests.
Juppe also appealed for Russia and China to hear the "world conscience" and agree on a UN resolution condemning the Syria violence.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Williams said Monday that most countries believe the UN Security Council has "failed" in its duties to the Syrian people by failing to pass a resolution condemning violence in the country.
Hague called for renewed efforts to pass a resolution at a ministerial meeting of the 15-nation council, organised by Britain, on the Arab Spring uprisings.
"In the eyes of the overwhelming majority of the world, this council has so far failed in its responsibilities towards the Syrian people," Hague told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other top officials.
"It has failed to address the brutal oppression of peaceful protesters by the Syrian regime, and it has not yet put its weight and authority behind the Arab League's efforts," he added.
Hague called for the council to pass a resolution which calls for "an immediate end to the brutal repression and violations of human rights" and support for international efforts to end the conflict.
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