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| David Cameron: Grant Syria's Bashar al-Assad safe passage | David Cameron: Grant Syria's Bashar al-Assad safe passage |
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| UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he would back offering President Bashar al-Assad safe passage out of Syria if it ended the bloodshed there. | UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he would back offering President Bashar al-Assad safe passage out of Syria if it ended the bloodshed there. |
| Mr Cameron said the international community should consider anything "to get that man out of the country". | Mr Cameron said the international community should consider anything "to get that man out of the country". |
| He also told al-Arabiya TV he would favour Mr Assad "facing the full force of international law and justice". | He also told al-Arabiya TV he would favour Mr Assad "facing the full force of international law and justice". |
| Amnesty International criticised Mr Cameron for "talking about immunity deals for President Assad". | Amnesty International criticised Mr Cameron for "talking about immunity deals for President Assad". |
| "David Cameron should be supporting efforts to ensure that he faces justice, ideally at the International Criminal Court at The Hague," the human rights campaign group said in a statement. | "David Cameron should be supporting efforts to ensure that he faces justice, ideally at the International Criminal Court at The Hague," the human rights campaign group said in a statement. |
| The uprising against President Assad began in March last year. Activists say more than 35,000 people have been killed. | The uprising against President Assad began in March last year. Activists say more than 35,000 people have been killed. |
| Speaking to al-Arabiya during a trip to Abu Dhabi, Mr Cameron said "number one concern" should be that the loss of life in Syria would continue. | Speaking to al-Arabiya during a trip to Abu Dhabi, Mr Cameron said "number one concern" should be that the loss of life in Syria would continue. |
| "I am very frustrated that we can't do more," he said. "This is an appalling slaughter that is taking place." | "I am very frustrated that we can't do more," he said. "This is an appalling slaughter that is taking place." |
| "I am certainly not offering [Mr Assad] an exit plan to Britain, but if he wants to leave, he could leave, that could be arranged." | "I am certainly not offering [Mr Assad] an exit plan to Britain, but if he wants to leave, he could leave, that could be arranged." |
| He said the UK had no current plans to arm rebel groups fighting Mr Assad. |