Reuters June 24, 2013 - 13:31 BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's foreign minister said on Monday that a decision by Western and Arab countries to arm the rebels posed a danger to peace talks and would prolong the two-year conflict. Walid al-Moualem told a news conference in Damascus that the opposition had little hope of matching the Syrian army's strength despite a pledge by the states that make up the "Friends of Syria" to increase military support to the rebels. "If they expect or fantasize that they can create a balance of power, I think they will need to wait years for that to happen," he said during the televised news conference. Western and Arab countries as well as Turkey, who have...
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