France summons Syrian ambassador to protest flag-burnings at missions in Syria

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France summons Syrian ambassador to protest flag-burnings at missions in Syria

By The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 42 minutes ago

PARIS - France summoned Syria's ambassador to complain about the burning of

French flags and stone throwing at its missions in Syria.

French Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday that it also was surprised by

the Syrian government protest over the visit that French and American

ambassadors made to Hama, an opposition stronghold.

The French statement notes that the Vienna Convention allows " total freedom " of

movement for envoys and makes it encumbent on states to protect diplomatic

property.

The French and American ambassadors travelled together to Hama on Thursday and

both were later summoned by the Syrian Foreign Ministry.