(Reuters) Mariam Karouny - France and Britain Wednesday joined efforts at the UN to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule. "The UN Security Council must support the Arab League's courageous decisions which are trying to end the repression and violence in Syria and find a solution to the political crisis," French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero said. France and Britain were working with Qatar and other Arab delegations on a new draft resolution supporting the Arab League plan which envisages Assad stepping down and making way for a unity government.
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