Beirut: A government owned Syrian newspaper Saturday rejected US and European calls for President Bashar Al Assad to step down, saying they revealed the "face of the conspiracy" against Damascus.
Saturday, the government issued its first official response to the US and European demands.
The daily Al Thawra newspaper, which speaks for the Syrian regime, rejected the calls and any foreign intervention in Syria's internal affairs, saying Damascus "will never permit anyone to do that".
It also accused the West of trying to sideline Damascus from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which it said is a strategic aim for Israel, Washington and Europe. A high-level UN team recommended on Thursday the violence in Syria be referred to the International Criminal Court over possible crimes against humanity.
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