French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged the UN to support the Syrian people against the repressive measures taken by the Syrian Government, as members of the Arab League called for a suspension of Syria and Yemen from the body headquartered in Damascus.
Sarkozy called on the UN to provide the same assistance to the Syrian people as to the Libyans.
'I wish the Security Council would assume all responsibilities for the protection, using appropriate methods, for the Syrian people against the repression of the condemned regime (in Damascus),' Sarkozy told a meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.
'The Syrian people also have the right to take their destiny into their own hands,' he added.
Meanwhile various members of the Arab Parliament have called for a suspension of the memberships of Syria and Yemen until the violence is halted.
The 88-member body from 22 Arab countries urged the Syrian Government to withdraw the army from cities and form a national unity government.
Failure to implement swift reforms should be met by freezing the membership of Syria, recommended the parliament.
According to UN sources at least 2,700 people have been killed by government forces since March.
