LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it was working with its international partners on possible further measures against Syria and called on Syria&${esc.hash}39;s President Bashar al-Assad to stop attacks on anti-goverment protesters.
"The United Kingdom is working intensively with our international partners to persuade the Syrian authorities to stop the violence and respect basic and universal human rights to freedoms of expression and assembly," Britain&${esc.hash}39;s Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
"This includes working with our partners on the United Nations Security Council to send a strong signal to the Syrian authorities that the eyes of the international community are on Syria, and with our partners in the European Union and the region on possible further measures." (Reporting by Tim Castle; editing by Keith Weir)
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