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David Cameron vows to push for Syria peace David Cameron vows to push for Syria peace
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Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to use all of Britain's diplomatic "muscle" to bring both sides together for Syria peace talks.Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to use all of Britain's diplomatic "muscle" to bring both sides together for Syria peace talks.
Mr Cameron told MPs the world was letting the Syrian people down and he regretted last week's vote on military action, which the government lost.Mr Cameron told MPs the world was letting the Syrian people down and he regretted last week's vote on military action, which the government lost.
He again ruled out British involvement in military strikes.He again ruled out British involvement in military strikes.
But he warned that President Assad needed to be put under real pressure from the international community.But he warned that President Assad needed to be put under real pressure from the international community.
Speaking during exchanges with Labour leader Ed Miliband at Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Cameron said he respected the outcome of last week's vote effectively ruling out UK involvement in any military response to the chemical weapons attack in Damascus.
He reiterated that he "won't be bringing back plans for British participation in military action" in the future.
'Rush to war'
Mr Cameron said: "I agree with you that we must use everything we have in our power - our diplomatic networks, our influence with other countries, our membership of all the key bodies, the G8, the G20, the UN, the EU, Nato - we must use all that influence to bring to bear.
"My only regret of last week is that I don't think it was necessary to divide the House on a vote that would have led to a vote but he (Mr Miliband) took the decision that it was."
Mr Miliband said Labour had opposed the government's strategy on Syria because it was concerned "about preventing a rush to war" and not because it believed Britain should "shirk its responsibility" to uphold international law.
The Labour leader said there was public support "for Britain taking every diplomatic, humanitarian effort to help the Syrian people".
"Now there are large barriers, as we have found out over the last year or more, to the Geneva II peace talks actually happening.
"Can I ask you whether there isn't a case for immediate talks between those countries backing the rebels and those countries the regime? Those talks happened during the civil war in Lebanon and would at least form a basis for discussion."
In response, Mr Cameron said President Assad would not consider peace talks unless he came under sustained pressure at home and abroad.
"I agree with you that Britain should use all of its diplomatic muscle to discuss with those countries that have backed the regime and to join with those countries who have backed the rebels and the opposition to try and bring those talks about," he added.