One Georgian citizen is reportedly kept at Syrian prison. The Georgian consulate is trying to obtain exact information and details over the fact from the official Damascus.
The Georgian Embassy in Egypt and Syria is working in emergency regime. Not a single Georgian citizen applied to the Embassy for assistance. The number of Georgian nationals currently being in Syria is unknown either.
More than 300 people were killed in the Syrian protest hub of Homs, as a UN Security Council vote on a resolution to condemn the violence ended with a dual veto, AFP news agency reports.
The assault on Homs was described by the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) as "one of the most horrific massacres" since the uprising against President Bashar al Assad began in March last year, and it drew sharp international condemnation.
President Barack Obama issued a statement Saturday morning calling on Mr Assad to step aside and saying the Syrian regime showed a "disdain for human life and dignity".
"Assad has no right to lead Syria, and has lost all legitimacy with his people and the international community," Mr Obama said in the statement.
But despite the surge of violence, the resolution was rejected by the UN Security Council after vetoes by Russia and China on Saturday. If passed, it would have backed an Arab League plan requiring Mr Assad to step down and allow for a peaceful political transition.
