French Amb.: We Have to Act Right Now to Solve the Syrian Crisis

MCKELWAY: “Many people say that terrorism is something which transcends the generation. It’s passed down from one generation to the next. The West has a very short attention span. You said that this process lasts only three months. Are we out of sync with the terrorists’ desires and demands?”

ARAUD: “Well, the problem is that we consider that the terrorist threat is very closely linked to the Syrian crisis. So for the moment, I think the priority that we have and that’s the reason why President Hollande came to the U.S. and now is going to Moscow, is to try to transmit a feeling of urgency, to all the countries that we have to solve the Syrian crisis, as quickly as possible. Because it is undermining the stability, the security and the unity of Europe. We have to act right now.”