On 04.08.2011, Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on start reforms and reconcile with his opponents to avoid a "sad fate". On the same date, the EU member states agreed to further extend sanctions on Syria. The oil industry and banks were not targeted by the move.
Germany intends to ask the United Nations to send a special envoy to Syria to increase pressure on Damascus over its crackdown on civilian protesters.
In the mean time killings continued in Syria where government forces shot dead four protesters near Damascus and in Southern Syria.
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