Gulf countries call on Syria to stop bloodshed

12 September 2011, 06:40 (GMT+05:00)

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The six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have called on Syria to immediately stop bloodshed and implement "prompt and serious reforms," broadcaster Al Arabiya reported Sunday night.

"The GCC ministerial council expresses its concern over the continued bloodshed, spiralling violence and the use of the military machine in Syria," the regional bloc said in a statement after a meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah, dpa reported.

Last month, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, two GCC members, recalled their ambassadors to Damascus in protest the Syrian government's ruthless crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

At least 2,200 people have been killed in Syria since the protests started in mid-March, according to the United Nations.