The United States said Friday it will continue to provide "political and non-lethal support" to the Syrian opposition and work with the Friends of the Syrian People group to end the conflict in Syria, dpa reported.
"President Assad's days are numbered," US Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said.
"We will strengthen and intensify our work with countries outside the Security Council, particularly the Friends of the Syrian People," Rice said, adding that the group had been asking for strong UN measures against Damascus. But she said it was not possible to meet the demand because of vetoes from Russia and China.
She also said the US will increase its amount of humanitarian aid.